All Housing Today articles in May 2025 – Page 6
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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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NewsSage Homes raises £270m through sustainable bond
For-profit provider aiming to deliver 30,000 homes by 2030
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NewsUK house prices rise 6.4% in year to March, says ONS
But expert says pressure on price is downwards if impact of stamp duty changes ignored
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NewsNew towns housebuilders to be stopped from ‘diluting’ design or housing mix, taskforce chair warns
Michael Lyons tells UKREiiF conference that working on government’s 10,000-home developments will come with ‘clear expectations’ around design and mix
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NewsBrickmaker Forterra sees revenue jump due to increased demand from housebuilders
Firm says repairs and maintenance market still subdued
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NewsHomes England exceeds annual housing starts and completions targets for second year
Agency completed 37,000 homes and started another 38,000 in 2024/25
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NewsBromford Flagship completions dip but pipeline stands at 6,500 homes
Newly-merged landlord increases surplus as it aims to be largest developer of social rented homes
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NewsBarratt set to build 728 Passivhaus homes across London
Proposed rollout spans two schemes in partnership with Places for London
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NewsSupport for local housebuilding drops 11% in year since Labour’s election
Backing for new homes falls in areas with big increases in targets
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NewsCala cites planning delays as profit falls
Housebuilder recently sold to private equity investors started work on more than 3,500 homes last year
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NewsAbri more than half way to meeting 10,000-home build target
Provider says it is currently set to exceed ten-year goal
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NewsCrown Estate signs development JV with Lendlease which could deliver 26,000 homes
Six major schemes in London and Birmingham named in deal