All articles by Carl Brown
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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
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NewsHomes granted planning approval down 22% year-on-year
Quarterly figure lowest for 13 years, finds report by HBF and Glenigan
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NewsGrainger completes transformation into a REIT as it aims to grow through Build-to-Rent
Move will save Britain’s largest listed residential landlord an estimated £15m in tax in its first year and help it attract investment
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In Focus‘Not just transactions’: Richard Blakeway explains how he wants to work with the sector to ensure complaints are a catalyst for real change
The Housing Ombudsman talks to Carl Brown about his drive for transparency and shared learning and tackling the ‘twin demons of denial and deflection’ in the sector.
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NewsSteve Reed appointed housing secretary
Former Lambeth Council leader succeeds Angela Rayner, who stood down earlier today after underpaying stamp duty on a flat
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NewsRayner resigns as housing secretary
Political heavyweight who grew up on a council estate and pledged to prioritise social housing development steps down over criticism over stamp duty paid on a flat
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NewsCouncils report Right to Buy reforms already boosting housebuilding
LGA survey shows councils making use of rule changes announced last Autumn
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NewsKier appoints MD to residential development business
Alexandra Conway appointed to new role at £70m-turnover Kier Property
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NewsLiveWest boosts completions but misses affordable homes target
Open market and shared ownership sales lower than targeted