All News articles – Page 50
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Remediation of unsafe cladding on 2,300 residential buildings yet to start
The latest government data reveals there are 4,613 residential buildings 11m and over with unsafe cladding
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Abri invests ‘record’ £100m in existing homes but sees 19% dip in annual completions
The 50,000-home housing association reports ‘exceptional’ surplus of £518m due to merger with Silva Homes.
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RSH issues five more social landlords with their first consumer standards gradings
The Regulator of Social Housing has assigned ‘C2’ ratings to Southern Housing and Bolsover District Council in its initial assessment of how they are meeting the new consumer standards which were introduced on 1 April this year. A ‘C2’ grading means that the housing provider meets the consumer standards, but ...
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L&Q underlines north west expansion as it joins Manchester social landlord group
London-based housing association giant becomes part of the Manchester Housing Providers’ Partnership
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Home Group increases development 17%
55,000-home landlord to set up new regional operating model
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New chief executive appointed at BME association
Ulfat Hussain to join Arawak Walton on 21 October
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Hyde Group misses build target by nearly half as it’s hit by £39m in write-downs
44,000-home association reports 78% drop in surplus as it is hit by contractor insolvencies on two schemes
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Thinktank warns Labour against ditching ‘beauty agenda in dash for units’
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner says word is too ‘subjective’
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Reading council confirms closure of ‘unviable’ PRS housing company
Homes will transfer to the local authority’s housing stock, with residents required to vacate properties when their tenancy ends
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Dagenham block of flats engulfed by fire had known safety issues since 2020
An external wall survey showed the building ‘did not fully comply with building regulations at the time of build’
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Sage’s three for-profit RPs report more than £100m in losses due to interest costs
Group backed by investment giant Blackstone increases affordable housing delivery by 17%
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Bristol City Council plans to convert council homes into temporary accommodation
Over a year, 216 homes could be made available as temporary accommodation
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Watkin Jones to build tallest residential building in Scotland
The student housing developer has received planning permission to deliver a 36-storey, 784-bed development in Glasgow
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Gentoo appoints new executive director of property
Sunderland-based housing association creates new position in bid to become ‘customer-focused property organisation’
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Retirement Villages Group hires former cruise ship company boss as COO
Thomas Karlsson appointed to AXA-owned developer and operator which is looking to build 5,000 homes over a decade
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Lewisham Council reports one in four homes do not meet Decent Homes Standard
The South London council self-referred to the Regulator of Social Housing late last year, citing concerns about potential breaches of consumer standards, in particular regarding repairs and fire safety.
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Barratt officially takes ownership of Redrow shares
But firms will continue to operate independently until competition questions settled
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Aberdeen City Council decides demolition is the safest option for 500 RAAC homes
Homes containing the lightweight concrete will be demolished and rebuilt at a cost of £130m
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Hyde enters merger talks with non-compliant Tower Hamlets Community Housing
Troubled 3,500-home THCH would join 45,000-home Hyde as a subsidiary if deal goes ahead
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Moat reports squeezed margins and lower surplus
23,000-home association misses annual development target