All articles by Carl Brown – Page 9
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L&G Affordable Homes hires director from Hyde as it embarks on retrofit drive
Catherine Raynsford has joined for-profit provider to oversee acquisition and retrofitting of existing affordable homes
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Peabody's development falls by two-thirds as it focuses on committed pipeline
109,000-home housing association builds 225 homes in first six months of 2023/24
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Vistry chief operating officer to depart as role axed
Earl Sibley will depart housebuilder after nine years, as post removed to give chief executive Greg Fitzgerald ‘closer proximity’ to the business in wake of build cost problems
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Crest Nicholson says profit at ‘lower end’ of expectations due to higher proportion of affordable homes built
Housebuilder pledges to focus more on private sales as it trades out of ‘low margin’ sites
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Tower Hamlets Council refers itself to the regulator over consumer compliance failings
East London local authority becomes latest council to self-refer after review identified fire safety and data gaps
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MPs launch inquiry into environmental impact of Starmer’s planning reforms
Environmental audit committee to probe environmental sustainability of the government’s plans for 1.5m homes
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Sovereign Network Group appoints Guy Slocombe from Hyde to senior role
Former City banker Slocombe will take up chief investment and development officer position, replacing Tom Titherington
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Notting Hill Genesis appoints executives to three new roles
67,500-home landlord creats new positions as part of three-year Better Together strategy
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New chair for Beyond Housing
Scarborough-based housing association recruits Anne Parker as chair
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‘I never feel like I’ve done enough’… High-flying Elly Hoult talks about her career so far and her plans as CIH president
The Peabody deputy chief executive shares her journey from leaving school at 16, how her experiences shaped her and why she wants more people to ‘choose housing’
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Troubleshooter Yvonne Arrowsmith drafted in as interim CEO of non-compliant East End Homes
3,800-home provider seeking to regain compliance with governance and viability standard
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Great Places undershoots starts target due to delayed 132-home scheme
27,000-home provider exceeds expected surplus and meets ‘golden’ rules for interest cover, gearing and operating margin
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Council refuses to pay for distress caused to family placed in B&B for longer than six-week limit
Leicester City Council says housing crisis has led to “unavoidable” use of temporary accommodation and payment would set a ‘precedent’
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G15 warns of ‘impossible dilemma’ threatening community schemes worth £23m in social value a year
Housing association group says future of its members community projects in doubt without government support
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‘Cautious optimism’ as new home registrations rise 40% year-on-year despite London drop-off
Affordable housing growing more slowly than private, according to latest figures from NHBC
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Shepherds Bush set to fold fully into Guinness under plans proposed by board
70,000-home association to consult staff and residents ahead of potential ‘full’ merger in April
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Homelessness charities warn National Insurance changes could take £60m away from frontline services
More than 100 CEOs call for a rebate and warn closure of services would be “poor start” in bid to tackle homelessness under Labour
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One per cent drop in house prices ‘would give London’s economy £7.5bn boost’
Research commissioned by City Hall, London Councils, Trust for London and the G15 attempts to show housing’s impact on the economy
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Octavia and Abri merger step closer after shareholders’ approval
5,000-home non-compliant association to join Abri next month
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Vistry reduces profit forecast by further £50m as ‘poor divisional culture’ blamed for underestimated build costs
Second profit warning in a month for housebuilder as it reveals results of review into issues in its south division