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Office Ten Architecture proposes scalable retrofit model to tackle housing crises
Spearheaded by design studio Office Ten, the pilot project is rethinking the standard Victorian and Edwardian terrace homes, hoping to not only improve fabric performance but also increase housing density in a bid to solve the UK’s chronic housing shortage and the environmental impact of underperforming homes.
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Anchor breaches governance standard
Giant care and later living provider ‘failed to manage risks to tenant safety’ says regulator
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Building safety sign-off problems spooking investors, Quintain boss tells Lords
Construction director at Wembley Park developer says firm would pay higher fees if it improved transparency at regulator
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Stroud council ‘hopeful’ after developer pulls out of ‘challenging’ canal site
Homes England needs to give the green light for the £5m initiative to find a new developer for 150-home canalside project
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Nottingham Forest’s plan to build 170 homes and expand stadium set for re-approval after section 106 delay
Club and council spent years haggling over section 106 after original approval in 2022
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CIH launches new ‘top-up’ learning units to help managers comply with new qualification rules
Scheme intended to help experienced professionals with partially-aligned qualifications meet new standard without having to complete a full new qualification
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Historic Manchester mill slated for redevelopment as student tower destroyed by fire
Blaze at Hotspur Press building was declared a ‘major incident’ which lasted nearly five hours
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Building Safety Regulator chief to step down in September
Philip White’s ’partial retirment’ announced internally in March but only made public today
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Rayner’s delayed homes penalty will slow down building, says the Housing Forum
Members’ organisation claims latest government plans will backfire and undo positive recent work
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Chan Kataria to retire after 21 years at the helm of EMH
The CEO who “served with passion and skill” will stay to handover to his replacement
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Barely 10% of building safety gateway 2 submissions for new builds have been approved
Data provided by consultancy Cast says average cost of getting green light at this stage is close to £28,000
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Notting Hill Genesis appoints former Peabody boss as chair
Brendan Sarsfield joins non-compliant G15 landlord, along with former Keepmoat CEO Dave Sheridan
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Richard Blakeway extended in role as Housing Ombudsman
Minister confirms Blakeway will remain in post until at least next July
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City of London identifies £84m shortfall in housing investment plans
Planned spend on listed Golden Lane Estate has tripled since 2023
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Orbit 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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Sarah Jones departs as Anchor CEO
Amanda Holgate appointed interim as regulator probes housing and care giant
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Northern 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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Berkeley 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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Stronger 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