All articles by Carl Brown – Page 11
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NewsProcurement Act comes into force
Major shake-up of the way public bodies purchase goods and services starts today
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NewsBromford in push to buy land as it seeks to build 11,000 homes over seven years
Midlands-based housing association aims to complete purchase of land for 1,000 new homes by April as merger with Flagship imminent
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NewsSeven regional groups of social landlords join forces to call for funding overhaul
Joint spending review submission from groups representing 75 housing associations and councils calls for consolidation of funding pots and reclassification of housing investment as infrastructure spend
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NewsMHCLG and DWP set out proposed supported housing standards
Government pledges to “drive out rogue providers” through new licensing regime
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NewsCamden Council registers housing association with the Regulator of Social Housing
Camden Living Housing Association is now a registered provider as council seeks to develop outside its Housing Revenue Account
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NewsPeabody and Hill strike £116m deal with BTR operator as part of 3,500-home Dagenham scheme
Goodstone Living will own and operate 360 homes on former Ford stamping plant site
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NewsHow will the £300m AHP top-up work? The key questions answered
Housing secretary and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner announced a surprise funding top-up last week. Here is an at-a-glance guide to how it will work.
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NewsWider roll out of CPO reforms could slow housing development, warns HBF
Housebuilders’ body warns a ‘general direction’ to remove ‘hope value’ for whole categories of sites to speed up development would have the opposite effect
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NewsYorkshire Housing appoints new executive finance director
Rob Parkes promoted at 20,000-home housing association
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NewsNotting Hill Genesis recruits Livv chief executive to its board as it aims to regain compliance
Léann Hearne, who is also vice-chair of Yorkshire Housing, has joined G15 landlord to monitor its improvement plan
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NewsSocial housing finance specialist Darren Watmough announces retirement after 36-year career
Watmough to stand down from role at Alpha Living in the summer
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NewsCIH and NHF call for clarity over proposed CPO rule changes
British Property Federation warns of hit to land supply as government consultation closes
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NewsSpringfield signs deal to sell 2,500 plots of land to Barratt Redrow
Scottish housebuilder cashes in on expected housing demand from thousands of green infrastructure workers as it trebles profit
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NewsGreat Places starts ‘below target’ despite doubling 2024/25 total in last three months
Manchester-based housing association hits targets for seven out of 12 performance measures
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NewsHBF calls for action over ‘inconsistent’ road adoption delays and rising costs
Trade body calls for common standards as conflicting approaches by local authorities ‘make it impossible to plan housing’
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NewsMPs call for shake-up of funding and support to tackle ‘rough sleeping emergency’
Florence Esholami says soaring rough sleeping figures are a ‘source of national shame’ and calls on ministers to act
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NewsBarking & Dagenham Council’s developer to shift away from direct delivery of council housing
Largest council-owned developer Be First announces new partnerships model as it shakes up board and leadership team
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NewsNine in 10 planning departments facing difficulties recruiting staff, MHCLG survey finds
First annual survey of planning capacity reflects concern about town halls’ capacity to cope with planning reforms
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NewsVistry forward sells 256 homes to MTVH
Latest deal is part of 1,500-home development in Wokingham, Berkshire
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NewsBarratt Redrow upgrades full-year profit forecast in first interim results since merger
Buoyant housebuilder reports 23% increase in profit as it says merger will generate £100m of cost savings