News – Page 101
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NewsHunt announces £110m nutrient mitigation fund to ‘unlock 40,000 homes’
Extension of affordable homes guarantee scheme and low borrowing rates for councils also confirmed
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NewsAutumn statement 2023: Key measures at a glance
A list of announcements made today by the chancellor in his ‘autumn statement for growth’
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NewsChancellor raises Local Housing Allowance rates in autumn statement
Local Housing Allowance increased for the first time since 2020
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NewsAutumn statement: LHA rate increase welcomed amid ‘absence’ of housebuilding and decarbonisation measures
Housing sector figures say the Government needs to help “get builders building” and support housing providers with decarbonising stock
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NewsDevelopers to be offered ‘premium planning service’ to speed up council decisions
Applicants allowed to pay for guaranteed planning timelines but unclear whether housing developments are included
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NewsHomes England backs volumetric modular with £15m loan to TopHat
Funding body makes lending facility available despite volumetric market challenges as part of plan for a ‘diverse, efficient’ housebuilding sector
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NewsAbri enters merger talks in bid to strengthen troubled Octavia
Non-compliant Octavia enters discussions about joining 50,000-home Abri as part of plan to improve governance
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NewsSwan reports £84m deficit in delayed accounts
Essex-based housing association now part of Sanctuary sets aside £40m for building safety work
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NewsMcAlpine and Logik form JV to build 355-home build-to-rent scheme
The joint venture is seeking a funding partner to deliver the scheme, for which Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures will be the developer
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NewsGove’s leasehold reform could make housing more unaffordable, says report
Longer leases and scrapping ‘marriage value’ premium could lead to 10% surge in prices on short leasehold stock, warns study by Bayes Business School and Knight Frank
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NewsHousing Ombudsman issues ‘highest ever’ total of complaint handling failure orders
Ombudsman reports issuing 52 complaint handling failure orders to social landlords between July and September
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NewsDLUHC issues fresh guidance on plan to stop developers building unless they carry out cladding repairs
Responsible Actors Scheme information issued
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NewsGove overturns refusal for 1,100-home Taylor Wimpey development in Lancashire
A decision on the Pickering’s Farm development on 50 hectares of agricultural land was called in for determination by the housing secretary
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NewsSouthern Housing moves residents out of 60-home block due to concrete safety concerns
Housing association giant concerned about structural safety
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NewsHBF urges Hunt to adopt ten-point housing delivery plan in Autumn Statement
Membership body calls for quick changes to planning, housing targets and stamp duty ahead of Wednesday’s fiscal event
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NewsManchester refuses student housing scheme for the fourth time
Council also approves 250-home housing block in Ancoats
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NewsNorth-east social landlords form partnership as region agrees devolution deal
17 social housing providers join forces to use newly devolved housing powers to tackle the housing crisis
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NewsPlaces for People buys 80-home site from developer Wain Homes
230,000-home housing association has bought an 80-home site in Lancashire, as part of its land-led development drive
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NewsSadiq Khan to divert AHP development grant into buying 10,000 existing private homes
Challenging market sees Mayor shift partially away from development towards helping local authorities buy homes on the open market for council housing
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NewsNotting Hill Genesis’ surplus falls by nearly 80% as sales income plummets
G15 landlord spends extra £15m on safety and repairs