All Housing Today articles in August 2025
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NewsG15 warns ‘clarity’ on £2.5bn low-interest loans must come before new affordable homes programme prospectus
Homes England and MHCLG working up plan to adopt Housing Today and G15’s amortised grant funding model
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CommentOnly a £3 rent convergence premium can restore housing associations’ financial capacity quickly enough
As the government’s consultation on how to re-introduce the policy closes, Paul Hackett makes the case for a higher ceiling on rent increases.
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NewsPlans for controversial build-to-rent scheme in Bristol approved
434 home scheme will not provide any on-site affordable housing
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NewsSix in 10 supported housing providers warn schemes at risk of closure, says NHF
Survey shows one in five may have to stop supported housing altogether
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NewsContractor facing claims from housebuilders files for administration
Ardmore Construction Ltd has faced claims from Barratt, Bellway and Taylor Wimpey over fire safety remediation work
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NewsSouthern moves back into surplus but margins squeezed
G15 landlord targeting £14m of efficiencies this year
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CPDCPD 14 2025: Restoring heritage buildings: The role of timber windows
Sponsored by George Barnsdale, this module explores the legal protections of listed buildings, focusing on the replacement of timber windows to balance heritage preservation with modern standards
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NewsSocial landlords sharply increase percentage of complaints resolved on time
Housemark cites improved capacity to handle complaints driven by regulatory pressure
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CommentShared ownership must not be sidelined
The government seems reluctant to support the tenure, but it is crucial to solving the housing crisis, argues Peter Hawley
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NewsDeveloper lowers height in latest plans for east London student accmmodation scheme
Previous scheme in Stratford turned down because it resembled ‘monolithic slab’
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NewsAnchor increases surplus amid regulatory troubles
Turnover also up after year of consumer and governance regulatory downgrades
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NewsL&Q governance rating downgraded one notch to still-compliant ‘G2’
105,000-home landlord told to improve aspects of its governance
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NewsWest Sussex council handed lowest possible consumer grade as 2,500 repairs overdue
Arun District Council becomes third local authority to get ‘C4’ rating
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NewsNHS trust and housing association agree deal to turn empty Black Country hospitals into homes
First site to be looked at is Bloxwich Hospital in Walsall
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NewsCouncils which adopt design guides should get more capital funding for social housing, report says
Policy Exchange report calls for new social housing boom which learns from ‘traumatic’ legacy of brutalist post-war estates
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NewsChurchill Living scraps exit fees in bid to speed up resales
Retirement property owners will no longer be charged to sell or sublet their home
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NewsPlans in for 368-home scheme in north London
Proposals would see row of six towers built on slim site near Hendon Station
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NewsHoney rejigs senior leadership team
New appointments aim to accelerate gowth across Yorkshire and the Midlands
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NewsGovernment names six sites to receive New Homes Accelerator support
Programme established a year ago has sped up delivery of 36,000 homes so far, claims MHCLG