All Housing Today articles in February 2024 – Page 6
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NewsPlaces for People’s 234-home canalside development in Birmingham approved
The scheme will be built in Ladywood, close to the Birmingham main line canal
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NewsWMCA and Homes England agree deal to deliver stalled brownfield sites in £400m plan
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and Homes England have signed an agreement to work together to boost brownfield development using a share of £400m of devolved funds. The combined authority, which consists of 18 councils, and government agency Homes England have now signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise ...
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NewsCrest Nicholson hit with £15m bill after finding build defects on four sites
Housebuilder discovers further problems after build delays hit last year’s profit figure
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In FocusA vision for 150,000 homes but no water to supply them. Does Gove’s Cambridge plan stand a chance?
The housing secretary wants to build nearly three times as many homes as the target set by Cambridge’s own planners. Is there something he knows that they don’t? Daniel Gayne reports
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NewsExtension gives councils enough time to ensure building control provision, says LABC chief
But overall registrations unlikely to rise substantially from current level
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NewsGove intervenes in London Plan as Khan pledges to double council housebuilding
Housing secretary and London mayor continue battle over housing
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NewsHouse prices increased 1.5% in March, says Rightmove
Increase exceeds historical trends for this time of year
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NewsHousebuilding slowdown to blunt recovery, warns Marshalls as profit sinks
Firm begins cost-cutting drive to save £11m a year
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NewsSpending watchdog slams DLUHC’s failure to ‘get money out of the door’ for levelling up
Majority of supposedly ‘shovel-ready’ schemes forced to extend deadlines
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NewsSadiq Khan announces £100m housing kickstart fund
The fund’s objective is to revive housing schemes that have been stalled due to economic challenges
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NewsBerkeley forecasts improved cash position in trading update
Housebuilder sticks to long-term profit guidance
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NewsCompetition watchdog opens inquiry into £2.5bn Barratt Redrow deal
CMA to probe whether deal will lead to “substantial lessening of competition”
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NewsGreen light for 47-storey Birmingham tower
Regal Property Group’s 525-home scheme set to be the tallest in the city’s Broad Street tower cluster
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NewsBuilding control dodges potential crisis as accreditation deadline extended
Inspectors now have until July to prove competence after 13-week extension in England
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NewsProfit and revenue up as partnerships shift continues at Vistry
Group takes £19m hit on second staircase costs
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NewsWelsh housing association advises 40 households to leave homes due to RAAC risk
RAAC concrete has been identified in 60 of Trivallis’ properties on the Gower Estate in Hirwaun, and another 17 privately-owned homes were built in the same way
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News£8.5bn redevelopment of Earl’s Court due to start in 2026
The Earls Court Development Company will submit a hybrid planning application for phase one this summer
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NewsAster appoints first ever ‘transformation director’ as it seeks to modernise services
Andy Isted promoted from operational strategy director in drive to harness data and technology
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NewsSocial housing letting margins in London see sharpest drop
The operating margins of housing associations that depend more on market sales are also affected