All housing association articles – Page 13
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NewsOptivo and Southern complete 77,000-home merger
Paul Hackett to head combined housing association to be known as Southern Housing
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NewsFlagship latest housing association to report drop in development
31,800-home assocation ‘monitoring’ 4,000-home development programme following regulatory downgrade
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NewsRegulator downgrades 14 more housing associations on viability
Latest batch of judgements brings total downgrades in recent weeks to 48 as regulator warns of lowered financial capacity
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NewsClarion reports drop in completions and turnover
Housing association giant sees 12% reduction in completions as it takes ‘cautious’ approach to delivery
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CommentKey tips on delivering an effective retrofit programme
As the cold weather bites, Fiona Fletcher-Smith gives some pointers for how housing providers can effectively improve the energy efficiency of their stock
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NewsFor profit provider fails regulatory standard
RSH says Auxesia Homes has become the first ever ‘for profit’ landlord to have breached viability and governance tests
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NewsA2 Dominion and TfL get green light for 350-home scheme
Development next to Hounslow West Tube station is on TfL-owned land
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NewsSwan to close its offsite factories
Troubled housing association will not keep modular facilities open even after rescue merger with Sanctuary completes
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NewsL&G signs 1,000-home modular housebuilding deal with major association
Vivid to get L&G Modular to provide up to 300 homes a year across south of England
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NewsPeabody poaches Notting Hill Genesis exec for COO role
Elly Hoult will join 104,000-home housing association in the spring
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NewsSanctuary and Swan rescue merger delayed
Plan still awaiting lender approval as saga surrounding Essex-based landlord drags on
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NewsPlatform’s new build hit by inflation and supply chain delays
47,000-home association still confident of hitting last year’s development figure
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NewsAviva invests £80m in housing association
Insurance firm’s asset management business Aviva Investors has now invested almost £360m in social housing in the UK in 2022
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CommentStrategic planning is crucial for squeezed affordable housing providers
Mergers? Joint venture partnerships? Stock rationalisation? as housing associations face huge financial pressure, Gemma Bell looks at the options available to providers
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NewsSwan and Sanctuary boards approve merger
Rescue deal will go ahead in December subject to ‘commercial discussions with third parties’
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CommentTragedy underlines the need to address systemic failings in our housing system
The shocking death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak has been described as a “defining moment” for the housing sector. David Orr argues the tragedy shows the need to fix deep-rooted problems in housing
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NewsRiverside and One speed up full merger due to ‘economic uncertainty’
Housing associations bring forward plans by a year to ‘protect services’
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NewsHousing associations miss build targets as inflation costs mount
Sovereign, Optivo and Great Places all report impact of cost rises in half-year figures
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NewsAutumn statement: reaction as 7% cap on social housing rent rises confirmed
Industry figures welcome plan to set 7% limit rather than 5%
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NewsNotting Hill beats new homes completions target
But G15 landlord says it will build at current reduced rate for forseeable future