All Housing Today articles in August 2024 – Page 18
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NewsMoat reports squeezed margins and lower surplus
23,000-home association misses annual development target
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NewsChancellor will reportedly unveil 10-year social housing rent settlement in Autumn Budget
The Financial Times has reported that the chancellor is planning to introduce a rent settlement of CPI + 1% for the next decade
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NewsSouth London council bucks trend and reduces temporary accommodation use
Wandsworth Council created 23 new job posts focused on homelessness prevention and plans to add new staff
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NewsWatkin Jones lowers profit expectation after slow summer
Student accommodation developer’s share prices drop as it says it is unlikely to close any further deals before the end of September
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NewsMHCLG announces appointment of Rushanara Ali as building safety minister
Baroness Taylor named as Lords minister for housing
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NewsCMA may accept Barratt and Redrow's measures to fix local competition concerns, paving way for full merger
Merger to create £7bn-turnover housebuilder set to take place this week
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CommentNutrient neutrality: How sustainable drainage systems can help housebuilders find the right balance
Balancing the need for new homes and protecting water quality is a challenge with limited guidance available. Etisang Abraham explains measures that could help housebuilders
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NewsHBF opens applications for latest round of Women into Home Building programme
The Home Builders Federation’s (HBF) initiative seeks to address gender imbalance and the skills shortage in the housebuilding industry
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NewsMidland Heart increases development as it eyes 4,000-home target
35,000-home association increases investment in new build and improving existing stock
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News‘Modest releases’ of green belt land would help deliver 300,000 homes, report finds
Report by Carter Jonas looks at how much green belt land would need to be released to increase housing stock by 6%
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NewsG15 stresses sector’s ‘desperate need for certainty’ and calls for 10-year rent settlement
London’s largest housing associations has warned that to continue delivering affordable homes, it needs rent policy certainty
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NewsLovell to build 290 new homes in Sutton regeneration
The Morgan Sindall subsidiary has been selected by Sutton Council as its development partner for Elm Grove
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CommentHow do we attract more private investment into affordable housing?
The new government is pledging to prioritise social rented homes, but also wants to boost supply overall. Guy Slocombe explains how it could square this circle
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NewsLiveWest undershoots affordable homes target due to delayed starts on site
South west-based association built fewer affordable homes in 2023/24 than its target due to “site specific” issues.
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NewsG15 warns social landlords need ‘sufficient time’ to prepare for access to information rules
London housing association group calls for ‘proportionality’ given other regulatory demands, while the Chartered Institute of Housing raises concern about impact on smaller landlords
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NewsFizzy Living posts £9.5m loss
Build-to-rent operator now owned by Greystar reports drop in projected income
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CommentOld towns and new society: how Labour could learn from the Bologna regeneration playbook
Ben Derbyshire looks to Italy for inspiration
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NewsBarratt and Redrow merger set to complete this week
Barratt to waive CMA approval condition as it engages with regulator over local competition concerns
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NewsHome Group slams ISG claims of £7.7m unpaid bill as ‘spurious’
Housing association says it has acted “in accordance with contract terms” and is confident of winning case in High Court
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NewsHexagon loses in Court of Appeal over late payment to contractor
Court reverses previous judgement in dispute between London housing assocation and Providence