All Housing Today articles in June 2023 – Page 7
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Regulator warns of ‘weakened’ housing association finances as cash drops to eight-year low
Providers using cash reserves to prop up development spend as RSH warns of “investment backlogs”
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House prices fall nearly 2% in August
Halifax says year-on-year drop now the steepest since the global financial crisis
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Barratt recruits former British Land director to board
Nigel Webb left in June after three decades at business
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Matthew Pennycook retains role as shadow housing minister
The MP for Greenwich and Woolwich has held the position since 2021, but his role was in question after the replacement of Lisa Nandy as shadow housing secretary
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Slump in housebuilding activity accelerating
Key survey of purchasing managers reports ninth successive month of decline in housing output
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Octavia Housing breaches standards after ‘setting unrealistic budgets’
Regulator raps 5,000-home landlord over poor financial planning
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Barratt share price falls as it reports no improvement in demand
UK’s top housebuilder reports fall in adjusted profit and still expects big drop in 2024 build volume
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RAAC ‘not widespread in social housing’ says regulator
The social housing in England regulator denies that aerated concrete is likely to be prevalent in social housing
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Hyde recruits former Homes England and BlackRock executives to board
Gordon More will head up the housing association’s investment committee, with Justin Brown also taking a seat on the committee
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Regulator of Social Housing proposes doubling fees for housing associations
The English regulator of social housing is consulting on plans to nearly double regulatory fees for housing associations and plans to charge councils for social homes for the first time. The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) is asking for feedback on what it describes as the biggest change to social ...
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In Focus
Five things you need to know about Angela Rayner and her views on housing
Angela Rayner has been named shadow housing secretary and given Labour’s poll lead, could well soon be holding the portfolio in a Starmer government. Here’s what we know about her views on housing
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Largest council landlord in England declares itself effectively bankrupt
Europe’s largest local authority freezes all new spending after being hit by a £760m bill to settle equal pay claims
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Sage Homes built ‘record’ 3,447 affordable homes in 2022
For profit provider’s highest ever delivery figures still 15% below target as development hit by economic turmoil
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Countryside selected to build 1,500 homes
Two new partnerships deals, one in Milton Keynes and the other in West London, are worth an estimated £420m combined
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Inland Homes co-founder steps down as new boss Jolyon Harrison establishes team
Nishith Malde, who co-founded the business in 2005 and served as CFO and interim CEO, will have 12 months of gardening leave
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Angela Rayner appointed shadow housing secretary
Labour deputy PM to take on levelling up, housing and communities brief from Lisa Nandy as part of reshuffle
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Newly-merged Southern misses build target by a third as it scales back development
78,000-home group slashing new build to 250 homes year over next three years
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Calls for social landlords to start ‘urgent’ RAAC inspection programme
Consultants say use of dangerous lightweight concrete panels was widespread in social housing in the ‘50s-’70s
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Comment
Nutrients: sometimes it is okay to ignore those who oppose development
Those who complain about the government’s decision to tackle the nutrient neutrality impasse have not understood the issue in detail, writes Paul Smith
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Ilke collapsed into administration with debts of £319m
Staggering debts of modular housebuilder include £68m to Homes England and £227m to equity investors