News – Page 96
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NewsHomes England appoints new affordable housing director
Shahi Islam will take over from Jackie Jacob, who is set to retire at the end of this month
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NewsAvant Homes hires Persimmon’s South Yorkshire director
Matt Barker is the latest hire for the business led by controversial former Persimmon boss Jeff Fairburn
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NewsDolphin Living’s parent company beefs up board and committee
The foundation behind the 800-home not-for-profit has made four new appointments
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NewsGovernment releases an additional £1.25bn for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
The additional SHDF funding has been announced as part of £6bn for energy efficiency measures for 2025-2028
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NewsPlanning permissions drop to lowest level since HBF pipeline report began
The Home Builders Federation’s executive chairman Stewart Baseley predicts housing supply will drop to under 200,000 homes in 2024
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NewsCountryside 100% affordable housing development in Coventry given the green light
Countryside will deliver the scheme with social housing provider Platform Housing Group
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NewsHousing starts and completions down on same period last year, Homes England data shows
In the first six months of the financial year, housing starts have seen sharpest decline
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NewsHousing market outlook improving as mortgage rates ease, says RICS
Sales expectations improve among surveyors as Bank of England holds base rate again
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NewsManchester council defers decision on plans to build 5,000 student rooms
Two schemes delayed until at least next month following opposition from councillors
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NewsDLUHC targets 8,000 new homes through latest £80m brownfield funding pot
Local authorities encouraged to bid for funds to bring derelict sites back into use as part of government’s ‘brownfield first’ strategy
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NewsProposed changes to new building energy regulations could be the last
Future Homes and Buildings Standards aim to ensure new buildings are net zero ready and focus on improved building services and renewables
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NewsOperating margin of 200 largest social landlords falls to lowest since 2009, says regulator
Landlords’ aggregate accounts also show that interest cover is at its lowest level since 2010
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NewsThree social housing landlords found in breach of regulatory standards
Origin found to be non-compliant with economic standards, while Woking and Wigan have breached consumer standards
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NewsA2 Dominion appoints former Sovereign executive as chief finance officer
The housing association has streamlined two executive finance director roles as part of leadership changes related to its new corporate strategy
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NewsHBF decries ‘capitulation to NIMBYs’ as Gove prepares to scrap greenbelt housebuilding targets
New NPPF rules expected to be announced this week
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NewsRegulator upgrades three RPs and downgrades another in latest judgements
RSH publishes 60 judgements
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NewsSpringfield ‘on track’ to hit expectations but completions fall
Scottish housebuilder aiming to cut debt through land sales as it re-enters affordable housing market
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NewsCIH and NHF publish progress report a year on from the Better Social Housing Review
Two organisations will make ‘focusing on core purpose’ theme of joint annual conference in Liverpool next September
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NewsPersimmon and Primegate Properties granted planning permission for 1,500-home Swindon scheme
York-based developer says the scheme will be a “zero carbon ready” development
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NewsHousebuilding slowdown contributes to 0.5% drop in monthly construction output
Heavy rainfall and strong winds blamed for drop off in October