All articles by Carl Brown – Page 6
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Bromford Flagship completions dip but pipeline stands at 6,500 homes
Newly-merged landlord increases surplus as it aims to be largest developer of social rented homes
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Great Places undershoots starts target amid ‘third party’ project delays
Manchester-based provider said surplus for 2024/25 is £27.2m
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Proposed licensing reforms would likely reduce provision of supported housing further, warns NHF
Trade body concerned cost burden of new regime risks unintended consequences and calls for “pragmatic adjustments”
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Cala cites planning delays as profit falls
Housebuilder recently sold to private equity investors started work on more than 3,500 homes last year
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Magenta Living appoints interim CEO
Andy Lomas will lead 13,000-home landlord while it seeks successor to Debi Marriott-Lavery
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More than 100 councils call for £12bn ‘green and decent homes programme’
Local authorities call for single integrated housing standard
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Completions hold steady at Aster Group
Surplus drops as £29m in pension scheme cessation costs recorded
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Southern Housing’s interest cover falls further as expected plummet in starts materialises
Landlord is pulling back from development to improve its financial capacity
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Vistry boosts sales rate but says activity with housing association partners ‘low’
Housebuilder reports acceleration in open market sales after slow start to the year
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Vivid secures £50m to retrofit 2,000 homes under £1.3bn retrofit guarantee scheme
National Wealth Fund is guaranteeing loans totalling £1.3bn
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Starts by G15 landlords ‘drop 66% in two years’
London’s largest housing associations warn urgent action needed to tackle capital’s ‘acute’ housing crisis
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Key talking points from the CIH Housing Brighton 2025 conference
The social housing sector gathered this week for its annual event on the south coast. From the spending review, and recent local election results, to housing targets, fire safety and damp and mould, there was no shortage of things to discuss. Alex Funk and Carl Brown round-up the key talking ...
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Livv takes legal advice after Unite sets up unofficial ‘hotline’ for resident complaints
Knowsley-based housing association concerned about data protection and resident communication issues as industrial dispute rumbles on
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Clarion appoints David Lunts to chair development arm
Former HCA and GLA director to join G15 landlord in July
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THFC backs Housing Today and G15’s report calling for new grant funding model
MHCLG and Treasury officials are in dialogue with sector leaders about amortised grant
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Khan pledges to release green belt for housebuilding under new London Plan
Mayor of London shifts from brownfield-only focus as City Hall aims for 880,000 new homes over 10 years
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‘If you don’t collaborate with each other on social value there’s other fish in the sea’: L&Q manager’s message to contractors
Large landlord has three tiers of social value options for contractors including a 1% levy on contract value
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‘I’m going to deal with this’ – Riverside boss Paul Dolan opens up about personal and professional resilience
Riverside’s new boss took the reins a year ago but, within days of starting, he was plunged into a battle with bowel cancer. Now, back from surgery and after chemotherapy, he uses his first interview to tell Carl Brown about his journey and his plans for the ...
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‘A crucial moment’ - Mayor of Croydon hails council’s return to compliance after four-year housing improvement plan
South London borough was found to have breached standards in 2021 due to damp and mould, electrical safety and repairs failures