All articles by Carl Brown
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NewsPeabody surplus drops 18% as maintenance spend rises
Full accounts published for 109,000-home landlord
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NewsHouse price growth slowed in July, according to official figures
Estate agents point to pre-Budget uncertainty
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NewsNew membership body for council housing directors appoints leader
Jo Allchurch picked to lead the Association of Directors of Housing
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NewsHertfordshire housing associations enter merger talks
Thrive Homes and Watford Community Housing discuss plan to create new organisation
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NewsRegistered providers’ cash balances fall to 12-year low
Seven in 10 landlords report net cash outflow as landlords step up investment in repairs, says Regulator of Social Housing
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NewsCastles & Coasts appoints new CEO
Dawn Clark will be promoted to the top job at the end of the month following the retirement of Stephanie Murphy
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NewsHousing delivery in London in ‘major crisis’ warns HBF as multiple indicators show slowdown
Trade body warns ministers to act urgently as starts, permissions and energy performance certificates all show downturn
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NewsSocial Housing REIT boosts income by 19%
Investor cites ‘chronic undersupply’ of specialised supported housing in unaudited half-year figures
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NewsMTVH targets 1,200 completions this year
G15 landlord exceeds operating margin target as sales increase
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NewsRevamped Decent Homes Standard should not include communal and shared outdoor spaces, says G15
Sector bodies, including CIH and NHF, raise concerns about cost of proposed requirements as consultation closes
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NewsRiverside raises £250m on the bond market
69,000-home landlord to use money to improve existing homes
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NewsFormer Livv boss Léann Hearne joins consultancy
Experienced troubleshooter to provide governance advice
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NewsFormer Homes England boss Nick Walkley to leave role at consultancy
Walkley leaves role as Avison Young UK president “to pursue other interests”
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NewsSurplus falls at Orbit as inflation and maintenance pressures push up costs
47,000-home landlord margin reduces as it steps up investment in improvements to existing stock
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In FocusKey takeaways and talking points from the Housing Community Summit 2025
From the departure of Rayner and the rise of Reform, to boosting skills, new funding models and decent homes, attendees at this year’s Housing Community Summit were not short of topics to talk about. Here are the key talking points from Liverpool
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NewsL&G appoints new head of affordable homes in shake-up
Shaun Holdcroft, formerly of Hyde and Settle, will lead L&G’s affordable housing business
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In FocusWhat does the appointment of Steve Reed as new housing secretary mean for the sector?
Angela Rayner’s replacement held the shadow housing brief in 2021 and now he returns to the role in government. But although he has promised to ‘build, baby, build’, Reed lacks the influence on Keir Starmer that his predecessor had
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NewsHousing Community Summit: all our coverage in one place
Thousands of housing professionals have descended on Liverpool for the Housing Community Summit. Here is all our coverage so far in one place
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NewsRent increases should be linked to energy efficiency of homes, Housing Community Summit hears
Spending review positive for sector but uncertainty over detail of new funding programme remains
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NewsNHF warns it can’t support MHCLG’s mandatory floor coverings proposal unless extra funding provided
Proposed requirement in new Decent Homes Standard would cost Sovereign Network Group £6m a year, CEO tells Housing Community Summit as consultation period nears end