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In FocusRowan Court: a blueprint for council housing placemaking?
Haringey Council’s Rowan Court helps to restore a sense of place for an under-utilised edge site on an existing council estate, writes Ben Flatman, architectural editor at Housing Today’s sister publication Building Design
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In FocusThe big social media question: should housing associations leave X (Twitter)?
Some social landlords describe X as “toxic” but for others it is still a “shop window” and remains an effective route to communicate with residents. As the platform sheds users, Alex Funk looks at how individual landlords are responding
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In Focus‘Because the spaces work for children, they work for everyone’ - how Camden’s Whittington estate fosters a community for all ages
Mary Richardson talks to two architects who have made a film about the child-friendly estate where they live, to find out what’s so special about its design
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In FocusSite safety, housing market renewal and the £60k house - A look back at John Prescott’s contribution to the sector
The former deputy prime minister, whose death was announced this morning, forced construction to realise that things couldn’t go on as they were
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In Focus‘I never feel like I’ve done enough’… High-flying Elly Hoult talks about her career so far and her plans as CIH president
The Peabody deputy chief executive shares her journey from leaving school at 16, how her experiences shaped her and why she wants more people to ‘choose housing’
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In FocusHow worried should the sector be about Vistry?
Housebuilding industry poster-child Vistry has been charting an aggressive growth course despite a tricky market over the last two years. Joey Gardiner asks why it has now lost half its value after two profit warnings in two months
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In FocusThe strain of temporary accommodation: are local authorities’ innovative solutions enough?
With council spending on temporary accommodation reaching more than £2bn last year and still climbing, some local authorities are tackling the issue head-on. But will there efforts be enough? OIivia Barber reports
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In FocusHousing association financial statements 2023/24: key trends and library of reports
The reporting season has come to an end, here are all our reports from housing association balance sheets for 2023/24
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In Focus‘Being the only girl doesn’t bother me’: My work as a heating and plumbing apprentice at Progress Housing Group
In the latest in our Frontline Stories series, the 21-year-old speaks to Alex Funk about being a young female in a male-dominated industry, finding out she has dyslexia and ADHD, and getting her driver’s license
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In FocusGrey belt, green belt and the curious case of Labour’s benchmark land value
The new government’s plans to allow more development on parts of the green belt have been hailed as a potential game-changer for housing supply. However, there are growing fears that the ‘golden rules’ governing the release of sites may simply make sites unviable
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In FocusA crisis hiding in plain sight: is the UK’s built environment failing children and young people?
While housing supply and affordability dominate public debate, the prevalence of safe, accessible spaces for children and adolescents is a critical yet overlooked issue. Nora Redmond takes a closer look at whether the built environment is leaving young people underserved
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In FocusWhy are councils getting low consumer regulation gradings?
Almost all the low ‘C3’ grades given by the Regulator of Social Housing since the new regime came into force in April are for local authorities as opposed to housing associations. Carl Brown finds out why
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In Focus‘Communication is the golden thread’: my work as an operations manager at Sovereign Network Group
Sophie Meilack works to drive improvements in the responsive repairs team at Sovereign Network Group. In the latest in our Frontline Stories series, she speaks to Olivia Barber about her role.
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In FocusRevealed: Top 30 Housing Champions
Our list celebrates those housing professionals who are going above and beyond in their day-to-day roles to improve services for residents
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In FocusLocal focus, efficient growth: Vivid boss Mark Perry explains how the Hampshire landlord became one of the RP sector’s biggest builders
Despite managing only 35,000 homes, Vivid is now in the UK’s top five biggest developing housing associations. The group’s chief executive explains its strategy and its plan to transform customer services
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In Focus‘A part of you wants to be idealistic and end poverty’: My work as a money guidance manager at Clarion Futures
Mary Bunner joined Clarion Futures in 2010 to establish the money guidance team. As the financial landscape has changed, her work has evolved and evolved. As part of Housing Today’s frontline stories series, she explains how her team continues to adapt to support residents.
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In FocusYIMBYs buoyant but social housing providers anxious for funding clarity: takeaways from the Labour party conference 2024
A round-up of the key talking points for housing from Labour’s first party conference in government for 15 years
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In FocusA tale of two mergers: What do the completion of Barratt-Redrow and the collapse of Bellway-Crest Nicholson mean for Labour’s housebuilding plans?
Is the ground-breaking merger likely to help or hinder the government’s chances of hitting its sky-high 1.5 million housebuilding target?
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In FocusKey takeaways from the Building the Future Conference and Housing Today Live
Church House in Westminster yesterday was the venue for two back-to-back conferences on construction and housing attended by hundreds of professionals from the built environment. Here is a round-up of the key talking points from the event, run by Building and Housing Today.
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In FocusCo-living: Where does it go from here?
The past few years have seen investors plunge cash into the co-living market. Will it live up to the hype and why is it leaving councils cold? Daniel Gayne went to a scheme in Manchester to find out