All News articles – Page 70
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NewsReport 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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NewsHomes 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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NewsVistry 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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NewsProbe 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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NewsEast of England housing association group appoints new chair
Eastlight Community Homes chief executive will take over as chair of BuildEast
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NewsOrbit 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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NewsLeading 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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NewsL&Q appoints former Co-op Bank boss as group chair
Housing association giant also recruits former Orbit COO to board
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NewsVistry raises annual completions forecast to 18,000 homes on back of ‘robust’ demand for affordable housing
Housebuilder expects full year profit to be higher than in 2023
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NewsBerkeley wins approval for 500-home Hackney estate regeneration
Scheme designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands will include 26-storey tower
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NewsMayor of London calls for £2.2bn emergency funding as starts plummet
Khan has criticised ministers for failing to act and put into public investment ’a stalling market’
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NewsRedrow and Barratt shareholders approve £2.5bn merger
Overwhelming majority of shareholders back deal
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NewsL&Q recovers 143 homes from tenancy fraud over the last year
The 105,000-home housing association made 100 tenancy recoveries the year before
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NewsScottish government to declare national housing emergency
This is Scottish Labour’s second attempt to push MSPs to formally acknowledge the housing crisis
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NewsLandlords and estate agents seek further changes to Renters’ Reform Bill as it returns to the Lords
Renter advocates accuse landlords of ‘holding parliament hostage’ with threat of mass sell-up
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NewsMore than half of social landlords missing 100% gas safety compliance target, Housemark survey finds
The housing data specialist’s figures also show that complaint volumes have risen by almost a fifth
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NewsCIH welcomes DESNZ’s changes to Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund wave three
The membership body says that changes to the scheme design should make delivery easier and shows DESNZ has listened to feedback
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NewsMTVH picks Nottingham council boss to succeed Geeta Nanda
Melbourne Barrett will take over as chief executive this September
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NewsRent policy changes put 300,000 social homes at risk of becoming unsustainable, warns G15
Inequalities to social rents have cost London’s largest housing associations more than £2bn, housing association group says
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NewsHousing Ombudsman report into Southern Housing merger finds ‘lack of ownership’ of complaints
The special report highlights risks around mergers and oversight of complaint handling