All Housing Today articles in February 2025 – Page 9
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NewsVistry’s profit drops by nearly two-thirds as impact of cost estimation errors revealed
Housebuilder’s pre-tax profit down in ‘disappointing’ performance
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NewsPlans revised for Birmingham tower entirely covered in PV panels
Co-living scheme would be one of UK’s narrowest residential buildings at just 8.5 metres wide
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CommentUnlocking brownfield sites could boost later living housing while renewing our high streets
The government’s long-term housing strategy and the introduction of a ‘brownfield passport’ could significantly improve the availability of specialist housing for older people, writes Spencer J. McCarthy
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CIH UK Housing Review SeriesHow our merger can strengthen rural communities through affordable housing
As part of a series curated by the Chartered Institute of Housing and written by sponsors of the UK Housing Review, Greg Reed and Christine Candlish talk about Places for People’s merger with South Devon Rural
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NewsMost students in construction courses leave industry after completing training
Home Builders Federation says further education courses do not produce ’work-ready potential recruits’
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NewsWates Residential and Harrow council submit plans for 1,000 homes on former civic centre site
Sheppard Robson-designed scheme replaces former plans rejected in 2022
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NewsRBKC to create personal evacuation plans for vulnerable residents in new draft housing strategy
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea aims to improve housing safety in response to Grenfell Inquiry
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NewsReeves announces extra £2bn for affordable homes
Sector welcomes grant funding, which is intended as a ’bridge’ between current programme and future grant to be announced in June
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CommentWhy housing associations are uniquely placed to work with others to improve health and wellbeing
From helping domestic abuse survivors to working with the health service, housing associations should use partnerships to fulfil their social purpose, writes Elly Hoult
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CIH UK Housing Review SeriesThe temporary accommodation crisis: a network for collaboration
In the first in a series of pieces curated by the Chartered Institute of Housing and written by sponsors of the UK Housing Review, Maggie Rafalowicz describes the work of a new network they are supporting to address the crisis.
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NewsCIH publishes UK Housing Review 2025
Latest instalment of influential research includes focus on Bank of England’s role in housing policy
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CommentSolving the UK’s social housing heat pump challenge
Graham Rothwell examines the challenges of scaling up heat pump retrofits in social housing, from tenant engagement to grid constraints, and explores the strategies needed to drive successful adoption
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NewsBuilding safety levy delayed until autumn next year
Government says move will allow housebuilders more time to gear up for proposals
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NewsReeves announces £600m investment in skills training for construction
Funding boost welcomed by the CIH, G15 and Barratt Redrow
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NewsNon-compliant SYHA and Places for People enter merger talks
Sheffield-based landlord to become a subsidiary of 245,000-home PfP if plan progresses
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NewsCIH Northern Ireland appoints four new board members
John Carrigan, Alastair Coulson, Lynsey Sloan and Angela Wiggam join membership body as two former board members step down
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NewsChurch of England completes registration of housing association
Church Housing Association is now a registered provider of social housing
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CommentHousing shortages would not disappear if migration were halted tomorrow
Ahead of the publication of the Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual UK Housing review later today, author John Perry looks at the impact of migration-dependent population growth on housing demand
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NewsGleeson appoints new land director in north west
Gareth Owens will be responsible for land pipeline in Greater Manchester and Merseyside