All Clarion articles
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Clarion increases completions 12% but undershoots target
Housing association giant boosts turnover and surplus but warns overall surplus figure in accounts will be impacted by £20m building safety impairment
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Clarion boosts completions by 53%
Housing association giant doubles surplus but spend on existing homes falls amid Building Safety Regulator approval delays
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Future residents expected to be socially, physically and financially worse off, says Clarion
UK’s largest housing association paints pessimistic picture for social housing tenants in years to come
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Clarion boosts build figures in first six months of the year
Trading update also shows near doubling of net surplus following increased income from stock disposals
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Clarion increases development 30% and doubles surplus in first half of year
Sales margin falls from 8.2% to 5.4% due to “market conditions”
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In Focus
‘A part of you wants to be idealistic and end poverty’: My work as a money guidance manager at Clarion Futures
Mary Bunner joined Clarion Futures in 2010 to establish the money guidance team. As the financial landscape has changed, her work has evolved and evolved. As part of Housing Today’s frontline stories series, she explains how her team continues to adapt to support residents.
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Clarion sells 700 properties to Eastlight Community Homes
125,000-home provider has sold nearly 3,000 homes to other providers since April 2022
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Ombudsman finds severe maladminstration at 13 social landlords due to window repair delays
In its latest report, the Ombudsman emphasises that window-related complaints are “increasingly of concern”
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Clarion boosts surplus after insourcing repairs work
Housing association has taken measures to “improve cost control” by reducing reliance on contractors as part of transformation drive
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Clarion gets go-ahead for redevelopment of former London Chest Hospital
Latimer is set to deliver 274 new homes at the site, 50% of which will be affordable
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Clarion reports drop in turnover and surplus as it takes ‘cautious’ approach to development
Housing association giant increases spend on existing stock from £393m to £418m
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In Focus
The challenge of defining vulnerability: how do social landlords deliver services that are responsive to tenants’ needs?
The Housing Ombudsman has raised concerns about the way social landlords are defining vulnerability. Olivia Barber speaks with housing sector experts about what landlords need to do to make their services agile
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Abri appoints former head of housing at Clarion as new managing director for South region
Helen Wilson is the new regional managing director for Abri’s recently created South region
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Places for People and Clarion use shared ownership staircasing automation technology
Clarion completed a two-month pilot with Stairpay, which Stairpay say saw a 50% increase in staircasing transactions
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Clarion comms director aiming to unseat former housing minister Grant Shapps in Welwyn & Hatfield
Andrew Lewin seeking to overturn 10,000-majority to win seat for Labour
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‘Take social housing rent-setting away from ministers’ - Clarion boss Clare Miller outlines her asks for the next government
In a wide-ranging interview, Clare Miller calls for the regulator to be in charge of social housing rent settlements, gives her thoughts on the ombudsman and calls for housing to be given a priority in the election. Carl Brown reports.
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Clarion targets 20% biodiversity net gain on new development
Goal is part of housing association’s new nature strategy
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Clarion and London Square form £110m joint venture to build 212-home scheme
Deal signed to build homes on former Richmond College campus site in south-west London
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Exclusive: Clarion announces ‘ambitious’ restructure to improve housing management
UK’s largest housing association will overhaul services in a bid to become “the best social landlord”, chief executive Clare Miller writes in Housing Today article.
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Clarion full-year completions fall 24%
Housing association giant takes a more “cautious” approach to new build as it undershoots original development target by 600 homes