All Housing Today articles in November 2023 – Page 6
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News
London Square bought by giant Abu Dhabi property firm in £230m deal
Aquisition is Aldar’s first outside MENA region
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Comment
Deliberate landbanking by housebuilders is a myth
The suggestion that housebuilders deliberately landbank is, to put it bluntly, poppycock
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News
Stonewater’s surplus decreases 43% as shared ownership staircasing sales dip
The 36,000-home housing association reports lower sales revenue and increased repair costs
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Brentwood council gives green light to 3,700-home garden village scheme
Dunton Hills site is a strategic housing allocation in the emerging local plan
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Nottingham City Council issues section 114 notice over £23m black hole in budget
Nottingham also issued an s114 two years ago when it unlawfully used HRA funds to support council finances
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Partnerships housing firm owes more than £8m, liquidator says
Real Contracting Group went into liquidation just two years after being set up
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‘We can do better’ than our anti-housing electoral strategy, says Conservative MP
Andrew Lewer unhappy with party’s approach to the issue
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Homes England launches awareness campaign to back SME builders
The agency wants smaller firms to be aware of government funding opportunities
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More than 212,000 new homes built last year, annual housing supply figures show
Official figures show government still a long way off meeting 300,000-home manifesto pledge
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Increased costs of new shared ownership model could hit viability, housing associations warn
Housing associations warn financial sustainability of shared ownership needs to be monitored following changes introduced by the government
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Nearly half of older private renters worry about debt, says NHF
NHF boss calls for long-term investment in social housing, as older people are being left without affordable housing options
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Gresham House hires Peabody manager to head up shared ownership
Claire Cooper becomes second major appointment to asset manager’s housing operations in the space of a few weeks
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Building Safety Regulator aims to assess four in 10 occupied higher-risk buildings by 2026
New regulator publishes its first strategic plan, setting out a three-year ‘roadmap’ for action
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Regulator of Social Housing issues six social landlords with viability downgrades
Increased investment in existing homes is weakening providers’ financial capacity, RSH warns
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Southwark council approves Joseph Homes’ 34-storey student tower
Scheme in Old Kent Road Opportunity Area will deliver 688 student beds and 23 affordable homes
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Planning the biggest obstacle for small builders, FMB survey shows
Rising interest rates see mortgage availability become a major issue
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In Focus
What happens to housing development plans when a council goes ‘bankrupt’?
When a section 114 ‘bankruptcy’ notice is put in place, a council’s non-statutory services are restricted and housebuilding ’goes to the back of the queue’. Yet the growing number of councils in this situation are finding ways to carry on building.