All L&Q articles
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NewsL&Q confirms drop in completions as it increases spend on existing stock
Housing association giant posts lowest figures for more than a decade
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NewsL&Q recruits former power industry executive to its board
Jocelyn McConnachie will join £1.1bn-turnover housing association in the spring
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NewsL&Q appoints new partnerships executive in north west push
G15 landlord promote Alyson Heald to newly-created role
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NewsGovernment backs rail station to accelerate housebuilding at 4,000-home east London regeneration scheme
Move aims to ‘maintain momentum’ at Countryside and L&Q’s Beam Park development
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CommentWhy bringing quantity surveying in-house is about more than saving money
L&Q has saved £28m in two years by internalising quantity surveying. However the move has also allowed the landlord to transform the way it works with contractors to drive better services for residents, explains Chris Todd
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NewsL&Q to hire executive director for north west in partnerships push
109,000-home association looking to build on Greater Manchester base with new role
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NewsL&Q completes sale of 3,500 homes to SettleParadigm
G15 landlord focusing on core areas of London and Manchester while 30,000-home SettleParadigm says deal will boost its economies of sale
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CommentWhy housing associations are essential to tackling worklessness
Scaling up place-based, personalised support would improve outcomes for individuals while making local economies more resilient argues Fiona Fletcher-Smith
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NewsL&Q strengthens customer services with 87 new roles
New structure aims to increase staff visibility and improve communication with residents
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NewsFix affordable housing values in section 106 agreements at the planning stage, report recommends
Report backed by group of major developers also considers new funding models, including a US-style system of tax credits
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NewsL&Q boss accuses HBF of ‘whinging’ over section 106 take-up
Working with ‘unregulated cowboy’ S106 managing agents poses a risk to regulatory compliance, Fiona Fletcher-Smith tells conference
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NewsCouncil approves 651 homes in next phase of Barking Riverside
More than half of home set to be affordable
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NewsL&Q records lowest annual completion numbers for a decade
G15 landlord expected to be biggest builder in the housing association sector despite pivot towards repair and maintenance
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NewsVistry and L&Q secure first gateway 2 approvals after 13-month wait
‘Major milestone’ as two buildings signed off for 300-home scheme in west London
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NewsL&Q pledges to only work with contractors and suppliers who pay the ‘real living wage’
Housing association giant commits to paying rate from April 2028
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CommentGovernment has delivered our asks but we can’t underestimate the scale of the task ahead
As we approach party conference season, Fiona Fletcher-Smith looks at what the sector now needs to tackle the housing crisis
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NewsL&Q executive director to leave as part of leadership restructure
Vicky Savage, executive group director for development and sales, will depart the G15 landlord in August
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CommentTenancy fraud creates social harm and we must tackle it
L&Q this year successful brought its first prosecution for tenancy fraud. Nicola Evans explains why providers should tackle the problem
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News‘If you don’t collaborate with each other on social value there’s other fish in the sea’: L&Q manager’s message to contractors
Large landlord has three tiers of social value options for contractors including a 1% levy on contract value