All Housing articles – Page 9
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News‘Make housing a passionate choice’, says Elly Hoult in presidential address
The Chartered Institute of Housing president explains how social housing changed her life and why the sector should ‘shout from the rooftops’ about its careers opportunities
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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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NewsWatkin Jones slashes losses to £300k after turbulent 18 months
Developer buoyed by increased profit from student housing schemes
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In partnershipQueensland Road: A case study on building and fire safety remediation
Symon Sentain, executive director property services, Newlon Housing Trust speaks about the housing association's approach to tackling fire and building safety
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NewsRIBA calls for ‘consequential improvements’ in existing single staircase towers
Institute wants more stringent safety regulations in non-residential buildings in its full response to Grenfell Inquiry report
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NewsPersimmon spent £60m on building safety remediation last year
Housebuilder has now spent £120m on safety works with 30% of remediation jobs still yet to start
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NewsGleeson says trading in line with expectations but boss warns housing recovery remains sluggish
Housebuilder says government needs to provide clarity on spending review plans
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NewsOngoing audit of fire safety provisions puts Crest Nicholson results back two weeks
Auditor asks for more time to run rule over ‘appropriateness of fire remediation provision’
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In FocusThe 1.5 million-home question: Does the government’s planning reform programme add up?
Ministers unleashed a barrage of planning reforms in the dying days of 2024. Joey Gardiner asks if these can give the industry the boost it needs to get anywhere close to the government’s ambitious housebuilding target?
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News10-year rent settlement would generate extra £13bn for social landlords over a decade, CIH and Savills find
Decade-long settlement would cumulatively generate £72bn over 30 years for social landlords, compared to £37bn for the government’s proposed five-year arrangement
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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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In Focus‘My push has always been to give young people a chance’: Geraldine Howley on inclusivity and inspiring the next generation
The outgoing chair of the Chartered Institute of Housing has spent the past 40 years striving to make the sector more inclusive while inspiring young talent to join. As part of Housing Today’s Every Person Counts campaign, she talks about her journey
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In Focus‘I’m passionate about villages having the right sort of housing’ … My work as a development officer at Hastoe Housing Association
Tim Wells tells Housing Today how his rural roots inspired his career and how he is helping to overcome the challenges to build much-needed affordable homes
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NewsVistry and LLDC form joint venture to build 948-home scheme in Stratford
Pudding Mill Lane project will be 45% affordable
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NewsCIH announces names of members for new Equality, Diversion and Inclusion board
Membership body appoints 12 to new board to advise on EDI strategy
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NewsTaylor Wimpey recruits former Marshalls boss to its board
Martyn Coffey set to join as Humphrey Singer stands down
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NewsCommittee ‘concerned’ Welsh government’s 20,000 social homes target will not meet demand
The Housing and Local Government committee has suggested that the government needs to raise its social housing target from 20,000 to 60,000.
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NewsYorkshire Housing boosts pre-tax surplus by 80%
The 18,900-home housing association said it has had to ‘flex’ its development programme due to the economic conditions, but is on track to meet its building target.
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NewsPennycook ‘convinced’ 1.5 million homes are deliverable but won’t commit to annual targets
Housing minster tells MPs he can’t provide a figure for the number of affordable or social rent homes to be delivered within the 1.5 million homes target
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NewsSouthern Housing names new chief financial officer
Current CFO Sarah Smith will stand down in May