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In FocusAre housing associations really overcharging residents?
Tenants are winning service charge cases in court, but official figures show housing associations spend more on services than they actually bill for. Daniel Gayne looks into whether these cases are isolated errors, or whether other factors are at play.
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In Focus‘Work hard and be nice to people’: Gavin Cansfield reveals his plans for Moat
The Kent-based association has gone through a tricky period with a terminated repairs contract and regulatory criticism. In his first interview, the provider’s new chief executive explains how he intends to improve matters
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In FocusHousing Today and G15 State of the Capital report
Housing Today publishes its exclusive research into ways of boosting affordable housing in London, in partnership with the G15 group
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In FocusHousing Today’s Good Employment Report in full
Housing Today this week publishes its exclusive Good Employment Report.
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In FocusGood Employment Report - Chapter three: Sustaining inclusive workplaces
Our exclusive research project looking at solutions housing organisations are using to improve diversity and address skills challenges publishes its findings this week. Here is our second chapter.
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In FocusSix key takeaways from Scotland’s Housing Festival 2025
The Scottish social housing sector gathered in Edinburgh this week. Delegates mulled the impacts of a new Westminster government and regulatory changes with one eye on Holyrood elections next year. Daniel Gayne reports.
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In FocusGood Employment Report - Chapter two: Building skills and careers for the future
Our exclusive research project looking at solutions housing organisations are using to improve diversity and address skills challenges publishes its findings this week. Here is our second chapter.
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In FocusHow closely has the government adhered to the Grenfell Inquiry’s recommendations?
While Angela Rayner has promised to ‘take forward’ all of the recommendations, not all appear to have been adopted to the letter. Daniel Gayne and Tom Lowe analyse the wiggle room the government has given itself over some of the key measures
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In FocusGood Employment Report - Chapter one: Innovating in recruitment now
Our exclusive research project looking at solutions housing organisations are using to improve diversity and address skills challenges publishes its findings this week. Here is a preview of a chapter on innovations in recruitment.
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In FocusRural housing champion: Rethinking local delivery of repairs with Stonewater CEO Nick Harris
Stonewater has grown its housing stock by around 10,000 properties in just 10 years since it was formed through a merger of Raglan and Jephson. Nick Harris talks about the challenge of maintaining customer service across a large number of rural areas
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In FocusThe ‘bloke on the desk’: My work as a receptionist at Notting Hill Genesis
Bookworm, employee of the year, and the face of Notting Hill Genesis - in the latest in our Frontline Stories series, John Burns tells Alex Funk the story of his journey into the sector
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In FocusIt’s deja vu all over again: Can the Ox-Cam Arc work second time around?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have
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In FocusKey talking points from the CIH South West conference
A variety of topics were on the table at the CIH South West conference, from rural homelessness, to supported housing funding, promoting housing careers and attracting investment. Alex Funk reports from Bristol
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In FocusWhat the delays at the Building Safety Regulator mean for high-rise development
The new system of gateway checks on high rise buildings is adding anything up to 18 months to construction programmes. Joey Gardiner finds out why
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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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In Focus'This is a growth story’… How Network Rail plans to become one of the UK’s biggest housebuilders
The transport operator’s group property director talks about the ‘new mindset’ at Network Rail – and why the country’s biggest owner of brownfield land is taking an assertive role in redevelopment projects on its sites
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In Focus‘One in five of us is over 65. In 10 years, it’s going to be one in four’… Anchor CEO Sarah Jones on why affordable later living housing matters
From starting out in retail to holding financial positions in major companies, Sarah Jones has always had a way with numbers. Now, as boss of the largest non-profit provider of housing for older people, her concern is how to boost the number of social rented homes
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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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In Focus‘Housing links to so many things’… Florence Eshalomi on her plans for the HCLG committee
The Vauxhall and Camberwell MP has been appointed chair of a cross-party group which seeks to hold the new government to account on its housing policies. Here, she explains how affordable homes and local government finance are her central priorities
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In FocusBest of 2024: big stories and talking points
From a change of government, to the return of social housing inspections and the Grenfell Inquiry, 2024 was a busy year for housing professionals. Here is Housing Today’s round-up of the biggest stories and talking points throughout the year.