All Housing Today articles in November 2024 – Page 2
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NewsPlaces for People buys 110-acre site on the edge of Edinburgh for 1,300-home scheme
Housing association revives plans for Redheughs Village project
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NewsWelsh government announces £10m additional funding for affordable homes
Devolved administration has target to deliver 20,000 new low carbon social homes during this Senedd
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CommentThere are many unanswered questions about the government’s Nature Restoration Fund
Ministers plan to create a new fund as a way for developers to meet their environmental obligations without slowing down housebuilding, writes James Clark. But how will it work and will it be successful?
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In FocusWhat the delays at the Building Safety Regulator mean for high-rise development
The new system of gateway checks on high rise buildings is adding anything up to 18 months to construction programmes. Joey Gardiner finds out why
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NewsLegal & General fund raises £130m for affordable housing
Investor eyes delivery of 3,500 to 4,000 homes through affordable housing fund
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NewsGrey belt policy ‘unlikely to have significant impact’ on housebuilding, Lords committee finds
Lord Moylan warns Angela Rayner that policy has been “rushed and incoherent”
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News853-bed student housing development becomes UK’s largest passivhaus scheme
Four-block scheme given accreditation folllowing air tightness tests
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News‘Tough and disappointing’ year for Crest Nicholson as it makes £144m loss
New boss Martyn Clark carries out review of business as firm warns of scenario in which it could breach its lending agreements
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CommentPlanning reform in the year ahead – a lot to do but the signs are promising
Paul Smith describes the current planning reform landscape and finds positivity in the government’s general direction of travel
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NewsGateway 2 delays caused by outsourced delivery model, admits Building Safety Regulator
Lack of in-house expertise blamed for delays to applications for high-rise buildings
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NewsNorthumberland County Council proposes tightening criteria to slash social housing waiting list by 40%
Changes to elegibility criteria could include directly letting properties to homeless clients and stronger local connection prioritisation
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NewsGreen light for 450-home Bellway scheme in Northamptonshire
A £4m investment will deliver local services and 30% affordable housing
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NewsMiller Homes completes acquisition of St Modwen following CMA approval
Move to buy £371m-turnover housebuilder completes as Edinburgh-based firm targets 6,000 homes a year
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NewsGovernment gives go ahead for 37-storey student scheme after failed attempt to list building
600-bed scheme will include part of cotton mill that was built in 1801
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NewsPlatform appoints first ever sustainability director
Lianne Taylor joins Midlands-landlord as it ramps up spend on existing homes as part of net zero strategy
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In Focus‘Are we putting customers at the heart of our decision-making?’ Phil Andrew reveals Orbit’s transformation plan
The chief executive has taken an unusual route to the social housing sector via studying glaciers and working for British American Tobacco. He tells Carl Brown about his journey
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NewsTerraced streets tackle climate change with ambient loop system
An award-winning initiative aims to decarbonise up to eight million terraced homes in the UK through a community-led energy model that uses heat pump networks and microgrids
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NewsHull City Council approves 6,000-home housing strategy
A total of 1,452 affordable homes due to be delivered under the plan
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NewsHill Group appoints Related Argent director as head of planning
Alex Woolmore joins £1.1bn-turnover housebuilder as it eyes strategic land expansion
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NewsNumber of build-to-rent homes under construction falls 18%
BPF warns “immediate supply remains at risk” but there are green shoots with consents increasing