All articles by Carl Brown – Page 21
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NewsWaltham Forest Council green lights JV with Mears to buy 400 homes for use as temporary accommodation
London borough’s temporary accommodation costs have increased 35% in less than two years due to B&B usage
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NewsMiller Homes and Present Made sign JV deal to build 650 homes near Bedford
Scottish housebuilder and Apache Capital-owned build-to-rent developer to build mixed-tenure site as part of 1,500-home Wixam Park masterplan
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NewsGrenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report to be published on 4 September
Second report follows hearings to determine how the Kensington tower block came to be in a condition that allowed fire to spread
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NewsSunak’s big election gamble – how the housing sector reacted
Initial thoughts from housing leaders as the prime minister unexpectedly calls a 4 July election
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NewsThree in four councillors on planning committees warn housing crisis is ‘getting worse’
Nearly three in four councillors sitting on planning committee members say the UK housing crisis has got worse in the past year, according to a survey research published today A survey of 416 councillors by SEC Newgate as part of its National Planning Barometer shows 74% perceive the housing crisis ...
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NewsClarion and London Square form £110m joint venture to build 212-home scheme
Deal signed to build homes on former Richmond College campus site in south-west London
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In Focus‘Customer obsessed’: Yorkshire Housing boss Nick Atkin on using data and tech to improve housing and tenancy management
Nick Atkin is well known for being a disruptor in the social housing sector. Here he speaks to Carl Brown about some of his latest strategies – and why he is betting big on real-time data and smart technology
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NewsL&Q appoints former Co-op Bank boss as group chair
Housing association giant also recruits former Orbit COO to board
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NewsRent policy changes put 300,000 social homes at risk of becoming unsustainable, warns G15
Inequalities to social rents have cost London’s largest housing associations more than £2bn, housing association group says
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NewsBromford maintains steady delivery level in face of cost challenges
Midlands-based association completes 1,191 homes as it pursues land-led approach to development
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NewsDLUHC wins landmark legal case against freeholder over building safety delays
First case brought using new Building Safety Act remediation order powers
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NewsL&Q reports trebling of surplus – but this could be reduced by impairment charges
Housing association giant reports earnings set for hit due to ’development defects and prolonged inflation’
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NewsExclusive: Clarion announces ‘ambitious’ restructure to improve housing management
UK’s largest housing association will overhaul services in a bid to become “the best social landlord”, chief executive Clare Miller writes in Housing Today article.
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NewsCIH and NHF publish 12 ‘guiding principles’ for repairs and maintenance
Cross-sector working group set up by sector bodies produces principles and shares case studies
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NewsElphicke hits out at government’s failure to build 300,000 homes a year as she defects to Labour
Housing finance expert and MP for Dover crosses the Commons floor
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NewsMD to depart modular developer TopHat under cost-cutting plan
Andrew Shepherd announces departure
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NewsAster misses development target as capacity ‘plateaus’
Southern landlord latest to reveal lower completions than hoped for in 2023/24
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NewsRegulatory fees for large housing associations to rise by more than 70%
Regulator of Social Housing confirms fee increase from July to pay for new regulatory regime
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NewsKate Barker-led housing commission issues call for evidence
Commission launched by thinktank Radix and law firm Shoosmiths wants submissions from experts in the planning, development and housing sectors