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CommentWhy housing associations need to make healthy surpluses
Those who tell stories about the sector ‘raking in’ surpluses fundamentally misunderstand the nature of our strained social housing financial model, writes Fiona Fletcher-Smith
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NewsSector’s leaders welcome Labour government’s ‘clear commitment’ to housing in King’s Speech
Amid positive reactions to the new government’s legislative focus on housing, experts have stressed that planning isn’t the only issue to be fixed and that it’s now time for action
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NewsAnnual house price growth rises to 2.2%
ONS publishes latest figures on house prices, rents and inflation
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NewsPlanning reform expected to be at the heart of today’s King’s Speech
Labour to outline its policy priorities later today with more than 35 draft bills
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NewsLloyds Banking Group to convert old office sites into social housing
Bank’s package of housing measures also includes £200m fund for small providers and expansion of Citra Living rental company
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NewsLiverpool City Council set to receive £55m to ‘unlock’ 2,350-home brownfield scheme
Redevelopment of Central Docks “not feasible” without Homes England support, says council
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News‘The will is absolutely there’: Major housebuilders meet Reeves for high-level discussions ahead of King’s Speech
Berkeley, Barratt and Taylor Wimpey representatives among delegation that went to Downing Street last week
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NewsRayner urges council leaders in ‘devolution deserts’ to take on new powers
The government wants to hand over more powers to manage housing, planning and transport to those with “skin in the game”
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NewsHRA debt reduction of £17bn needed to tackle council underinvestment in housing, new report finds
Report by CIH and Savills calls for a re-opening of the 2012 local authority self-financing settlement
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NewsChange of CEO at Retirement Villages Group
Tim Seddon, the chief property officer, has been appointed as the successor to chief executive Will Bax
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NewsPlans submitted for 3,300-home redevelopment of Edgware town centre
Ballymore and Places for London table £1.7bn plan for shopping centre site
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CommentStarmer’s government must not forget about shared ownership
Bjorn Howard makes the case for ensuring shared ownership homes are included in the government’s renewed housing delivery targets
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NewsMonthly house prices fall faster than usual in July, says Rightmove
Distraction of Euros football tournament and general election lead to sellers cutting prices to “capture the attention” of would-be buyers
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NewsBerkeley forced to redesign another high-rise scheme
Developer goes back to the drawing board on a major London high-rise scheme for the second time in a month
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NewsLack of skilled workers may be biggest barrier to Labour hitting 1.5m homes target, warns economist
Construction Products Association director Noble Francis warns “there just won’t be the people” to meet key manifesto pledge
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NewsAvant Homes identifies £43m balance sheet error in previous accounts
Error revealed just weeks after merger approach to Crest Nicholson
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NewsPlans for 1,500-home ‘smart town’ pulled over viability concerns
£2.3bn coastal project designed by Poundbury-architect Léon Krier have been withdrawn
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CommentElection results have created a real opportunity for step-change in tackling the housing emergency
Elly Hoult sets out some interventions the new government could make to boost housing delivery
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NewsSanctuary increases turnover despite 35% drop in sales income
Giant housing association misses development target
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NewsOmbudsman writes to social landlords about ‘serious concerns’ over window-related complaints
Richard Blakeway warns of “unsafe living conditions, where windows are falling onto the ground or boarded-up for prolonged periods”