News – Page 28
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NewsScottish government restores £200m to affordable housing budget
Finance secretary Shona Robison announces £768m for affordable homes - but CIH warns it is still less in real terms than 2023/24 figure
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NewsGreen light for 7,000-home Edinburgh city extension
Local developer Drum Property Group’s £2bn scheme granted unanimous approval by council
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NewsFailures at Hyde caused ‘distress and inconvenience’ for residents, Ombudsman finds
Special investigation report finds failings in repairs, complaint handling and the landlord’s response to service charge enquiries
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NewsRayner asks Building Safety Regulator for ‘fundamental review’ of Approved Documents
Guidance on meeting regulations to be simplified
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NewsLocal government bodies receive guidance to improve public health through housing
Integrated Care Systems in the East of England are being urged to address health inequalities to build thriving communities
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NewsSenior MHCLG officials admit department’s data on out-of-area placements needs to improve
Civil servants respond to criticism after numbers of households placed outside of their local area surges to more than 38,000 in recent quarter
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NewsMount Anvil seeks to double size of Camden estate regeneration sceheme
Housebuilder to triple size of towers as it replaces lead architect Karakusevic Carson with Pollard Thomas Edwards.
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NewsPeabody receives ‘A’ credit rating from Fitch
The rating, the third highest possible, means 108,000-home association is considered to have high credit quality
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NewsAlpha Living CEO to retire next year
Graeme Foster will stand down from role at specialist older people’s housing provider at the end of March
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NewsContractor Graham to deliver first phase of 2,300-home Peel Waters scheme in Liverpool
Contractor will also design infrastructure for 10.5ha brownfield redevelopment scheme
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NewsPlans approved for new affordable neighbourhood in Greater Manchester
English Cities Fund (ECF) will deliver 90 affordable homes built to Passivhaus standards on brownfield land
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NewsBarratt Redrow, Vistry and Taylor Wimpey among 29 signatories to government’s remediation plan
Developers have committed to starting or completing work on all their buildings by end of July 2027
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NewsFormer boss of Wates’ residential arm returns in regional role after collapse of business venture
Paul Nicholls named new London regional lead a year after firm which he left to set up went into liquidation
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NewsProposed NPPF changes not enough to meet 1.5m housebuilding target, says think tank
Centre for Cities estimates private housebuilding unlikely to get beyond three-quarters of target
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NewsRayner’s plan to speed up remediation won't work without more funding, warn G15 and NHF
MHCLG will work with sector to produce a long-term strategy to fix social housing blocks
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NewsBarratt and Places for London JV reveals plans for 300-home Barnet station scheme
Pair hope to being work on brownfield job in 2026
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NewsCIH announces names of members for new Equality, Diversion and Inclusion board
Membership body appoints 12 to new board to advise on EDI strategy
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NewsThakeham gets green light for 124-home scheme in Sussex
Stonewater will manage the scheme which is 100% affordable
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NewsLiverpool City Council acquires stalled development site after collapse of previous owner
Development plans for offices and 631 homes on Great George Street were put on hold as council resolved legal challenges
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NewsGovernment commits to fixing cladding on high-rises by end of 2029
Nearly 30 developers commit to doubling speed of remediation