All Housing articles – Page 12
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CommentLabour can and should release the potential of modular housing
The UK leads the way in the field of offsite housing construction. It is time for the government to have some skin in the game, Ben Derbyshire writes
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NewsCIH Scotland has ‘serious concerns’ that introducing Passivhaus equivalent will affect housing delivery
Devolved government plans to bring in standard for all new builds
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NewsSolihull Council appoints Vistry to deliver MMC sustainable housing scheme
The development will be 100% affordable
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NewsPlaces for People appoints new managing director for developments
Andrew Usher has been promoted from development director to managing director for developments
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NewsCouncils urge chancellor to take ‘immediate action’ as one in four councils risk needing bailouts
LGA says Budget must provide councils with financial stability to protect the services
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NewsHomes England ‘supporting’ TopHat amid wind-down reports
Firm understood to be winding down its volumetric operations
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NewsSutton council picks development partner for 740-home town centre regeneration
Several sites to be redeveloped in second phase of project
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NewsGovernment should create cross-departmental housing delivery unit, says report
Housing commission, originally chaired by Kate Barker, calls for ‘cold cash’ to subsidise social rent homes
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NewsPennycook commits to new consumer code for housebuilders in CMA response
More work needed to address ‘fleeceholds’, government says
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NewsBirmingham City Council proposes reducing affordable housing target for brownfield developments
Council says proposed local plan changes are not about watering down affordable housing, but about being ‘realistic’
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NewsNew NHF report urges social landlords to use data to make contact with residents count
The report says that landlords do not need to wait for IT solutions to make use of resident data
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NewsLandlords struggling with damp and mould repairs timescales, Ombudsman finds
The watchdog has shared more than 100 severe maladministration cases on damp and mould ahead of Awaab’s Law being introduced.
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NewsNewham Council becomes first social landlord to receive lowest ‘C4’ consumer grade
Regulator calls for “significant change” at London borough after finding missed electrical tests, fire checks and thousands of overdue repairs
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NewsDeaths of homeless people increase 12%, Museum of Homelessness research finds
The number of people who died while homeless rose to 1,474 last year
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NewsS&P downgrades Futures Housing’s credit rating over increased investment in existing homes
The credit rating agency says that Futures’ spend on stock will keep its EBITDA margins below 20% over the next two years
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NewsHill Group appoints new dedicated build-to-rent manager as it eyes expansion into sector
Tom Starkey has been hired to help shape Hill’s BTR strategy
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NewsScottish regulator warns of ‘systemic failure’ to deliver homelessness services
The organisation says the last year has been the most challenging for social housing since the Scottish Housing Regulator was formed in 2012
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NewsNorth East Combined Authority and Homes England form strategic place partnership
NECA has signed an agreement to form a long-term partnership with the government’s housing and regeneration agency to help unlock local housing development
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NewsCitizen builds ‘record’ 703 new homes
The 32,000-home housing association’s turnover increases, but its surplus falls due to interest costs
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NewsSanctuary looking to sell 21 student accommodation schemes
Move to sell 5,600 beds intended to ’unlock’ new investment in existing stock