All articles by Carl Brown – Page 3
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Local connection rules will be scrapped for young care leavers and domestic abuse survivors from next month
Government confirms change to rules governening social housing allocation criteria will come into force from 10 July
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Lords opens inquiry into Building Safety Regulator scheme approval delays
Committee issues call for evidence from industry on performance of the regulator
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House prices fall sharply in April following stamp duty deadline rush
Prices fell in April as purchasers rushed to beat the stamp duty relief removal deadline at the end of March
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The National Housing Bank: more details and sector reaction
Housing leaders are hopeful the new financial institution announced last night will boost regional development and SME housebuilding
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Homes England buys army barracks site for 1,300-home development
Site released as part of government’s new ‘trailblazer’ drive for development on surplus public sector land
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In Focus
CIH vice-president election 2025: a guide to the candidates
Chartered Institute of Housing members can now vote in the election for the institute’s president in 2026. Here is a guide to the five candidates
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£39bn AHP could support 500,000 new homes, says JLL
But £100bn would be needed in private finance to plug the viability gap
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Richmond Housing Partnership CEO joins board of for-profit provider
Sarah Thomas has been appointed as a non-executive director by Octopus Capital’s provider NewArch
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House prices show ‘unusual dip’ in June
Higher than expected prices in April and May partly explain drop, along with competitive market
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Clarion hires experienced leader and executive coach as chief customer officer
Kate Still will join the 125,000-home housing association next month
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Notting Hill Genesis reveals £129m deficit
G15 landlord hit by losses to the value of private rental properties, new building safety costs, writedowns and cost overruns
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Housing associations hoping £2.5bn in spending review will be used for amortised grant funding model
Talks are continuing with government about solution to interest cover squeeze that is restricting development
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Social housing rent arrears and vacancies drop to lowest levels seen for years
Social landlords seeing benefit of increased investment in rent collection teams, says Housemark
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Comment
The chancellor’s £39bn boost buys time for social housing – now innovative private finance models must help deliver at scale
The Labour government is prioritising funding for grant-heavy, and much-needed, social rented homes while also promising to ramp up delivery to 1.5 million homes a year. Innovation to draw in private finance can help square the circle, says Carl Brown
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Landords and PWC working on plan to sell shared ownership homes into for-profit RP to raise capital
A group of 20 housing associations, consultancy PWC and civil servants are investigating how to make the sale price of the homes work
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Changes to Treasury ‘green book’ rules will help boost housing delivery in the regions, say sector figures
Government announces shift to “place-based” focus when appraising projects
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Government announces rise in temporary accommodation fund
£950m allocated for Local Authority Fund
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Spending review 2025: All our coverage in one place and key measures at-a-glance
Affordable housing has emerged as a big winner today, here is a round-up of the key points
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