News – Page 57
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NewsMuse appoints new development director from Lendlease Europe
Lisa Turley left Lendlease for new role as Muse’s Midlands development director
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NewsTogether Housing gets £50m retrofit funding boost in first-of-its kind loan from RBS
Deal will allow housing association to invest in heat pumps and new cladding
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NewsGovernment launches Skills England initiative
Government says initiative introduced to reduce reliance on overseas workers amid industry concern about skills capacity
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NewsExtended financial year and falling costs see Hill break £1bn turnover mark
Housebuilder also recorded record profit in 15-month period
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NewsLonghurst and Grand Union to launch consultation this week on potential merger
Boards approve business case to create 37,000-home association
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NewsGreen light for 2,100 homes in Kent
Ebbsfleet Central East gets outline consent for two new neighbourhoods
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NewsClarion gets go-ahead for redevelopment of former London Chest Hospital
Latimer is set to deliver 274 new homes at the site, 50% of which will be affordable
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NewsScottish Empty Homes Partnership brings record number of homes back into use
The partnership is part of the Scottish government’s commitment to bringing empty homes back into use as affordable housing
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NewsGreen light for Persimmon 72-home eco-scheme in west Wales
New neighbourhood to feature sustainable drainage and green tech
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NewsSettle appoints two new executive directors to help deliver its corporate plan
The 10,000-home housing association has appointed a new executive director of finance and executive director of central services
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NewsRSH opens investigation into Southwark Council over potential ‘serious failings’
Probe launched after 36,000-home local authority landlord self-referred over missed electrical safety tests
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NewsA2Dominion to cut development team in half
Landlord consults on redundancies as part of pivot to focus on customer service following regulatory downgrade
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NewsDeal signed to deliver 3,000 homes as part of huge Northstowe new town project
Housing minister Pennycook pledges to help as Homes England, Keepmoat and Capital & Centric agree deal to progress next phase of new town
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News933-home Salford scheme approved
Crescent Innovation scheme to include 25 development plots with buildings up to 11 storeys in height
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NewsLondon council leaders call for ‘use it or lose it’ powers to force developers to build
Authority leaders say they need new powers and investment to fix capital’s housing crisis
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NewsLand supply must increase signficantly to meet government’s 1.5m homes target, says Savills
The real estate giant says land supply remans a “fundamental challenge”
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NewsLloyds proposes extra ‘Social Housing Contract’ payment to boost housing delivery
The extra payment would be funded by generating savings on housing benefit payments
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NewsClarion reports drop in turnover and surplus as it takes ‘cautious’ approach to development
Housing association giant increases spend on existing stock from £393m to £418m
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NewsA2Dominion focuses on changing repairs systems and patch sizes following Ombudsman ruling
The housing association has changed how it manages third-party contractors and reduced leasehold manager caseloads
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NewsSector’s leaders welcome Labour government’s ‘clear commitment’ to housing in King’s Speech
Amid positive reactions to the new government’s legislative focus on housing, experts have stressed that planning isn’t the only issue to be fixed and that it’s now time for action