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In FocusUK Design Capital of the year: How Cardiff is rethinking its industrial heritage to drive regeneration
In the last of our UK Design Capital series, Joey Gardiner looks at how Cardiff has used placemaking to rebuild its future after a potentially existential decline with the collapse of the coal and steel industries
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In FocusUK Design Capital of the Year 2026 shortlist: How Bradford’s regeneration is driving its revival
Alex Funk takes a closer look at her home city and explores the projects, policies and partnerships driving its transformation that have made it a contender for this year’s award
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In FocusHow £10bn-turnover Czech giant Penta is using housing JVs to gain a foothold in the London market
Housing Today flies to Prague to speak to Marek Dospiva, co-founder of one of central Europe’s biggest companies, which has recently signed two JV deals for housing schemes with Ballymore in London and is eyeing further deals
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In FocusFrom £50k homes to a £1bn platform: HSPG’s next phase in affordable housing
The social impact investor says a £1bn equity injection from Sixth Street into its for-profit provider PPHA will help it acquire around 4,000 homes and hold more stock for the long term. Guy Horne discusses HSPG’s journey
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NewsNatwest announces £250m loan fund to help RPs buy section 106 homes
Fund matches £250m for section 106 purchases set aside from government’s £2.5bn low-cost loans fund
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NewsGlobal investment firm Sixth Street announces plan to invest £1bn in for-profit provider
Park Properties Housing Association has identified around 4,000 homes to add to its portfolio
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NewsReeves pledges £2.3bn to remove ‘roadblocks’ to regeneration with three-quarters of the money going to the north
Chancellor also promises ‘roadmap’ for fiscal devolution to the regions by the autumn and vows to tackle geographical imbalances
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NewsFinance watchdog opens probe into accountants at Vistry’s south division
Investigation comes after series of profit warnings in 2024
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News‘We know our service has not been up to standard’ - Southern pledges to overhaul repairs and fix finances in four-year corporate plan
G15 landlord pledges £30m efficiencies programme to help close £75m gap in finances
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NewsNHF and G15 back call for new shared ownership staircasing model to unlock up to £33bn for HAs
Sector bodies endorse Southern Housing’s new subsidised ‘staircasing’ mortgage proposal, describing it as a ‘win-win’ for housebuilding and homebuyers that ’would not stoke house prices’
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CommentHousing Today and the G15’s wish for low-interest loans has been granted – but how do we make the most of the opportunity?
Paul Hackett considers creative ways to increase the availability of the £2.5n of low-cost loans announced by the government
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NewsGovernment adopts funding model first proposed by Housing Today and G15
MHCLG confirms go-ahead for policy first set out in State of the Capital report ahead of further detail on affordable housebuilding acceleration package later today
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CommentWe don’t just need funding for adaptations – we need policy to drive delivery of new accessible homes too
Government must strike the right balance between adaptations and new build, argues Christina McGill
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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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NewsThe Housing Finance Corporation announces three senior hires
New senior director credit began this month with two more appointments joining in new year
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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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NewsFirst phase of 3,500-home Edinburgh scheme step closer after Holyrood confirms £42m funding
The first phase of Granton Waterfront will deliver 847 homes
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NewsTemporary accommodation subsidy freeze costing district councils £268m a year, DCN warns
Funding gap equivalent to more than 1,000 new social homes