All News articles – Page 14
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DLUHC opens consultation on social housing tenants’ rights to access information about their homes
Government proposing to allow tenants to more easily access information about the management of their homes ‘to hold their landlords to account’
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Rayner announces 40% affordable housing target for New Towns
Shadow housing secretary and deputy Labour leader details new policy at UKREiiF event in Leeds
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UKGBC spells out demands for next government in election manifesto
UKGBC calls for £64bn to be spent on retrofit programme for country’s housing stock
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Second year of losses at Durkan despite 72% turnover growth in housebuilding division
Building safety provision pulled firm down into the red despite turnover growth
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Honey submits plans for 185-home scheme in South Yorkshire
Housebuilder founded by former Avant Homes boss plans development on site near former pit, in Maltby, Yorkshire.
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House prices rise 0.8% in May, says Rightmove
Typical spring bounce bolstered by pent-up demand
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Fixing poor-quality homes could save the NHS and social care £1.5bn a year, research finds
Research by the Building Research Establishment on behalf of the Centre for Ageing Better finds that investment in home improvements could help save public sector services billions per year
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Lendlease’s 3,000-home Smithfield plan stalled again over calls for park and square to be ‘much larger’
The developer says it will work closely with council officers to understand the £1.9bn city centre project’s latest deferral
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Welsh government’s extension of rent settlement will provide ‘stability and certainty’, CIH says
The current rent settlement of CPI + 1% will be extended for another year
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Scottish housing association announces retirement of long-serving group CEO
Group CEO retires from 3000-home social landlord
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Cala Homes and college get green light for 320-home scheme in Surrey
Plans to include restoration of grade II-listed mansion into new homes
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Biodiversity net gain policy was ‘launched with risks to its effectiveness’, says watchdog
NAO says Government lacks relevant information needed to evaluate scheme’s success
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Report commissioned by Labour proposes introduction of private rent caps
Labour has responded to the report stating that rent controls are not official party policy but that action does need to be taken to protect renters
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Homes England exceeds annual housing starts and completions targets
Homes England chair says the figures reflect the conclusion of the recent Public Bodies review and the “effectiveness and efficiency” of the agency
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Vistry faced with fresh shareholder revolt as one in five vote against Fitzgerald’s appointment as executive chair
Greg Fitzgerald will serve as chief executive and chair, breaking city governance codes
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Probe into Sanctuary reveals repair delays and ‘inadequate’ staff training on tenant vulnerabilities
A review ordered by the Housing Ombudsman under the Social Housing Regulation Act looked at nearly 4,000 cases
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East of England housing association group appoints new chair
Eastlight Community Homes chief executive will take over as chair of BuildEast
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Orbit sets target to build and regenerate 5,700 homes by 2030
The Midlands-housing association’s new corporate strategy will focus on continuing to build homes ‘at scale’
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Leading figures at London Olympics legacy company to stand down as organisation downsizes
The London Legacy Development Corporation will become smaller as planning powers are handed back to East London boroughs.
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L&Q appoints former Co-op Bank boss as group chair
Housing association giant also recruits former Orbit COO to board