News – Page 106
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NewsFour social landlords breach new consumer standards
Three councils and a housing association get ‘C3’ rating
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NewsVistry ‘confident’ it will hit 18,000 completions in 2024
Housebuilder increases build rate 8% in first half of the year
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NewsLabour removes ‘levelling up’ from department and ministerial titles
DLUHC to be return to former name MHCLG as Angela Rayner describes phrase as a “gimmick”
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NewsBarking and Dagenham council leader Darren Rodwell in the clear following allegations
Rodwell dropped out of standing for parliament in a Labour safe seat after a complaint about his behaviour
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NewsHaringey gives green light to 636-bed student-led scheme
North London development also features 78 affordable homes
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NewsSector welcomes Labour’s planning overhaul and reintroduction of mandatory housing targets
Major housing associations, councils and housebuilders react to new government’s first major policy announcement
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NewsNew chancellor Rachel Reeves announces plan to restore mandatory housing targets in first speech
Consultation paper on NPPF due to be published by the end of the month
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NewsFormer Conservative minister Nick Boles reportedly in line to be made Labour planning tsar
Nick Boles switched party allegiance after mini-budget
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NewsAllison Homes reports £4.9m loss as it eyes partnerships shift
Peterborough-based housebuilder confident of return to profitability as turnover grows
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NewsShropshire and Staffordshire housing associations enter merger talks
Wrekin Housing Group and Housing Plus enter discussions about a “potential legal partnership”
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NewsPennycook appointed housing minister
Greenwich and Woolwich MP with a track record of campaigning on low pay, renter rights and placemaking takes key DLUHC brief
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NewsAngela Rayner confirmed as housing secretary
Appointment follows landslide victory for Keir Starmer’s Labour party
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NewsCrest Nicholson rejects approach from Jeff Fairburn-led Avant Homes
Latest rejection comes weeks after Crest Nicholson turned down two offers from Bellway
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News‘A new dawn’ – housing leaders hopeful of meaningful change as Labour lands huge majority
Sector reacts to Keir Starmer’s 400-plus seat victory
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NewsPlanning reforms, new towns, 1.5 million homes and changing the Right to Buy…. what the new government has promised for housing
Keir Starmer’s party has won a large majority as many expected. As we gear up for the first Labour government for 14 years, here is a reminder of what has been pledged
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NewsHouse prices remain stable in June, Halifax HPI shows
Market subdued but overall activity recovering
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NewsNorth London council faced with £1.8bn HRA funding gap
Islington set to focus solely on essential building safety work for next two years as it warns of potential “deterioration” of homes
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NewsJigsaw Homes resumes 131-home development stalled by Ilke Homes going into administration
Morro Partnerships has taken over as the contractor to complete the scheme
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NewsCreate Streets calls on next government to build homes on industrial parks
Think tank sets out 16 key proposals for densifying towns and cities including new tram lines and converting dual carriage ways into tree-lined streets
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NewsGuinness appoints new chief financial officer
Paul Love will replace Phil Day, who joins Peabody in September