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NewsFirst 1,000-home phase of £2bn York Central regeneration scheme gets green light
Scheme includes 20% of homes for affordable tenures
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NewsBerkeley calls on government to lower stamp duty
Housebuilder says buyers remain cautious and removing ‘binding constraint’ of higher stamp duty would boost market
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NewsRenaker agrees £114m section 106 deal on 2,400-home Manchester tower scheme
Payments to be clawed back through viability assessments on five-tower project
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NewsInconsistent council approach to new road adoption ‘threatens’ housing viability, warns HBF
Developers face ‘soaring highway costs, unpredictable requirements and years-long delays’
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NewsAmplius increases annual starts to more than 1,000
Provider seeking to build 1,000 homes a year says demand for shared ownership strong despite sales income drop
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NewsHousing associations missing 90% of staff data on socio-economic backgrounds, says NHF
‘Large drops’ in protected characteristic data gaps since 2023 but staff still reluctant to disclose sexual orientation and religion
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NewsGreen light for Vauxhall Square scheme with 69-storey residential tower
Trio of skyscrapers to deliver 2,300 homes
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NewsNew buyer enquiries improving but remain in negative territory, says RICS
Surveyors less downbeat about the market
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News‘Revival of council housing should not threaten RPs’ delivery’, says Pennycook
Housing minister seeks to reassure housing associations as he says Burnham ‘unashamedly in favour’ of rebalancing delivery to get ‘councils back in the game’
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News‘Not building homes is not an option’ says Regulator of Social Housing boss
But Jonathan Walters stresses RSH is ‘not interested in entering the boardroom’ as it floats plans to make providers more accountable for delivery
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NewsSmall for-profit landlord making plans for merger as part of regulatory plan
Keystone CIC failed to meet governance and viability standards in latest batch of RSH judgements
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NewsCity Hall signs off Berkeley’s 3,000-home Beckton Riverside scheme
Plan to redevelop former gasworks in Newham was first approved by Newham council last year
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NewsCouncil body calls for tighter rules on sale of social and affordable homes to non-resident buyers
Figures hit record levels in 2024/25, but NHF says sales help fund regeneration and refurbishment
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NewsCIH and LGA criticise handling of local government reorganisation after Rayner pauses process
Plans had been welcomed in July for providing ‘clarity’
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NewsHomes England CEO hints £2.5bn low-interest loan scheme may be partially ‘re-targeted’ at councils
Policy recommended by Housing Today and G15 to be reviewed as Burnham puts renewed focus on council housing
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NewsSocial housing is an ‘absolute privilege’, Richard Tice tells Housing Community Summit
Reform UK deputy leader challenged on controversial allocation policies
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NewsTributes paid to experienced housing leader Colin Sherriff following death
Grainger Trust chair passed away last month
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NewsVistry calls for new shared ownership model backed by private capital
White paper says model would increase delivery and save money for government
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NewsBSR innovation unit cuts approval times in half after a year in operation
But regulator still doesn’t meet statutory requirement as caseload grows