All Programmes articles – Page 12
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NewsTurnover and surplus up at Onward Homes
North-west housing association increases shared ownership sales income
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NewsScottish Housing Regulator proposes three new damp and mould performance indicators for social landlords
Regulator consulting on several changes to the ARC indicators
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NewsSpringfield reports sharp drop in completions and profit
Scottish housebuilder cites subdued homebuyer demand and reduced affordable housing activity as profit plummets 37%
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NewsGuinness undershoots development target by nearly half
Landlord says resource pressures and contractor administrations hit annual development figures
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NewsThree more councils found in breach of regulator’s consumer standards
Castle Point Borough Council, North Yorkshire Council and Warwickshire Council have received ‘C3’ gradings
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CommentCompulsory purchase order changes are not a quick fix to deliver more homes
Labour’s manifesto promised to reform compulsory purchase compensation rules to improve land assembly for housing. Ian Barnett explains why this is a tricky area.
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NewsLondon councils’ forecast £250m overspend on homelessness, London Councils warns
Council leaders’ group said that boroughs are collectively spending around £90m per month on temporary accommodation
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NewsMP who grew up in council house elected chair of housing select committee
Florence Eshalomi MP has succeeded Clive Betts MP as chair of the committee
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NewsHousing sector welcomes Northern Ireland draft programme for government as ‘starting point’
But bodies stress the need for sufficient funding to deliver more affordable housing
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NewsNHF-backed alliance appoints 22 construction firms to £800m framework
Building Better and Procurement for Housing’s four-year framework aims to boost the use of MMC in social housing
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News‘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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NewsBurnham 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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NewsWelsh 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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NewsFlagship 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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NewsHousing 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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NewsAster’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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CommentGrenfell: a tale of systemic failures
A legal overview setting out the findings of the inquiry’s final report, its recommendations and the potential ramifications for the sector
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NewsVistry set to unseat Barratt as country’s biggest housebuilder
Patnerships developer set to build 18,000 homes this year, taking it above figure predicted by rival
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NewsGovernment promises to bar Grenfell companies from future public sector work
Prime minister to write to firms named and shamed and put them on notice they will be barred from taxpayer-funded contracts
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News“This must mark a turning point for building safety”: How the sector responded to the Grenfell Inquiry report
Housing leaders have been reacting to the long-awaited Phase 2 report and its 1,700 pages of findings