News – Page 72
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NewsSouth-west housing association appoints former Orbit director as new chair
Ted Pearce will take over from the incumbent chair of Two Rivers’ board once her term ends in October
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NewsSector bodies sign TCPA’s ‘healthy homes pledge’
Chartered Institute of Housing, the Royal Institute of British Architects and Wates are among the organisations signed up
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NewsGovernment must increase social rented housing delivery to 90,000 homes a year, say MPs
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee calls for ministers to set and publish target for social rented homes
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NewsTriumphant Parker eyeing 20,000 extra homes after defeating Street in West Midlands mayoral election
Former PWC director is promising more social housing, a mass insulation scheme and private rented sector regulation
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NewsJV North chair appointed CEO of Manchester housing association
New chief executive to start this summer
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NewsRe-elected Andy Burnham commits to building 10,000 new council homes over the next four years
After winning his third mayoral term, Burnham vows to make housing a ‘top-order issue’ and end the housing crisis within a decade
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NewsHousebuilding activity ‘sluggish’ despite rise in overall construction output
Index shows fall in residential building work amid ‘elevated borrowing costs’
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NewsHouse prices ‘held steady’ in April, according to Halifax
Halifax expects that a reduction in the Bank of England’s interest rate later in the year would contribute to a moderate increase in house prices
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NewsHome Group submits plans for new ‘community hub’ for housing managers
The 55,000-home housing association says the hub will help housing managers ‘deal with issues quickly’ and ‘be visible’
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NewsPlatform Housing Group hails ‘record-breaking’ amount of starts
48,000-home housing association increases completions by 25% but misses original target
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NewsTurnover and surplus up at Home Group in first nine months of the year
But completions ‘behind expectation” due to delays and supply chain challenges
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NewsCIH Northern Ireland says budget cuts are a ‘devastating blow’ to social housing development
The Department for Communities annual capital budget has been cut by a further 38%
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NewsReading Council set to wind down ‘unviable’ housing company
The local authority says the wholly-owned Homes for Reading has missed two loan repayments
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NewsNext London mayor should review fast-track planning route for affordable housing, says HBF
The trade association says the mechanism is ‘more hindrance than help’, as voters head to the polls.
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NewsMasterplan approved for new stadium and 3,500 homes in Kent
The scheme covers a 60 acre site in Northfleet adjacent to the Thames
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NewsClarion full-year completions fall 24%
Housing association giant takes a more “cautious” approach to new build as it undershoots original development target by 600 homes
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NewsRelated Argent appoints Cushman & Wakefield global chief executive as strategic advisor
Move comes as sister company Argent is absorbed into Related Argent
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NewsRising interest rates see house prices fall in April
Nationwide figures show first-time buyers choosing to wait
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NewsMidland Heart appoints new executive director of property services
The 35,000-home housing association has promoted Sayeed Harris to the role