All development articles – Page 2
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NewsAster development and pre-tax surplus drops in first half of the year
Aster’s development of new homes has dropped by 24% and its pre-tax surplus has dropped by £4.7m
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CommentMuch in the budget was positive for social housing, but providers will need to review spending plans due to NIC changes
The first Labour Budget in 14 years was a bit of a curate’s egg, writes Duncan Short
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NewsTogether Housing Group trebles build rate but falls into deficit
Group exceeds development target but posts £12.5m deficit after recognising fire safety costs
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NewsPlaces for People appoints new managing director for developments
Andrew Usher has been promoted from development director to managing director for developments
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NewsBirmingham City Council proposes reducing affordable housing target for brownfield developments
Council says proposed local plan changes are not about watering down affordable housing, but about being ‘realistic’
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NewsHill Group appoints new dedicated build-to-rent manager as it eyes expansion into sector
Tom Starkey has been hired to help shape Hill’s BTR strategy
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NewsCitizen builds ‘record’ 703 new homes
The 32,000-home housing association’s turnover increases, but its surplus falls due to interest costs
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NewsThirteen Group ploughs additional £57m into developing new homes and increases surplus
The 36,000-home housing association invested almost £250m in new and existing homes over the year
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In partnershipHow can we unlock housing delivery in the North-west of England?
There are universal challenges to delivering homes, but what specific obstacles do housebuilders and registered providers face in the North-west? Olivia Barber reports on a Housing Today Live roundtable on this issue, which was hosted in Manchester, in partnership with Willmott Dixon
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NewsDandara Living wins planning for 435 new Bristol homes
The Clarence Road development will form part of the UK’s largest regeneration scheme
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NewsHousing 21 acquires more than 1,500 homes from Midland Heart
Later living provider increases extra care portfolio to 10,000 homes
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NewsHyde boss calls on government to ‘step up’ as just 150 HA homes started in London in second quarter
Andy Hulme calls for re-introduction of rent convergence as development falls to decade lows
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In FocusLocal focus, efficient growth: Vivid boss Mark Perry explains how the Hampshire landlord became one of the RP sector’s biggest builders
Despite managing only 35,000 homes, Vivid is now in the UK’s top five biggest developing housing associations. The group’s chief executive explains its strategy and its plan to transform customer services
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NewsL&Q trebles surplus as operating costs fall
Housing association spends £112m on capital works as it shifts expenditure towards existing homes
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NewsOrbit’s development drops by 30% as it ramps up spend on existing homes
The Midlands housing association’s surplus falls by 39%
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NewsGuinness undershoots development target by nearly half
Landlord says resource pressures and contractor administrations hit annual development figures
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NewsFlagship boosts surplus by 16% despite fall in open market sales and higher salaries
East of England provider built 744 homes in the 2023/24
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NewsHousing bodies cautiously welcome Scottish goverment’s housing focus in 2024/25 programme
However, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations has warned that the government also needs to tackle funding delays and remove obstacles for mid-market rent homes
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NewsAster’s surplus hit by higher interest costs and writedowns
The housing association’s pre-tax profit falls 14% due to a combination of an increase in costs caused by inflation and an ‘all-time high’ investment in its homes
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NewsReport backed by major developers calls for government to help SME housebuilders
Pocket Living has urged the government to to create Homes England ‘SME managers’ as part of 10-point plan to help ‘save’ smaller housebuilder sector