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Welsh housing association announces new chief executive
Interim chief executive to progress to chief executive role
Kate Barker-led housing commission issues call for evidence
Commission launched by thinktank Radix and law firm Shoosmiths wants submissions from experts in the planning, development and housing sectors
South-west housing association appoints former Orbit director as new chair
Ted Pearce will take over from the incumbent chair of Two Rivers’ board once her term ends in October
Sector bodies sign TCPA’s ‘healthy homes pledge’
Chartered Institute of Housing, the Royal Institute of British Architects and Wates are among the organisations signed up
Housebuilding activity ‘sluggish’ despite rise in overall construction output
Index shows fall in residential building work amid ‘elevated borrowing costs’
House prices ‘held steady’ in April, according to Halifax
Halifax expects that a reduction in the Bank of England’s interest rate later in the year would contribute to a moderate increase in house prices
Re-elected Andy Burnham commits to building 10,000 new council homes over the next four years
After winning his third mayoral term, Burnham vows to make housing a ‘top-order issue’ and end the housing crisis within a decade
Platform Housing Group hails ‘record-breaking’ amount of starts
48,000-home housing association increases completions by 25% but misses original target
CIH Northern Ireland says budget cuts are a ‘devastating blow’ to social housing development
The Department for Communities annual capital budget has been cut by a further 38%
Next London mayor should review fast-track planning route for affordable housing, says HBF
The trade association says the mechanism is ‘more hindrance than help’, as voters head to the polls.
Reading Council set to wind down ‘unviable’ housing company
The local authority says the wholly-owned Homes for Reading has missed two loan repayments
Section 106 delivers numbers- but to ensure good services, HAs need more control
L&Q has launched a review into how it can work with managing agents where ownership arrangements make it hard for the association to influence services and costs for residents. Fiona Fletcher-Smith explains more.
Midland Heart appoints new executive director of property services
The 35,000-home housing association has promoted Sayeed Harris to the role
Thinktank says ‘mania’ for high rise development has damaged UK cities
Policy Exchange report says tall buildings do not deliver high densities as claimed, and that boom in high rises has not helped address housing crisis
Clarion full-year completions fall 24%
Housing association giant takes a more “cautious” approach to new build as it undershoots original development target by 600 homes
Green light for 433-home scheme on London’s South Bank
£1bn project finally gets nod after delays caused by Historic England intervention
Accent hires interim chief executive to replace Paul Dolan
Sarah Ireland will fill the role while the housing association searches for a permanent chief
Great Places misses annual development target by nearly 300 homes
‘Site-specific’ delays cited as reason 786-home target was not met
More than five million homes need to be built by 2040 to meet demand, report says
Greater London will need 1.8 million new homes, while Birmingham needs to build the most homes out of any local authority