All Financing articles – Page 2
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NewsWolverhampton Council and English Cities Fund submit plans for city centre redevelopment
Plans unveiled for first 331-home phase of 1,000-home masterplan
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NewsRetirement Villages Group gets green light for 144-home Epping Forest scheme
Epping Forest District Council has granted the AXA-owned developer permission to deliver an over-65s development in Chigwell
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NewsGleeson ‘on track’ to increase profit despite ‘lack of conviction’ in market
The housebuilder forecasts completing 1,862 new homes and achieve a £28.1m pre-tax profit this year
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NewsNine housing associations re-issued with ‘V2’ financial viability grade following stability checks
All of the housing associations assessed so far kept their existing financial viability grades
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NewsNorthern Irish housing bodies welcome extra £24m for social housing, but warn ‘significant gap’ remains
A total of £68m in capital funding will be allocated to social housing, water infrastructure, and tackling rural poverty.
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NewsWelsh housing secretary sets up and appoints lead of Affordable Housing Taskforce
In September, Audit Wales published a report warning that the Welsh government will fall short of its target to build 20,000 social homes by March 2026 without significant additional spending.
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In FocusHow worried should the sector be about Vistry?
Housebuilding industry poster-child Vistry has been charting an aggressive growth course despite a tricky market over the last two years. Joey Gardiner asks why it has now lost half its value after two profit warnings in two months
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NewsL&Q reports deficit for first half of the year
Sale of strategic land division to Urban & Civic creates accounting loss as development falls 30%
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NewsCost of maintaining social housing units increases 11%, Housemark finds
The report found that the average cost of maintaining a social housing unit in 2023/24 exceeded £5,000
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NewsHomes England grants L&Q and the Mayor of London £124m in funding for Barking Riverside
The loan and grant funding will help to prepare the land for development of an additional 16,500 homes
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NewsAster development and pre-tax surplus drops in first half of the year
Aster’s development of new homes has dropped by 24% and its pre-tax surplus has dropped by £4.7m
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NewsBirmingham City Council calls for increased grant funding for temporary accommodation alternatives
The local authority will write to Angela Rayner urging her to create a long-term homelessness strategy that includes more funding for social housing and temporary accommodation alternatives
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NewsBromford increases spend on existing homes amid 20% increase in demand for repairs
The housing association, based in the West Midlands and South-west, has also delivered 457 new homes so far this year
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NewsManchester City Council approves additional £5m for housing company to bring forward four new development sites
This City plans to bring forward 600 new sustainable homes across the four brownfield sites
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NewsHousing Ombudsman's orders against social landlords triple year-on-year
Blakeway made almost 22,000 recommendations to put things right in 2023/24
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NewsHomes England, Muse and pensions insurer announce JV to build 3,000 homes
New company Habiko aims to be self-sustaining within 12 years
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NewsCredit rating agency revises Places for People’s outlook from stable to negative
S&P has downgraded PfP’s outlook due to increased costs associated with investments in existing homes
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NewsConcern mounts over financial impact of NI changes on housing associations providing care and support
Changes could cost larger care providers millions of extra pounds a year
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NewsNumbers of people rough sleeping in London increases by 18% compared to last year
The homelessness sector has welcomed the additional £233m funding for homelessness in the budget but says long-term funding is needed.
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NewsSector bodies urge Scottish government to prioritise housing following £4.9bn Budget boost
Housing organisations point out that the Scottish government has promised to prioritise housing yet affordable housing funding was cut by £196m this year