News – Page 39
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NewsNew NHF report urges social landlords to use data to make contact with residents count
The report says that landlords do not need to wait for IT solutions to make use of resident data
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NewsUnfreeze Local Housing Allowance or push more renters into poverty, charity urges chancellor
JRF says Rachel Reeves has ‘perfect opportunity’ to make change in budget
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NewsLandlords struggling with damp and mould repairs timescales, Ombudsman finds
The watchdog has shared more than 100 severe maladministration cases on damp and mould ahead of Awaab’s Law being introduced.
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NewsNewham Council becomes first social landlord to receive lowest ‘C4’ consumer grade
Regulator calls for “significant change” at London borough after finding missed electrical tests, fire checks and thousands of overdue repairs
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NewsLower than expected permitted rent rise for English social landlords next year
Calls for new rent settlement intensify after September inflation figure drops to 1.7%.
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NewsAugust’s monthly house prices increase three-fold year-on-year
Mortgage approvals are at the highest level since August 2022 despite inflating property prices
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NewsShift subsidy to supply to bring down housing benefit spend, says CIH
But fiscal benefits could take years to be realised
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NewsDeaths of homeless people increase 12%, Museum of Homelessness research finds
The number of people who died while homeless rose to 1,474 last year
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NewsBellway profit dented by remediation scheme in Greenwich
Housebuilder sets aside £45.6m to fix structural defect on high-rise project
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NewsStarmer pledges to ‘get rid’ of regulation where it is holding up development
Prime Minister says regulations should “enable the builders not the blockers”
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NewsS&P downgrades Futures Housing’s credit rating over increased investment in existing homes
The credit rating agency says that Futures’ spend on stock will keep its EBITDA margins below 20% over the next two years
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NewsGovernment announces £68m funding boost to clear brownfield sites for housing
Money will enable construction of 5,200 homes across UK, says government
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NewsHill Group appoints new dedicated build-to-rent manager as it eyes expansion into sector
Tom Starkey has been hired to help shape Hill’s BTR strategy
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NewsTributes paid to ‘kind and knowledgable’ Stephen Duckworth following death
Former National Housing Federation finance policy director dies
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NewsCEO of Irish housing association officially becomes chair of CIH
John Hannigan officially appointed chair of governing body, succeeding Geraldine Howley
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NewsSanctuary looking to sell 21 student accommodation schemes
Move to sell 5,600 beds intended to ’unlock’ new investment in existing stock
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NewsCouncils being ‘set up to fail’ by new housing targets, says West Sussex local authority
Group leaders on Arun District Council blame developers sitting on permissions
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NewsCitizen builds ‘record’ 703 new homes
The 32,000-home housing association’s turnover increases, but its surplus falls due to interest costs
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NewsScottish regulator warns of ‘systemic failure’ to deliver homelessness services
The organisation says the last year has been the most challenging for social housing since the Scottish Housing Regulator was formed in 2012