All articles by Carl Brown – Page 27
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NewsCrest Nicholson lowers profit forecast again
Housebuilder announces cost-cutting measures “in response to market conditions”
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NewsSouthern warns of potential cost-cutting as sales revenue delayed due to contractor failure
Newly merged 78,000-home association posted just £3m in sales income in first half of the year
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NewsGreat Places build target ‘at risk’ due to delays
25,000-home housing association appoints former Yorkshire Housing boss as chair
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NewsAster Group development drops 22%
36,000-home housing association posts lower surplus as former Wates executive takes over as chair
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NewsHUB to convert former commercial City building into 300 homes
Developer and investor Bridges Fund Management acquires Aldgate building
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NewsRegulator of Social Housing promises ‘proportionate’ use of new powers as it opens consultation
RSH will have power to issue social landlords with unlimited fines.
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NewsTaylor Wimpey profit ‘at upper end of forecasts’ after year of cost-cutting
Housebuilder expects to build 10,500 homes this year as analysts more optimistic about market
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NewsL&Q’s completions down 37% as it reins in spending and focuses on existing stock
Giant association deleverages as it eyes 50% cut in capital expenditure by 2026
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NewsSovereign Network and Hill form investment vehicle to regenerate urban brownfield sites
New company will target regeneration sites beginning with two estates in Basingstoke
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NewsPersimmon completions drop by a third as headcount to reduce by 700
But housebuilder says operating profit for full year will be “in line with expectations”
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NewsL&G Modular reports £120m pre-tax loss for 2022
Firm reveals extent of losses last year as it winds down its operations
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NewsStarmer’s plans will take five years to deliver homes, says Crest Nicholson boss
Peter Truscott casts doubts over Labour policy
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NewsMoody’s raises outlook for 33 housing associations
Rating agency changes outlook to ‘stable’ due to expectations of falling inflation and providers’ caution on development spend – but downgrades for Riverside and Greensquare Accord
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NewsConstruction workloads fall as housebuilding activity drops off
Surveyors report biggest fall in construction activity since pandemic
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NewsHousing Forum calls for £3.8bn SHDF grant to be released sooner
Membership body joins National Housing Federation in calling for longer term certainty over grant funding to bring homes up to energy performance certificate ‘C’
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NewsBromford ‘on track’ to hit 1,200 completions in 2023/24
West midlands association reports increased turnover but smaller margin as it ramps up send on tackling damp and mould
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NewsClarion completions down 23% year-on-year
125,000-home provider takes ‘cautious approach” to development spend
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In FocusBeing EPIC : talking housing professionalisation with new CIH president Jill Murray
North-east housing heavyweight Jill Murray is putting improved competency of housing staff at the centre of her presidential campaign. In her first interview in the hotseat, she explains how her campaign couldn’t have come at a better time, writes Carl Brown.
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NewsGove’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill becomes law
Flagship legislation to overhaul planning receives Royal Assent
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NewsGuinness takeover of troubled Shepherds Bush Housing Group step closer
Shareholders and boards of both organisations have now approved plan for non-compliant 5,000-home association to join Guinness