All Housing Today articles in January 2022 – Page 4
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News
Kingspan ordered to halt sales of Kooltherm K15 insulation product
Insulation manufacturer recalls batches of the same product used on Grenfell after it was found to have lower than advertised fire safety performance
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McLaren files plans for 375-home Leeds rental scheme
The Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher-designed scheme will be McLaren’s second in the city
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Mayor says build cost inflation hitting 45% on some London housing projects
Sadiq Khan says there will be ‘significant impact’ on affordable home building without government cash
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Gove calls for review of building insurance on tower blocks
Housing secretary writes to FCA and CMA in latest attempt to reduce financial burden on leaseholders and normalise housing market
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In Focus
Can Gove really ‘go after’ developers for £4bn of cladding costs?
The housing secretary’s decision to protect leaseholders of flats with fire safety problems by ‘going after’ housebuilders and developers looks set to change the legal landscape
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Harworth results to beat market expectations
Regeneration developer says trading in 2021 ahead of consensus
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Work to start on 600-home Wirral Waters BTR scheme after investment
Insurance giant PIC pledges £130m to back development of flagship regeneration site
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M&G buys majority stake in green MMC housebuilder
Institutional investor in £500m partnership with Greencore to build several thousand homes
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Buyer demand for homes increases 49%, says Zoopla
Househunting activity surges but supply remains constrained, says real estate portal
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Comment
Why sustainability reporting matters in housing
Fiona Fletcher-Smith talks through the drivers behind L&Q’s publication of its first ever sustainability report this week.
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‘Blocked’ later living downsizers hold £516bn in equity
More than four million older people would consider moving, poll by McCarthy Stone and YouGov finds
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Tory district council latest to pause local plan work
Councillors in Mid Sussex decide to pause plan work in light of uncertainty over government planning reforms
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Forterra warns on further price hikes for bricks
Firm says more increases likely after recent double-digit rises
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‘For-profit’ Sage sets 30,000-home target
Blackstone-owned affordable housing firm says it was biggest provider of new homes in 2021
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Abbey parent firm sees profit double
Owner of Anglo-Irish housebuilder charts recovery in latest results
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Tilia appoints former Persimmon and Linden exec as MD
Andrew Hammond joins business formerly known as Kier Living
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Brick By Brick appoints directors to oversee wind-down
Former Vinci and Berkeley execs to lead Croydon council-owned housebuilder as chief exec departs
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Comment
Tackling inappropriate housing for older people
The key to combatting social isolation is to integrate age-friendly housing into established communities, argues Gillian Harrison
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News
Avant chief executive steps down
Mark Mitchell’s decision comes less than a year after Jeff Fairburn-led buyout of the firm by Berkeley de Veer
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Clarion increases turnover 15% as sales income rises
The housing association completed 1,586 homes in the first nine months of last year