All Business articles – Page 6
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NewsGleeson’s housebuilding CEO departs after margins fail to improve
Review identified need for management and organisational changes following cost overruns
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NewsMHCLG to work with sector to design £2.5bn low cost loans over the summer
Loans could be deployed as part of an ‘amortising grant’ or ’repayable subsidy’ model proposed by Housing Today and the G15
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NewsStronger sanctions and changes in law required to prevent Grenfell-style corporate failures, says think tank
Common Wealth advocates fines of up to 10% of global turnover for offending firms
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News£39bn AHP could support 500,000 new homes, says JLL
But £100bn would be needed in private finance to plug the viability gap
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NewsWatkin Jones set for ‘small operating profit’ in first half as it signs two major development deals
Student housing specialist with a turbulent recent past ‘positive’ about trading outlook
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In Focus‘Are we putting customers at the heart of our decision-making?’ Phil Andrew reveals Orbit’s transformation plan
The chief executive has taken an unusual route to the social housing sector via studying glaciers and working for British American Tobacco. He tells Carl Brown about his journey
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In Focus'This is a growth story’… How Network Rail plans to become one of the UK’s biggest housebuilders
The transport operator’s group property director talks about the ‘new mindset’ at Network Rail – and why the country’s biggest owner of brownfield land is taking an assertive role in redevelopment projects on its sites
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NewsYorkshire Housing boosts pre-tax surplus by 80%
The 18,900-home housing association said it has had to ‘flex’ its development programme due to the economic conditions, but is on track to meet its building target.
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NewsPeabody’s Ian McDermott among three CEOs appointed to NHF board
The chief executives of Peabody, Torus and Curo have been selected to join the board as L&Q’s Waqar Ahmed departs
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NewsSadiq Khan set to appoint Karen Buck as chair of London development corporation
Former MP Karen Buck will be responsible for spearheading the delivery of tens of thousands of affordable homes near the new Old Oak Common HS2 station.
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NewsWolverhampton Council and English Cities Fund submit plans for city centre redevelopment
Plans unveiled for first 331-home phase of 1,000-home masterplan
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NewsGleeson ‘on track’ to increase profit despite ‘lack of conviction’ in market
The housebuilder forecasts completing 1,862 new homes and achieve a £28.1m pre-tax profit this year
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NewsOrbit Group sells 250 homes as part of ongoing stock rationalisation strategy
B3Living has acquired the homes, which are located in Hertfordshire and Essex
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NewsNine housing associations re-issued with ‘V2’ financial viability grade following stability checks
All of the housing associations assessed so far kept their existing financial viability grades
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In FocusHow worried should the sector be about Vistry?
Housebuilding industry poster-child Vistry has been charting an aggressive growth course despite a tricky market over the last two years. Joey Gardiner asks why it has now lost half its value after two profit warnings in two months
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NewsL&Q reports deficit for first half of the year
Sale of strategic land division to Urban & Civic creates accounting loss as development falls 30%
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NewsAster development and pre-tax surplus drops in first half of the year
Aster’s development of new homes has dropped by 24% and its pre-tax surplus has dropped by £4.7m
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NewsTwo south Wales housing associations complete merger
Cadwyn Housing Association has joined Cadarn Housing Group as a subsidiary
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NewsMagna Housing appoints new chief financial officer and head of growth
The two new appointments bring leadership to support Magna’s financial and housing development strategies
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NewsGreenSquareAccord’s chief financial officer set to join Abri
Jo Makinson will leave GSA in December