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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 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 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 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 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.
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In FocusBest of 2024: interviews
Our pick of the best Housing Today interviews from the past 12 months
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In FocusBest of 2024: features and campaigns
Our pick of the best Housing Today features from the past 12 months
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In FocusBest of 2024: comment pieces
Our pick of the best Housing Today opinion pieces from the past 12 months
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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