All Housing Today articles in February 2024 – Page 11
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NewsFall in housebuilding sees product availability pressures ease
Red Sea disruption yet to have a material impact.
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NewsCommissioners raise concerns about Birmingham City Council’s ‘non-decent’ housing stock
The cash-strapped council accepts that the stock has not received the investment needed
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NewsIndustry groups urge stronger Future Homes Standard
Consultation response airs demands for embodied carbon conisderations and mandatory testing of buildings in use
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CommentMinisters 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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NewsLovell operating profit falls 18% as it shifts towards contracting work
Morgan Sindall-owned business increases revenue 20% amid open market sales slump
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NewsGovernment withdraws £500m for infrastructure projects intended to help deliver 42,000 homes
Funding for 16 projects has been cancelled as they are ‘undeliverable’ due to financial constraints
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NewsStewart Milne owed £108m at time of collapse
Housebuilder shopped to 50 prospective buyers in failed sale effort
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NewsFire risk assessments completed on 98% of blocks, second RSH survey says
The regulator has published the findings from its second fire safety remediation survey
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NewsHoney secures six sites for 867 homes
Housebuilder founded by former Avant Homes CEO has 14 sites under development in total
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NewsAnchor appoints new executive director of business services
Julia Mixter will join the older people’s specialist housing and care provider in May
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NewsMount Anvil chosen for first phase of Westminster’s Church Street regeneration
The partnership is for the first phase of a masterplan which will see 1,120 new homes built in the area
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NewsVistry signs £76m partnership deal to build 259 homes in Devon
The scheme for LiveWest is part of a 5,500-home transformation of Sherford
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In FocusWhat is the social housing sector doing to get ready for mandatory qualifications?
The government is consulting on mandatory professional qualifications for social housing managers. This change may be more than a year away but, as Olivia Barber finds out, many social landlords are already preparing.
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NewsCouncil seeks contractors for £3bn London housing framework
Jobs on five-year deal to include newbuild, MMC and retrofit
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NewsLondon council pauses four developments amid spiralling costs
Kensington & Chelsea council is reviewing the cost of several schemes and has cancelled one altogether
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NewsCrawley Council set to declare housing emergency
West Sussex town facing surge in demand for temporary accommodation
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CommentSector must shape the evolution of social housing competence and conduct standards
The government’s consultation on proposed new standards for social housing managers is an opportunity for the sector to help ensure a balanced approach, writes Gavin Smart
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NewsG15 calls for £15bn a year in AHP grant funding amid steep drop in starts
Starts on affordable homes in London have dropped by 76% compared to last year
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NewsContractors appointed for £3.2bn social housing maintenance scheme
85% of the contractors selected are small and medium enterprises
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NewsProfit and revenue tumble at Scottish housebuilder Springfield
Firm only building homes ‘when they are reserved’