All housing association articles – Page 4
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NewsRPs invest less in new homes as spend on existing stock continues to rise
Repair and maintenance spend up 13%, says RSH quarterly survey
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NewsDrop in valuation of student properties pushes Sanctuary into deficit
Housing association giant continues to explore sale of student properties to free up capital
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NewsUnite insists complaints ‘hotline’ complies with data protection rules and won’t risk residents’ safeguarding
Merseyside housing association files formal complaint with Information Commissioner’s Office
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NewsMagenta Living appoints interim CEO
Andy Lomas will lead 13,000-home landlord while it seeks successor to Debi Marriott-Lavery
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NewsCompletions hold steady at Aster Group
Surplus drops as £29m in pension scheme cessation costs recorded
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NewsSouthern Housing’s interest cover falls further as expected plummet in starts materialises
Landlord is pulling back from development to improve its financial capacity
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CommentEngland is failing to plan for its ageing population – the spending review must put that right
The government’s spending review must treate housing for older people as core infrastructure and deliver targeted funding, writes Bruce Moore
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In Focus‘I’m going to deal with this’ – Riverside boss Paul Dolan opens up about personal and professional resilience
Riverside’s new boss took the reins a year ago but, within days of starting, he was plunged into a battle with bowel cancer. Now, back from surgery and after chemotherapy, he uses his first interview to tell Carl Brown about his journey and his plans for the ...
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NewsIslington and Shoreditch Housing Association recruits new chief executive from NHG
Pippa Fleetwood-Read has also held senior roles at L&Q and the National Housing Federation
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NewsClarion increases completions 12% but undershoots target
Housing association giant boosts turnover and surplus but warns overall surplus figure in accounts will be impacted by £20m building safety impairment
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NewsParadigm and Settle announce designate appointments ahead of merger decision this summer
Paradigm chair Richard Moriarty would continue in role for combined provider
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NewsNon-compliant Notting Hill Genesis says regulator has ‘agreed its action plan’ to improve
CEO Patrick Franco says he is confident landlord now has a “pragmatic and achievable” plan
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NewsPlatform increases starts again but completions dip
Midlands-based provider eyes 7,500 new homes over the next five years
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NewsSouthway Housing Trust aims for 50% growth in stock within five years
Southway Housing Trust is aiming to increase its housing stock by 50% over the next five years to help meet housing demand. Southway Housing Trust’s offices in Disbury, south Manchester The landlord, based in Didsbury, south Manchester, has published its new five-year plan which includes a pledge ...
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NewsShepherds Bush folded into Guinness as ‘full’ merger completes
Stock and assets now transferred to £460m-turnover provider as 5,000-home association ceases to exist
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CommentWhy housing associations are uniquely placed to work with others to improve health and wellbeing
From helping domestic abuse survivors to working with the health service, housing associations should use partnerships to fulfil their social purpose, writes Elly Hoult
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NewsNon-compliant SYHA and Places for People enter merger talks
Sheffield-based landlord to become a subsidiary of 245,000-home PfP if plan progresses
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In Focus‘Work hard and be nice to people’: Gavin Cansfield reveals his plans for Moat
The Kent-based association has gone through a tricky period with a terminated repairs contract and regulatory criticism. In his first interview, the provider’s new chief executive explains how he intends to improve matters
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NewsHousing Today and G15 call on ministers to explore new grant funding model
Move towards amortised grant could help London’s housing associations develop while limiting increases in government balance sheet debt