News – Page 7
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NewsCity of London identifies £84m shortfall in housing investment plans
Planned spend on listed Golden Lane Estate has tripled since 2023
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NewsOrbit beefs up board with trio of non-executive directors
The appointments follow a change in governance and the merging of its boards
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NewsSarah Jones departs as Anchor CEO
Amanda Holgate appointed interim as regulator probes housing and care giant
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NewsBerkeley announces new executive chair and CEO as profit dips
Housebuilder sets up new build-to-rent platform as it eyes £5bn investment over 10 years
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NewsNorthern Ireland Housing Executive adopts sustainability standard
84,000-home landlord latest to sign up to standard which includes 48 ESG measures
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NewsStronger sanctions and changes in law required to prevent Grenfell-style corporate failures, says think tank
Common Wealth advocates fines of up to 10% of global turnover for offending firms
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NewsBeal Homes submits plans for 418 homes in Hull
Proposed scheme at Sutton-on-Hull will deliver biodiversity net gain of at least 10%
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NewsLords opens inquiry into Building Safety Regulator scheme approval delays
Committee issues call for evidence from industry on performance of the regulator
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NewsHousing Ombudsman urges social landlords to ‘renew and improve’ relationships with leaseholders
Watchdog says system can seem ‘unresponsive’ or ‘indifferent’ to leaseholders needs
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NewsLocal connection rules will be scrapped for young care leavers and domestic abuse survivors from next month
Government confirms change to rules governening social housing allocation criteria will come into force from 10 July
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NewsThe National Housing Bank: more details and sector reaction
Housing leaders are hopeful the new financial institution announced last night will boost regional development and SME housebuilding
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NewsHomes England buys army barracks site for 1,300-home development
Site released as part of government’s new ‘trailblazer’ drive for development on surplus public sector land
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NewsHouse prices fall sharply in April following stamp duty deadline rush
Prices fell in April as purchasers rushed to beat the stamp duty relief removal deadline at the end of March
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NewsGovernment launches National Housing Bank with £16bn to invest in delivery
Bank will be a subsidiary of Homes England and will make long-term investments in building new homes
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News£39bn AHP could support 500,000 new homes, says JLL
But £100bn would be needed in private finance to plug the viability gap
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NewsLondon Assembly report calls on Khan to look at capping service charges
London Assembly Housing Committee report suggests service charges make shared ownership homes “unaffordable”
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NewsLocal authority blames ‘unresponsive’ building safety regulator for delays to 300-home scheme
The regulator claims the plans don’t meet ‘vital’ safety rules introduced after the Grenfell Tower tragedy
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NewsNHBC names new CEO
Steve Wood is stepping down after eight years as boss of the warranty provider
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NewsRichmond Housing Partnership CEO joins board of for-profit provider
Sarah Thomas has been appointed as a non-executive director by Octopus Capital’s provider NewArch
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NewsSovereign Network Group secures £250m deal with NatWest
Bank aims to lend £7.5bn to social housing by 2026