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Housing Forum calls for end of Right to Buy for new build homes
Membership body says policy in its current form reduces councils’ appetite to develop
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Northern housing associations warn of slowdown without affordable housing funding clarity
Clarity on funding post-2026 needed, says JV North
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Influential Conservative think tank backs Labour’s ‘grey belt’ plans
Bright Blue says Keir Starmer is “absolutely right” to propose building on poor quality areas of the green belt
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First-time buyer affordability ‘at its worst in 70 years’
Building societies warn that first-time buyers are increasingly reliant on “Bank of Mum and Dad” and having two higher-than-average incomes
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Scottish government to introduce its own Building Safety Levy
UK Government agrees to devolve powers
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Peabody appoints developer to deliver its first Passivhaus scheme
The scheme will deliver 189 affordable, low-energy homes in South-east London
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Labour to unveil golden rules for building on ‘grey belt’
The policy has the potential to unlock land to build hundreds of thousands of new homes, says Knight Frank
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Contractor Osborne on the brink as firm set to appoint administrators
Restructuring specialist RSM expected to take over running of company set up in 1966
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Andy Street pledges to triple social housing delivery if re-elected as West Midlands mayor
Polling shows uphill battle for incumbent in fight for West Midlands mayoralty
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CIH criticises Scottish government’s decision to ditch 2030 climate target
Climate Change Committee warned last month that 75% emissions reduction target was unachievable
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Government and BSR warn against ‘unacceptably high’ service charges for building safety case reports
Building managers have been told that service charges relating to building safety ‘must be reasonable’
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Poplar HARCA and Tower Hamlets Community Housing ditch merger talks
Deal previously approved by both boards
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Scottish housing association reprimanded for data breach
Clyde Valley Housing Association made residents’ personal information available on online customer portal
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Government to confirm lowered Affordable Homes Programme delivery target ‘shortly’
Revised target for £11.5bn programme will be announced after government admitted it won’t hit 180,000 homes
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More than half of social landlords have taken action on noise complaints, Ombudsman says
Richard Blakeway says that despite progress, ‘there is still more work to do’
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Non-compliant Origin becomes a subsidary of Places for People
7,800-home housing association completes merger after regulatory downgrade
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High Court allows legal challenge to Gove’s energy efficiency policy
Judicial review to look into government’s attempt to stop councils setting stricter rules for housing than national standards
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Blackrock-backed Heylo increases turnover by 25% in face of regulatory difficulties
Non-compliant for-profit posts revenue of £27.5m.
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CIH names CEO of Irish housing association as next chair
John Hannigan is set to take over as chair of the professional body in October
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Tributes paid to ‘utterly inspiring’ former CIH president following death
Steve Benson passed away on Sunday following a battle with cancer