All Housing Today articles in June 2023 – Page 13
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NewsLloyds and Homes England JV agrees deal to fund 237-home build-to-rent scheme
Housing Growth Partnership signs deal with construction firm McGoff
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NewsBrent council poised to approve three more towers
Mixed-use schemes up to 23-storeys in height to add to London borough’s growing number of high rises
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NewsIbstock to shut factory as housing slowdown hits brickmaker’s profit
Cost of closing site will include £1.5m on redundancy payments
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NewsGleeson appoints partnerships director
The £375m turnover housebuilder is ‘exploring the potential’ of moving into partnerships
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In FocusBriefing: Why Weston Homes plans to ‘in-source’ everything
Forget outsourcing expertise, material imports, software and even factories. In 2023, Weston Homes is “in-sourcing” as much as possible. Chair Bob Weston explains why.
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NewsClarion posts lower turnover after scaling back build plans
135,000-home housing association confirms near halving of surplus as contractor failures and cyber attack cost bite
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NewsHigh Court orders contractor to pay Home Group £6.5m over contract breach
Mears-owned repairs firm MPS told to pay housing association giant over termination losses
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NewsHouse prices drop 0.2% in July - Nationwide
The latest house price index reveals July 2023 was the “weakest outturn” since July 2009
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CommentThe election starting gun has been fired - but what housing policies do we need?
As both main parties announce policies, Ben Derbyshire describes his remedy for tackling the housing crisis
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NewsS&P warns proposed merger would weaken creditworthiness of Housing 21
Credit rating agency concerned about merger partner Extra Care Charitable Trust’s lease-based operating model
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NewsNandy on RTB: telling social tenants they can’t own their homes is “unacceptable”
Shadow housing secretary outlines reasons for Labour support for Right to Buy
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NewsBerkeley plans to restart stalled towers scheme in south London
Tools downed on Old Kent Road’s biggest redevelopment last year amid viability concerns
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NewsExtended Q+A: Unpacking building services specification
Wayne Early covers some unanswered questions from our Housing Today Live session on unpacking building services specification
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NewsGove blasts L&Q customer service failings as “unacceptable”
Housing secretary writes to 105,000-home association after damning Housing Ombudsman report
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NewsBuyer demand drops 18% in two months - Zoopla
Annual house price growth slowed to just over half a percent with the biggest declines in growth in the London commuter belt
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NewsSovereign exceeds new build target despite surplus squeeze
62,000-home housing association increases build rate by 40% as it eyes further development boost through Network merger
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CommentGove’s simplification of plan-making won’t remove political barriers to development
The housing secretary this week announced proposals to make the local plan system more simple. However, Paul Smith argues the problems go beyond technical processes.
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NewsL&G Modular dismantling Bristol homes after finding basement defects
Customers paid £4,000 in compensation and face 12-month wait while issues are fixed
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NewsGovernment proposes three-check system for local plans
Consultation paper published outlining Gove’s proposals to speed up and simplify local plans
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NewsPersimmon finance boss set to depart after a year
Jason Windsor is leaving for new role at investment giant