All Housing Today articles in January 2025 – Page 2
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Rayner vows to ‘fix the system’ after report links 74 child deaths to temporary accommodation
Deputy prime minister describes findings by group of MPs as ‘shocking’
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Avant Homes confirms plans for redundancies in Midlands
Housebuilder refuses to put number on planned lay-offs
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Around 300 organisations sign up to section 106 ‘clearing service’
Housebuilders, housing associations and councils register with new database which aims to help match buyers and sellers of section 106 affordable homes
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Lovell and LiveWest sign £300m joint venture deal to build 820 homes in North Devon
At least 324 dwellings will be for affordable tenures
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Clarion boosts completions by 53%
Housing association giant doubles surplus but spend on existing homes falls amid Building Safety Regulator approval delays
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Vistry to begin construction after buying 233-home site from Bloor
Housebuilder will deliver 70 homes with BTR provider Sigma
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Welsh Ombudsman finds ‘injustice’ in social landlords’ approach to complaint handling
Hafod Housing Association and Cardiff Council were deemed to have neglected duties under Equality Act
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Comment
How supporting small charities is helping Hyde better understand its communities
The Hyde Charitable Trust has ramped up its funding for local charities amid a tough operating environment for the third sector. But, writes Katherine Rodgers, it’s not just about the money.
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Regal submits plans for 1,500-home scheme in north London
Project will see ‘outdated’ local leisure facilities replaced
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Berkeley granted approval for 357-home Fulham towers scheme
Plans for homes at former gasworks site signed off after second staircase redesign
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Watkin Jones CEO ‘positive’ about chances in Nine Elms scheme appeal
Councillors said last week that height of 22-storey scheme was ‘excessive’
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Honey announces new partnerships business with £60m in forward sales
Housebuilder has agreed a forward sale deal for a 60-home scheme with Together Housing Group
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Insulation installers suspended over poor work funded through government energy efficiency schemes
“Systemic” issues discovered with solid wall insulation installed under Energy Company Obligation 4 and Great British Insulation Schemes
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Government targets new homes around commuter hubs
Reeves and Rayner pledge default approval for schemes with “high housing potential” such as sites near train stations
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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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Bristol council approves 22-storey student tower
Building will be tallest in Temple Quarter regeneration
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Cumbrian council aims to bring half of empty homes back into use by 2030
Launch of ‘Empty Homes Strategy’ aims to address lack of affordable housing and rising homelessness
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Homelessness placing ‘unsustainable pressure’ on council finances, says PAC
Committee’s report has been welcomed by the Chartered Institute of Housing
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‘Lack of mortgage availability is a significant barrier’ - HBF reacts to proposed overhaul of lending rules
The FCA is looking at loosening regulations around mortgages in response to Keir Starmer’s request for ideas to boost growth
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Social housing waiting lists in capital reach decade-high, says London Councils
Boroughs left with £700m ‘black hole’ in social housing finances between 2023-24 and 2027-28