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NewsM&G to invest £1bn in UK multi-family build-to-rent with Asian pension fund
Investment giant looking to build 3,000 multi-family homes
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NewsThird of investors report reduced appetite for investing in high-rise developments due to the Building Safety Act
Survey of 50 investors by Investec shows funders’ concerns over new regulations
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NewsLargest housing associations post drop in development but surpluses rise
Housing Today’s Largest 50 Housing Associations table and analysis of 2024/25 accounts out today
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NewsOctopus raises £100m for intermediate rental housing in Scotland
Total commitments in asset manager’s affordable housing fund now total nearly £500m
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NewsCrest Nicholson shutting office and cutting jobs as it warns profits may be lower than expected
Housebuilder says it has been hit by ’subdued’ market and pre-Budget uncertainty
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CommentIt’s time to be bold and recognise our housing system just isn’t working
We must review housing end-to-end, including land supply, planning, tax, investment and workforce planning, argues Keith Exford
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NewsRegistered providers’ interest cover not expected to reach 100% until 2028, warns regulator
RSH says financial performance of RPs has fallen for seven successive years
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NewsCitizen vows to learn from contractor insolvencies as completions impacted
Housing association puts in place ‘live monitoring of contractor risk’ after undershooting development target
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NewsUnite confident of ‘robust’ demand despite dip in rental growth
Student accommodation provider reports third quarter figures as it awaits regulatory approval for £700m acquisition of Empiric
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NewsWatkin Jones signs £182m JV deal to develop tallest residential building in Scotland
Watkin Jones signs £182m JV deal to develop tallest residential building in Scotland
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NewsRegistered providers’ cash balances fall to 12-year low
Seven in 10 landlords report net cash outflow as landlords step up investment in repairs, says Regulator of Social Housing
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NewsSocial Housing REIT boosts income by 19%
Investor cites ‘chronic undersupply’ of specialised supported housing in unaudited half-year figures
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NewsRiverside raises £250m on the bond market
69,000-home landlord to use money to improve existing homes
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CommentFor-profit RPs could be simplified and streamlined to help them deliver even more
Valuable equity and pension scheme investment has been brought into affordable housing but with a bit of rethinking could for-profits make a bigger contribution, asks David Orr.
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CommentMinisters appear to be listening to the social housing sector – but much more needs to be done to attract private investment for delivery
The biggest mistake would be to assume the spending review measures alone are enough to boost housing delivery, warns Richard Jones
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NewsNatWest launches £500m loan facility for social rent
The new loans are for housing associations to build social rent homes
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NewsMHCLG to work with sector to design £2.5bn low cost loans over the summer
Loans could be deployed as part of an ‘amortising grant’ or ’repayable subsidy’ model proposed by Housing Today and the G15
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NewsThe National Housing Bank: more details and sector reaction
Housing leaders are hopeful the new financial institution announced last night will boost regional development and SME housebuilding
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NewsGovernment launches National Housing Bank with £16bn to invest in delivery
Bank will be a subsidiary of Homes England and will make long-term investments in building new homes
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News£39bn AHP could support 500,000 new homes, says JLL
But £100bn would be needed in private finance to plug the viability gap