All Housing Today articles in May 2025 – Page 21
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NewsBrent Council fails to meet consumer standards
Regulator criticises London borough’s data accuracy in latest batch of judgements
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NewsNetwork Rail and Kier get green light for 423-home scheme
Pair have already built 300 homes at Bishop’s Stortford site
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NewsGovernment unveils plans to simplify planning and BNG rules for smaller sites
MHCLG also publishes consultation paper on plans to delegate planning approvals to officers
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CommentHow councils can meet the challenge of delivering homes under pressure
Setareh Neshati explains how Westminster City Council is responding to growing housing pressures by delivering community-supported, affordable homes as part of its Fairer Westminster strategy
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NewsGentoo to spend £44m upgrading 4,000 homes
Sunderland-based housing association reveals investment plan for 2025/26
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NewsBirmingham city council seeks investors in Digbeth regeneration with plans for 6,000 homes
The new prospectus outlines 10 development sites across 35 plots, targeting long-term investment near HS2 Curzon Street
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NewsUnite insists complaints ‘hotline’ complies with data protection rules and won’t risk residents’ safeguarding
Merseyside housing association files formal complaint with Information Commissioner’s Office
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NewsMHCLG to push ahead with requirement for larger sites to be mixed-tenure
Department says build out is faster on mixed-tenure sites and is seeking feedback on what the threshold should be
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News‘Housebuilders do not sit on land’ – HBF hits back at Rayner’s plan for slow build-out fines
Trade body calls on government to focus instead on the ‘actual reasons’ for subdued supply
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In FocusKey talking points from UKREiiF 2025
Building safety regulator delays, new towns and infrastructure were the biggest topics at this year’s gathering of construction professionals in Leeds as the industry debated the degree to which a huge amount of work could be threatened by systemic challenges
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NewsMPs call for retrofit advice service and accreditation scheme for contractors
Energy committee chair decries ‘lost decade’ for clean energy
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator considering taking ‘firmer approach’ to bad gateway 2 submissions
Chief Philip White says regulator’s attempts to engage developers rather than turn applications down have contributed to delays
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CommentHow landmark Supreme Court ruling clarifies liability and limitation on building safety
Construction professionals must now operate with heightened awareness of their long-term liabilities, in the wake of the pivotal ruling in the Barratt Homes case
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NewsManchester council, Muse and housing association agree deal for £500m regeneration project
Longer-term plans will see 2,000 homes built in Wythenshawe
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NewsNational Federation of ALMOs appoints new chair
Former Cheltenham Borough Council chief executive Paul Stephenson
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NewsFor-profit providers could own 150,000 homes by 2030, says Savills
Research suggests more than a quarter of homes owned by for-profit providers will be for social rent within five years
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NewsBarratt Supreme Court ruling gives developers ‘clear path’ to recover remediation costs from contractor
Judgement in favour of housebuilding giant over dispute with AECOM-owned engineer will encourage proactive approach to fixing safety defects, say lawyers
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NewsHomes England boss calls on government to fix ‘unacceptably slow’ gateway 2 approvals
Three quarters of high rise housing schemes still being refused for pre-construction approval
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