All Housing Today articles in February 2025 – Page 8
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News
Homes England, councils and pension funds provide nearly £100m in funding for Leeds BTR scheme
A joint venture between Barings and Glenbrook will deliver 618 homes
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News
Shepherds Bush folded into Guinness as ‘full’ merger completes
Stock and assets now transferred to £460m-turnover provider as 5,000-home association ceases to exist
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CIH raises concern over ‘sluggish’ pace of development in Northern Ireland
Latest official statistics show downward trend in planning applications and approvals
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Khan calls in rejected student housing scheme in Paddington
London mayor intervenes, saying 600-bed scheme would make “significant contribution” to capital’s student accommodation targets
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Vistry signs development deal with Milton Keynes City Council to build 930-home village scheme
Development already has outline permission from Milton Keynes council to build on its land
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Comment
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill offers hope for a system in desperate need of repair
Forthcoming legislation to further shake up the planning system is exactly what the housing sector needs, but there is a long way to go yet, writes Craig Pettit
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News
Council approves plan for 300 homes at Glasgow’s Govan Graving Docks
Derelict site has been vacant for almost four decades
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CIH UK Housing Review Series
Climate adaptation and mitigation: the urgent need for both
As part of a series curated by the Chartered Institute of Housing and written by sponsors of the UK Housing Review, Miles Lewis explains Clarion’s approach to sustainability
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News
Housing Champions 2025: Call for entries to Housing Today’s list of impressive professionals
List celebrates those who are going above and beyond in their day-to-day roles to improve services for residents
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CPD
CPD 04 2025: Energy performance evaluation in architectural projects
Understanding and improving a building’s energy performance is critical in addressing the climate emergency. This module, sponsored by Vectorworks, explores how architects can integrate early-stage performance modelling into their workflow to create more sustainable, energy-efficient designs.
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News
SNG and Barratt Redrow sign deal to develop 660-home scheme in Oxfordshire
The joint venture partnership has outline planning permission for the land at Kingston Bagpuize
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Notting Hill Genesis issues £250m bond to boost home upgrades and development
Funding intended to improve stock and maintain 3,000-home development plan, as G15 landlord seeks to regain regulatory compliance
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Green light for Berkeley’s 900-home Elephant & Castle tower scheme
Four-block Borough Triangle plans survive flood of objections from locals and opposition from Historic England
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Sheffield council to consult on five-year temporary accommodation plan
Council considers using extra 200 properties to end use of B&Bs as financial losses due to temporary accommodation reache nearly £5m a year
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‘Gap must be filled by social housing’ – sector hopeful of funding boost after OBR forecasts 1.3m new homes against Starmer’s 1.5m target
Hopes grow for June 11 spending review with social housing bodies calling for ‘significant’ investment in social and affordable housing to push delivery to 1.5m homes
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CIH UK Housing Review Series
Why it is time to rethink rents
As part of a series curated by the Chartered Institute of Housing and written by sponsors of the UK Housing Review, Victor Da Cunha argues we need to define what social housing rents are for
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In Focus
‘Best job I’ve ever had’: My work as an individual grants officer at Stonewater’s Longleigh Foundation
In the latest in our Frontline Stories series, Tessa Harrington speaks to Alex Funk about her role providing grants for assistance to residents
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News
NPPF changes will result in 1.3 million homes built by the end of the parliament, OBR forecasts
Housebuilding to exceed 300,000 homes a year by 2029/30, excluding impact of forthcoming Affordable Homes Programme
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News
L&G partners with Japanese developer to deliver 1,000 homes across London
Joint venture’s first 200-property site will have 35% affordable housing
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News
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing regains regulatory compliance after ‘intensive’ turnaround plan
The housing association that managed the home in which toddler Awaab Ishak was exposured to black mould had its governance rating upgraded by the Regulator of Social Housing.