All News articles – Page 7
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NewsMoody’s raises outlook for 33 housing associations
Rating agency changes outlook to ‘stable’ due to expectations of falling inflation and providers’ caution on development spend – but downgrades for Riverside and Greensquare Accord
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NewsWaste heat from data centres will keep thousands of homes warm in government-funded project
Old Oak and Park Royal scheme among five recipients of government money
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NewsHousing Ombudsman warns social landlords to take noise nuisance seriously after death in Clarion property
125,000-home association hit with severe maladministration finding after resident took his own life after nine months of noise disturbance
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NewsCala submits 200-home development plan to Cambridge City Council
L&G-owned housebuilder plans to build properties with timber frames
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NewsMore than half of homes started under Sadiq Khan’s 2016-2023 programme yet to be completed
The remaining 60,000 homes started under the Mayor’s previous Affordable Homes Programme are set to be completed by 2029
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NewsConstruction workloads fall as housebuilding activity drops off
Surveyors report biggest fall in construction activity since pandemic
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NewsHousing Forum calls for £3.8bn SHDF grant to be released sooner
Membership body joins National Housing Federation in calling for longer term certainty over grant funding to bring homes up to energy performance certificate ‘C’
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NewsLeeds 30-storey skyscraper granted approval
Citylife’s skyscraper plans were scaled-down from 46 floors to 30
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NewsBromford ‘on track’ to hit 1,200 completions in 2023/24
West midlands association reports increased turnover but smaller margin as it ramps up send on tackling damp and mould
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NewsHomes England announces new interim officer to head up land division
Alison Crofton appointed chief property officer
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NewsHouse prices rise in October but market remains ‘extremely weak’
Mortgage affordability remains stretched, according to Nationwide
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NewsBerkeley submits plans for 500 more homes at Woodberry Down estate regeneration
Fourth phase of 5,000-home masterplan to include a 26-storey tower
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NewsClarion completions down 23% year-on-year
125,000-home provider takes ‘cautious approach” to development spend
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NewsTwo-thirds of young people in London ‘support building on the green belt’
Almost all (96%) Londoners surveyed believe housing is a crucial issue at the next election
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NewsHousing transactions down by almost a fifth compared to last year, says HMRC
Sales and mortgage approvals both down
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NewsBuild-to-rent starts increase 50% in London
GLA annual housing report finds nearly 7,000 BTR homes started in 2022
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NewsFurther delays likely under second staircase transitional arrangements, Housing Forum warns
Gove’s transitional period gives a tighter window to get schemes started than current regulations - meaning housebuilders may hold off applying for building regulations approval for schemes until they are sure they can build within 18 months
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NewsJigsaw Homes announces appointment of new CEO
Brian Moran, the current deputy chief executive of Jigsaw, will take over as CEO of 36,000-home provider in December this year
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NewsCladding removal firm fined £240,000 for making Liverpool housing block ‘more dangerous’
Green Facades pleaded guilty at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court to breaching safety regulations following inspections by the Health and Safety Executive
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NewsGovernment to ban leaseholds for new-build houses - but flats exempt
Flats, which account for seven in 10 existing leasehold homes, won’t be included in leasehold ban, according to reports.