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NewsCity Hall hands British Land grant to increase Canada Water affordable homes to 9%
Scheme was called in last year after report found only 3% of its 3,700 homes could be delivered as affordable
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NewsMiller turnover and profit up after St Modwen Homes acquisition
Scottish housebuilder pushes completions up to nearly 5,000
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NewsMHCLG announces £70m to train building inspectors and consultation on speeding up minor works on high-risk buildings
Department also launches consultation on enhancing competence among fire risk assessors
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NewsGreen light for 145-home Cambridgeshire housing scheme
Co-housing to be partly overseen by local Buddhist group
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NewsDetailed plans submitted for 248-home regeneration of shopping centre site near Bury
Updated masterplan for Prestwich Village will also deliver a market hall, village square, shops, and health and leisure facilities
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NewsKhan approves £50m loan to Peabody to unlock 500 affordable homes
Mayor also publishes funding guidance for first round of City Hall Developer Investment Fund
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NewsEvacuation cores to be required in all high-rise buildings across England under proposed guidance update
Schemes in London already subject to rules but new guidelines to extend requirement outside capital from 2029
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NewsEMH Group announces restructure of executive team
Chris Jones promoted to deputy chief executive as new boss Charley Gibbons reshapes senior team
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NewsReed pledges to give social housing tenants a ‘bigger voice’ as plan to set up taskforce gathers pace
Housing secretary tells Kerslake Fellowship launch event that social housing taskforce will be set up in the coming weeks
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NewsRental income up 11% at Social Housing REIT
Firm publishes first full-year results under management of Atrato Partners
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NewsThe Chartered Institute of Housing publishes annual UK Housing Review
Annual in-depth report now available as a free download
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NewsGovernment and mayor announce ‘targeted refinements’ in final version of London’s emergency housebuilding package
Industry welcomes changes following consultation, but some question whether time-limited measures go far enough
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NewsCIH welcomes ‘clarity’ provided by Reed’s local government reorganisation announcement
But housing secretary yet to make decisions on shake-up in two of six areas
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NewsL&G Affordable Homes’ for-profit RPs get highest grades across the board in first regulatory judgements
Guildford Borough Council improves from C3 to C1 consumer rating, while Connexus handed ‘failing’ C3 grade
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NewsCrest Nicholson reports increase in open market sales
Housebuilder says it is yet to see material impact of recent macroeconomic shocks
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NewsLSE and Equitix gets green light for £400m student accommodation scheme behind Tate Modern
Bankside House replacement to include nearly 2,000 student beds in three towers up to 28 storeys in height
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NewsGreen light for Lambeth and London Square scheme with 40% social rent
Development will see 288 homes bullt across four blocks
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NewsOmbudsman warns about complexity of dealing with multiple hazards, amid concerns Awaab’s law is leading to complacency
Richard Blakeway says first phase of Awaab’s law ”could have created some false comfort” that landlords are ready for its extension to cover more hazards
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NewsElephant & Castle final-phase plans approved despite lower affordable housing share
Get Living’s new 950-home plan is taller, has more homes and introduces student accommodation, while keeping number of affordable homes the same
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NewsNew homes must be built with on-site renewable energy generation and heat pumps from 2028, government announces
Future Homes and Buildings Standard will come into force from March 2027, but with an 12-month transition period