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Birmingham's social housing waiting list ‘continues to grow’ after council's decision to keep it open
There are now almost 23,500 applicants on the list, after the council decided not to close its housing register last month
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Financial position of Scottish social landlords ‘weaker than it has been for several years’
Scottish social housing regulator has said landlords have diminished financial capacity to respond to challenges
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‘We have a reputation for getting things done’ – Talking growth with new Jigsaw boss Brian Moran
Moran sits down with Olivia Barber to discuss his journey to becoming CEO, multiple mergers and current challenges – from funding to retrofitting terraced housing and achieving net zero
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Comment
Ministers must think of housing as national infrastructure - not as an addition to national debt
Long-term investment in housing would create economic benefits, supporting growth, jobs, skills and supply chains, argues Fiona Fletcher-Smith
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Development partners sought for £1.5bn mixed-use framework
Barking and Dagenham’s development firm Be First looking for developers to build 3,500 homes over next four years
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Will 2024 bring transformational change for the housing sector?
A general election amid a rise in off-balance sheet funding models, joint ventures and a more nuanced role for MMC – Richard Jones looks at what 2024 may hold for housing
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Two more student housing schemes submitted for planning
Birmingham and Manchester schemes to see the construction of nearly 1,800 student rooms
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Plans submitted for 35-storey tower in Leeds
Proposal to deliver 1,100-unit student accommodation block tower and refurbish1 960s Merrion Centre office block
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In Focus
What happens to housing development plans when a council goes ‘bankrupt’?
When a section 114 ‘bankruptcy’ notice is put in place, a council’s non-statutory services are restricted and housebuilding ’goes to the back of the queue’. Yet the growing number of councils in this situation are finding ways to carry on building.
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EPC numbers fall 8% indicating drop in housing supply
Early indicator of housing development trends suggests fall in activity this summer
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Mortgage 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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Countryside and L&Q submit plans for 3,500-home scheme in Essex
The proposed joint venture scheme will deliver an additional 3,500 homes as part of the Chelmsford Garden community masterplan
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Apache secures funding deal to back suburban build-to-rent venture
Joint venture with Nuveen Real Estate for single family BTR to begin with 373-home scheme in Cambridge
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Anchor insists it is on track with development despite missing targets
Older people’s housing specialist delivers just 17% of homes targeted in 2022/23 financial year
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Pocket Living records fourth consecutive loss
London-focused developer of affordable private homes records £13.9m loss
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Owner of 1,525-home Cavalry Barracks scheme in administration
Inland Homes had promoted development on behalf of owner Hounslow Property Development Ltd
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Places for People creates strategic land division in bid to build 5,000 homes a year
230,000-home association announces land-led strategy to create new development opportunities
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Housing Today Boardroom data shows associations tracking closer to development targets
Latest figures from premium market confidence and sentiment service out now
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Berkeley plans to restart stalled towers scheme in south London
Tools downed on Old Kent Road’s biggest redevelopment last year amid viability concerns
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Tottenham Hotspur’s 850-home towers plan hit by second staircase delay
Proposals for 850 homes in shadow of club’s stadium approved after fire safety rejig