All Housing Delivery articles – Page 6
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Rent policy changes put 300,000 social homes at risk of becoming unsustainable, warns G15
Inequalities to social rents have cost London’s largest housing associations more than £2bn, housing association group says
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Comment
What should England’s affordable housing target be and how can we reach it?
A committee of MPs last week called for action to build 90,000 social rented homes year. In making its case, it cited up-to-date research from the Chartered Institute of Housing’s UK Housing Review. John Perry explains more about the research.
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‘We have not built enough homes’ admits Michael Gove
Housing secretary quizzed on latest homelessness figures
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Let’s not wait for the election – politicians can take steps towards a long-term plan for housing now
The housing crisis is too urgent to wait for politics, argues Geeta Nanda
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In Focus
‘We wouldn’t be doing it if it wasn’t wanted’: Duchy of Cornwall's project team defends 2,500-home Faversham scheme
The project team behind plans for a ‘Poundbury-style’ development tell Tom Lowe why the scheme has been unfairly maligned in news reports
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CIH Brighton: Homes England ‘building up pipeline to push for funding programme post-election’
Agency keen to demonstrate appetite from sector after hundreds of millions handed back last year
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Welsh housing association announces new chief executive
Interim chief executive to progress to chief executive role
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Kate Barker-led housing commission issues call for evidence
Commission launched by thinktank Radix and law firm Shoosmiths wants submissions from experts in the planning, development and housing sectors
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South-west housing association appoints former Orbit director as new chair
Ted Pearce will take over from the incumbent chair of Two Rivers’ board once her term ends in October
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Sector bodies sign TCPA’s ‘healthy homes pledge’
Chartered Institute of Housing, the Royal Institute of British Architects and Wates are among the organisations signed up
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Housebuilding activity ‘sluggish’ despite rise in overall construction output
Index shows fall in residential building work amid ‘elevated borrowing costs’
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House prices ‘held steady’ in April, according to Halifax
Halifax expects that a reduction in the Bank of England’s interest rate later in the year would contribute to a moderate increase in house prices
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Re-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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Platform Housing Group hails ‘record-breaking’ amount of starts
48,000-home housing association increases completions by 25% but misses original target
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CIH 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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Next London mayor should review fast-track planning route for affordable housing, says HBF
The trade association says the mechanism is ‘more hindrance than help’, as voters head to the polls.
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Reading 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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Comment
Section 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.
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Midland Heart appoints new executive director of property services
The 35,000-home housing association has promoted Sayeed Harris to the role