All housing association articles – Page 4
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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
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CommentLabour’s new towns are an opportunity to turbocharge community development
Following the government’s announcement that it has received 100 proposals for new towns, Amanda Williams calls on ministers to include community-led development quotas in their plans.
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News‘Grip the housing crisis or accept managed decline’ G15 chair tells government
Fiona Fletcher-Smith warns government 1.5m homes target is under threat unless ministers act to restores financial certainty to social housing sector
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NewsCHP and Estuary enter merger talks
Essex housing associations in discussions about creating 16,000-home provider
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CommentIt’s time for the government to safeguard shared ownership’s affordability
Affordable homeownership must be a central part of Keir Starmer’s plan for economic growth, writes Mel Barrett
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NewsMagenta Living chief executive to join Sydney housing association
Debi Marriott-Lavery to leave 13,000-home Wirral-based provider in the summer
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In FocusRural housing champion: Rethinking local delivery of repairs with Stonewater CEO Nick Harris
Stonewater has grown its housing stock by around 10,000 properties in just 10 years since it was formed through a merger of Raglan and Jephson. Nick Harris talks about the challenge of maintaining customer service across a large number of rural areas
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NewsBromford in push to buy land as it seeks to build 11,000 homes over seven years
Midlands-based housing association aims to complete purchase of land for 1,000 new homes by April as merger with Flagship imminent
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NewsMTVH’s chief financial officer announces retirement
News comes as housing association signs joint venture deal for 323 homes in South London
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NewsL&Q development down 26% as it pursues de-risking strategy
Housing association giant raises extra £30m from stock sales in first nine months of 2024/25
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News‘Reserves are not excess funds’ - Livv hits back at unions as quarter of staff strike over pay
13,000-home housing association drafts in subcontractors as 28% of staff down tools
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In Focus‘Are we putting customers at the heart of our decision-making?’ Phil Andrew reveals Orbit’s transformation plan
The chief executive has taken an unusual route to the social housing sector via studying glaciers and working for British American Tobacco. He tells Carl Brown about his journey
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NewsStonewater’s Sue Shirt leaves role following cancer diagnosis
Well-known chief customer officer leaves organisation with immediate effect
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NewsSouthern Housing appoints former MTVH executive to its board
Mark Everard has also previously held roles at Aecom and Capita
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NewsMTVH changes parent company in move to simplify structure
Credit rating agency Standard & Poors says move to switch parent company ‘better reflects importance’ of Metropolitan side of the business.
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NewsWrekin Housing Group and Housing Plus complete merger
Enlarged 33,000-home provider plans to invest extra £55m into existing homes
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NewsMidland Heart ‘on track’ to hit 4,000-home target as it boosts turnover and surplus
Housing association doubles operating surplus
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NewsL&Q appoints new group finance director
Ed Farnsworth will succeed long-serving Waqar Ahmed in January
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