All Housing Today articles in November 2023 – Page 5
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NewsPercentage of major planning applications decided within statutory 13-week period increases
Almost 90% of applications were decided within 13 weeks or the agreed time, Government planning data finds
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NewsBerkeley halts investment in new development due to planning and regulation concerns
Housebuilder to focus instead on “financial strength” in “volatile and unsupportive” operating environment
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NewsHome Group appoints Southern Housing director to head up building safety
Monika Lee, who worked for Kensington & Chelsea council in the aftermath of Grenfell, joins 55,000-home association
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CommentWhy do we keep missing the government’s housing delivery target?
The housing market is not dysfunctional, it is the planning system that is holding back development, writes Paul Smith
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NewsWatkin Jones submits revised plan for 34-storey student housing tower in Glasgow
Proposed 784-bed scheme would be the second tallest in city
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NewsPlatform's surplus drops 11% amid shared ownership staircasing ‘slowdown’
48,000-home provider maintains current build rate
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NewsHouse prices rise for the second month in a row, says Halifax
Increase in house prices in November is slightly lower than in October, but market continues to show signs of recovery
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NewsPlans submitted for 1,400 new homes in Coventry city centre regeneration project
Hill Group and Shearer Property Group are the development partners for the first two phases of the £450m council-backed project
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NewsWelsh developer Anwyl Homes submits plans as part of 840-home development in Merseyside
The North Wales developer has put forward proposals to build 249 homes in two initial phases
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NewsShared ownership still considered too ‘niche’ and ‘unpredictable’, MPs hear
Shared ownership needs to be made predictable to secure more buyers and lenders, say witnesses giving evidence to a backbench committee’s inquiry into shared ownership
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NewsA2Dominion appoints chief customer officer on permanent basis
The £389m-turnover assocation has reshuffled its executive team following failings identified by the Housing Ombudsman
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NewsDevon council to push ahead with plans to build 8,000-home new zero-carbon town
East Devon District councillors agree to proceed with new town in bid to meet housing targets in emerging local plan
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NewsHousebuilding activity remains sluggish as construction output drops again
S&P Global/CIPS report says falling demand, high interest rates and election will keep lid on demand
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NewsPeabody to sell off 500 DIY shared ownership homes in the new year
Legal & General understood to be interested in acquiring the homes
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NewsInland Homes administrators rule out rescue for any part of the business
Aston Clinton Developments, Inland Homes 2013 and Hugg Homes may lack funds to pay off all unsecured creditors, and some secured creditors may not be repaid in full
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NewsNewcastle City Council to close ALMO
The organisation set up to access the government’s Decent Homes Fund was established in 2004
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NewsNotting Hill Genesis hires NHS Property Services executive as CFO
Mark Smith to join 66,000-home association in April
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NewsNew developer chosen for Wolverhampton canal site after L&G closure
Birmingham-based developer Wavensmere Homes will replace L&G Modular on project to transform a 17-acre brownfield site which was formerly a foundry and steelworks
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NewsHousing 21 appoints permanent chief financial officer
The care specialist association has made a number of top-level changes
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NewsMcLaren Living plans to build 300 build-to-rent homes on police station site
The developer has bought a 1.7acre-site in Watford Hertfordshire