All Housing articles – Page 38
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NewsIn pictures: Refurbishment of Goldfinger’s iconic Balfron tower
Grade II*-listed landmark’s refresh includes a library, gym and yoga room in its former utility tower
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NewsLovell profit hit by drop in open market sales
Partnerships housing arm of Morgan Sindall increases order book 27%
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NewsMetropolitan Thames Valley cuts back on development as it ‘weighs priorities’
MTVH reduces sales volumes to maintain “attractiveness to investors”
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NewsTaylor Wimpey profit falls 43% as inflation bites
Housebuilding giant says market ‘weakened’ following Bank of England interest rate rise
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NewsBrent council poised to approve three more towers
Mixed-use schemes up to 23-storeys in height to add to London borough’s growing number of high rises
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NewsIbstock to shut factory as housing slowdown hits brickmaker’s profit
Cost of closing site will include £1.5m on redundancy payments
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In FocusBriefing: Why Weston Homes plans to ‘in-source’ everything
Forget outsourcing expertise, material imports, software and even factories. In 2023, Weston Homes is “in-sourcing” as much as possible. Chair Bob Weston explains why.
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NewsClarion posts lower turnover after scaling back build plans
135,000-home housing association confirms near halving of surplus as contractor failures and cyber attack cost bite
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NewsHigh Court orders contractor to pay Home Group £6.5m over contract breach
Mears-owned repairs firm MPS told to pay housing association giant over termination losses
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NewsHouse prices drop 0.2% in July - Nationwide
The latest house price index reveals July 2023 was the “weakest outturn” since July 2009
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CommentThe election starting gun has been fired - but what housing policies do we need?
As both main parties announce policies, Ben Derbyshire describes his remedy for tackling the housing crisis
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NewsS&P warns proposed merger would weaken creditworthiness of Housing 21
Credit rating agency concerned about merger partner Extra Care Charitable Trust’s lease-based operating model
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NewsNandy on RTB: telling social tenants they can’t own their homes is “unacceptable”
Shadow housing secretary outlines reasons for Labour support for Right to Buy
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NewsGove blasts L&Q customer service failings as “unacceptable”
Housing secretary writes to 105,000-home association after damning Housing Ombudsman report
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NewsSovereign exceeds new build target despite surplus squeeze
62,000-home housing association increases build rate by 40% as it eyes further development boost through Network merger
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CommentGove’s simplification of plan-making won’t remove political barriers to development
The housing secretary this week announced proposals to make the local plan system more simple. However, Paul Smith argues the problems go beyond technical processes.
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NewsGovernment proposes three-check system for local plans
Consultation paper published outlining Gove’s proposals to speed up and simplify local plans
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NewsPersimmon finance boss set to depart after a year
Jason Windsor is leaving for new role at investment giant
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NewsL&Q ordered to pay £140,000 in compensation to tenants following ‘prolonged’ service decline
105,000-home housing association rapped by Housing Ombudsman over poor customer service
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NewsHousing slump takes toll on brickmaker Forterra’s numbers
Revenue and profit fall in first half with only ‘modest’ improvement expected in second