All Financing articles – Page 8
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NewsPlaces for People joins call for next government to build 90,000 social homes a year
A recent PfP survey found over three-quarters of people believe more social rented homes are needed to tackle homelessness
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NewsShelter calls on ‘political parties of all stripes’ to commit to building 90,000 social rented homes per year
Analysis of government data shows that social rent home losses have surpassed 250,000 in a decade
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NewsSocial value in procurement needs assurance process to boost credibility, says HACT
Social housing charity says third-party verification process could help deliver long-term impact
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NewsNorthern Ireland temporary accommodation costs soar to almost £28m in one year
The public housing authority’s expenditure on temporary accommodation has increased by more than sixfold in seven years
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NewsSector could face £220m rent arrears spike due to benefit payment period 'mismatch', Housemark warns
The housing data specialist has urged RPs to address the gap between housing benefit payments and ‘rent weeks’ this year
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NewsVistry strikes 1,750-home deal with Blackstone and Regis
Latest large-scale forward sale deal is worth £580m
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NewsLondon council sees housing starts slump by 96% in the past year
Southwark Council’s start figures have dropped from 684 to 28 last year
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NewsRiverside replaces director of finance company
Joanna Bonnett and Matthew Blake have taken over as directors of Riverside Finance
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NewsNationwide reports ‘modest rebound’ in house prices with 0.4% growth in May
Bank’s chief economist says market showing resilience with election not expected to generate significant change
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NewsLoss of social homes cost UK economy £25bn last year, new report finds
Research estimates that social housing tenancies contribute over £70bn per year to the economy. This contribution could be even greater if 1.4 million social homes had not been lost to disposals, conversions, and the Right to Buy scheme.
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NewsMTVH reports £80m deficit due to fire safety costs and write-downs
Revenue and underlying operating surplus up but housing association hit by higher non-recurring and fire safety costs
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NewsWheatley Group retains A+ stable credit rating
S&P says 93,000-home Scottish housing association has “very strong liquidity”
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NewsFixing poor-quality homes could save the NHS and social care £1.5bn a year, research finds
Research by the Building Research Establishment on behalf of the Centre for Ageing Better finds that investment in home improvements could help save public sector services billions per year
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NewsOrbit sets target to build and regenerate 5,700 homes by 2030
The Midlands-housing association’s new corporate strategy will focus on continuing to build homes ‘at scale’
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NewsCIH welcomes DESNZ’s changes to Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund wave three
The membership body says that changes to the scheme design should make delivery easier and shows DESNZ has listened to feedback
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NewsG15 chair writes to Gove to rebut claims of ‘widespread abuse of service charges’ by social landlords in London
Fiona Fletcher-Smith wrote to Gove regarding ‘comments and accusations’ made against housing associations in a letter from Sir George Howarth MP
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NewsRe-elected Andy Burnham commits to building 10,000 new council homes over the next four years
After winning his third mayoral term, Burnham vows to make housing a ‘top-order issue’ and end the housing crisis within a decade
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NewsCIH Northern Ireland says budget cuts are a ‘devastating blow’ to social housing development
The Department for Communities annual capital budget has been cut by a further 38%
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NewsReading Council set to wind down ‘unviable’ housing company
The local authority says the wholly-owned Homes for Reading has missed two loan repayments
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CommentSection 106 delivers numbers- but to ensure good services, HAs need more control
L&Q has launched a review into how it can work with managing agents where ownership arrangements make it hard for the association to influence services and costs for residents. Fiona Fletcher-Smith explains more.