All articles by Carl Brown – Page 57
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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
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NewsEPC numbers fall 8% indicating drop in housing supply
Early indicator of housing development trends suggests fall in activity this summer
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NewsMortgage guarantee extension ‘wouldn’t make much difference’, says market expert
Soaring interest rates mean a scheme to reduce deposits will have less impact on mortgage affordability than previously, says Simon Rawlinson
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NewsVistry boss defends asking suppliers for price cuts and says ‘greater efficiencies mean more work in future’
Stephen Teagle says firm has had ‘many positive conversations’ with subcontractors over 10% cost reduction proposal
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NewsSquare Roots posts £808,000 loss in first year as a registered provider
Provider owned by property company London Square is aiming to have 4,100 homes under construction or in ownership by 2029/30
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NewsFurther ‘political failure’ on nutrient neutrality will damage business, warns HBF
Body reacts to reports that new bill promised by Michael Gove to solve hiatus has been shelved.