All Housing Today articles in May 2025 – Page 17
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CommentThe chancellor’s £39bn boost buys time for social housing – now innovative private finance models must help deliver at scale
The Labour government is prioritising funding for grant-heavy, and much-needed, social rented homes while also promising to ramp up delivery to 1.5 million homes a year. Innovation to draw in private finance can help square the circle, says Carl Brown
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NewsLandords and PWC working on plan to sell shared ownership homes into for-profit RP to raise capital
A group of 20 housing associations, consultancy PWC and civil servants are investigating how to make the sale price of the homes work
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NewsProfit up on lowered revenue in Crest Nicholson half-year figures
Housebuilder recovered nearly £12m from third parties for remediation cost in the half
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NewsChanges to Treasury ‘green book’ rules will help boost housing delivery in the regions, say sector figures
Government announces shift to “place-based” focus when appraising projects
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NewsGovernment announces rise in temporary accommodation fund
£950m allocated for Local Authority Fund
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NewsSpending review 2025: All our coverage in one place and key measures at-a-glance
Affordable housing has emerged as a big winner today, here is a round-up of the key points
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NewsReeves announces £10bn for ‘financial investments’ to attract private funding alongside £39bn AHP boost
But day-to-day cuts see housing ministry hatching plans to simplify grant funding and roll out AI
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NewsGovernment confirms equal access to building safety funding for social landlords
Peabody and Southern CEOs welcome announcement
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NewsLinc Cymru and Pobl Group pick new name for merged group
Pair to be known as Codi Group from next year
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News‘Transformative’, ‘a game changer’ - social housing leaders react to surprise £39bn Affordable Homes Programme boost
Sector enthusiastically welcomes package, which also includes a 10-year rent settlement and a consultation on convergence
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CommentWe must ensure the private sector can recoup upfront investment in retrofit
Decarbonisation requires a step change to meet government targets, write Mark Greatholder and Aliki Zeri
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NewsGovernment to decriminalise rough sleeping by next spring
200-year-old Vagrancy Act will be repealed
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NewsGovernment faces nine ‘major obstacles’ to delivering 1.5 million homes, says report
Published ahead of the Spending Review, the Radix Big Tent Housing Commission calls for the reclassification of affordable housing as infrastructure
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NewsReeves to announce £39bn Affordable Homes Programme and 10-year rent settlement
Treasury also confirms CPI plus 1% annual rent rises and a consultation on convergence in a major win for the affordable housing sector
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NewsReeves reportedly drawing up plans for ‘housing bank’ and £25bn Affordable Homes Programme
Homes England to be redesignated as public finance institution to allow it to create financial assets and lower capital costs for developers
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NewsPlans submitted for £100m Digbeth regeneration with 240 homes
Plans for the brownfield site have been designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris architects
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NewsBellway increases completions forecast after ‘robust’ spring selling season
Housebuilder reports strong demand in second half of year