All articles by Olivia Barber – Page 4
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‘Look beyond Grenfell Inquiry recommendations and think about tenant relationships,’ says regulator
Fiona MacGregor urges social landlords at the Housing Community Summit to reflect on the way they listen to residents
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‘We need subsidy’ Liverpool HA boss tells Community Housing Summit as homelessness costs soar
Liverpool housing leaders discuss challenges in meeting housing need at joint NHF and CIH event in the city
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Burnham calls for government to cover upfront costs of remediating 157 unsafe high rises in Manchester
The mayor of Greater Manchester has urged the government to pay for the work now and charge the property sector later
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Welsh government only halfway to its 20,000 low-carbon social homes target, watchdog finds
The government may need as much as £580 to £740m extra to deliver the homes by March 2026
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Flagship boosts surplus by 16% despite fall in open market sales and higher salaries
East of England provider built 744 homes in the 2023/24
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Housing bodies cautiously welcome Scottish goverment’s housing focus in 2024/25 programme
However, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations has warned that the government also needs to tackle funding delays and remove obstacles for mid-market rent homes
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Aster’s surplus hit by higher interest costs and writedowns
The housing association’s pre-tax profit falls 14% due to a combination of an increase in costs caused by inflation and an ‘all-time high’ investment in its homes
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Grenfell Inquiry decides against recommending further regulation of social housing providers
The inquiry finds no additional recommendations needed beyond the changes made in the Social Housing (Regulation) Act
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KCTMO responsible for ‘systemic failings’ in fire safety management, Grenfell Inquiry finds
The inquiry highlighted housing manager’s failure to disclose fire risks to its board and its troubled relationship with residents
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Rayner holds meeting with council leaders to discuss Right to Buy changes
The deputy PM is expected to launch a consultation on scrapping the scheme for new-build homes and reducing discounts for sales of existing stock
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The government officially scraps Conservatives’ proposed ‘British Homes for British Workers’ policy
MHCLG in an official consultation response says there are already stringent rules in place to determine social housing allocation
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Report backed by major developers calls for government to help SME housebuilders
Pocket Living has urged the government to to create Homes England ‘SME managers’ as part of 10-point plan to help ‘save’ smaller housebuilder sector
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More than 1,100 objections lodged against 800-home development on green belt land
Plans for a green belt development have received strong opposition due to residents’ concerns it would remove “productive farmland”
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Moody’s reconfirms Southern Housing’s A3 stable credit rating
The credit ratings agency said Southern has a very strong balance sheet and liquidity but its interest cover remains weak
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Investigation: how are councils assessing the risks of uPVC cladding in low-rise housing after the Barnet fire?
When a fire in 2023 destroyed four terraced houses Barnet Council brought the housing sector’s attention to an overlooked fire safety issue: the use of uPVC cladding in low-rise homes. Have other councils heeded its warning?
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Crisis flags repeated missed opportunities to prevent homelessness in Scotland
The charity’s latest report found that interviewees had contacted a total of at least 80 services prior to becoming homeless
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National housing targets must be prioritised over local objections, says think tank
The Institute for Government has said the government must not compromise on national housing targets regardless of the outcome of the updated National Planning Policy Framework consultation
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Ombudsman tells Peabody to improve its approach to relocating tenants during repairs
Housing association has been urged to improve its decant policy, as well as its repairs and complaints handling
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CIH calls for more capital funding in Northern Ireland as social housing development hits decade low
The institute’s new report urges the Northern Ireland Assembly to prioritise social housing development and lobby for a dedicated housing decarbonisation fund for Northern Ireland