All articles by Carl Brown – Page 31
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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
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NewsTaylor Wimpey on track to hit expected profit but warns of post-Budget cost increases
Housebuilder expects cost pressure in 2025 as suppliers factor in tax rises announced in Autumn
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NewsTwo more local authorities handed low ‘C3’ consumer grades
Newcastle City Council and Nottingham City Council found to have serious failings and told by regulator to improve
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NewsLivv Housing Group appoints new director of customer services from Halton Housing Trust
Lisa Olsen joins 13,000-home provider
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NewsNearly half of London’s social housing residents have felt stigmatised because of their housing status, new research finds
First-of-its-kind survey by the G15 asks 3,000 tenants about stigma
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NewsGreen light for 10,000-home ‘garden town’ near Harlow
Places for People and Taylor Wimpey get go ahead after terms of section 106 deal agreed by East Hertfordshire Council
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NewsWatchdog extends probe into seven housebuilders suspected of breaching competition law
CMA collecting further evidence as it extends probe until May
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NewsNewcastle City Council plans to visit all 26,000 homes as part of recovery plan
Local authority publishes update on plan to improve after finding 16 regulatory failings
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NewsStonewater’s Sue Shirt leaves role following cancer diagnosis
Well-known chief customer officer leaves organisation with immediate effect
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NewsMiller Homes appoints housebuilding industry veteran Richard Akers as chair
Former Redrow chair, who has also held positions at Land Securities and Barratt ,takes up role at £1bn-turnover Scottish housebuilder
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NewsHAs spend record £8.8bn on repairs and maintenance as regulator warns of weakening financial position
Global accounts shows drop in development, interest cover and cash held as providers face “difficult trade offs” in face of pressure to improve stock
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News10-year rent settlement would generate extra £13bn for social landlords over a decade, CIH and Savills find
Decade-long settlement would cumulatively generate £72bn over 30 years for social landlords, compared to £37bn for the government’s proposed five-year arrangement