All articles by Carl Brown – Page 23
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NewsJohnnie Johnson folds fully into Sanctuary
Full integration of 5,000-home landlord completes after 11 months as a subsidiary
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NewsAnnual house price growth slows to 4.1%
Nationwide figures show prices remain high relative to earnings
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NewsGlobal investors purchase 650 homes from three housebuilders for use as single-family rental housing
JV set up by Kennedy Wilson and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has amassed a portfolio of 900 homes since launching in October
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NewsReeves says she will not ‘renege’ on building safety regulation as 90 new high-rise projects held up by rules
Figures show 92 new higher-risk buildings and work on 641 existing blocks are pending ‘gateway 2’ design approval by the regulator under the Building Safety Act.
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NewsPortsmouth City Council handed low ‘C3’ grading after probe finds 1,000 outstanding fire remedial actions
Local authority has failed to meet the outcomes of the Regulator of Social Housing’s consumer standards
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NewsPartnership between Places for People subsidiary and Gresham House invests first £53m in shared ownership
Shared ownership management platform aims to build a £1bn portfolio within five years
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NewsClarion boosts completions by 53%
Housing association giant doubles surplus but spend on existing homes falls amid Building Safety Regulator approval delays
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NewsInsulation installers suspended over poor work funded through government energy efficiency schemes
“Systemic” issues discovered with solid wall insulation installed under Energy Company Obligation 4 and Great British Insulation Schemes
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NewsGovernment targets new homes around commuter hubs
Reeves and Rayner pledge default approval for schemes with “high housing potential” such as sites near train stations
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News‘Lack of mortgage availability is a significant barrier’ - HBF reacts to proposed overhaul of lending rules
The FCA is looking at loosening regulations around mortgages in response to Keir Starmer’s request for ideas to boost growth
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NewsPennycook signs regulations to abolish two-year lease extension rule from end of January
Leaseholders will have flexibility to make a claim immediately upon buying a property
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NewsWatkin Jones slashes losses to £300k after turbulent 18 months
Developer buoyed by increased profit from student housing schemes
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NewsCIH launches new domestic abuse best practice forum for members
New network aims to “share best practice, identify common issues and provide peer support”
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NewsBuild-to-rent construction activity down 11% in London, according to report
Survey by membership group BusinessLDN shows slowdown
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NewsTopHat reveals £46m loss from factory operations in its penultimate year as it ceases trading
Losses of volumetric housebuilder laid bare in accounts, which also show £28.9m loss in development
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NewsHome Group chief commercial officer made redundant just five months into role
Kate Still leaves 56,000-home organisation after joining on 5 September last year
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NewsRaising HRA threshold could unlock 88,000 new homes, district councils say
DCN says current threshold for setting up a ring-fenced HRA deters local authorities from building
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NewsGleeson appoints former Redrow and Barratt manager as group construction director
£345m-turnover housebuilder aiming to increase completions to 3,000 homes a year
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NewsHomes England announces near doubling of loan fund for SME housebuilders
‘Lending Alliance’ with Invest & Fund projected to deliver extra 600 homes
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NewsNew housing should be permanently exempt from Right to Buy, says CIH
Round-up of sector responses to the government’s Right to Buy reforms consultation, which closed this week