All Programmes articles – Page 5
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NewsContractor says developers could fund pre-application process to ease building safety ‘gateway 2’ logjam
McLaren warns larger new high-rise housing projects are being stalled for up to a year by checks under the Building Safety Act
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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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NewsSage Homes’ chief executive to step down after five years
Blackstone-backed Sage will begin looking for a successor soon
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NewsPortsmouth City Council handed low ‘C3’ grading after probe finds 1,000 outstanding fire remedial actions
Local authority has failed to meet the outcomes of the Regulator of Social Housing’s consumer standards
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NewsBerkeley granted approval for 357-home Fulham towers scheme
Plans for homes at former gasworks site signed off after second staircase redesign
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NewsInsulation installers suspended over poor work funded through government energy efficiency schemes
“Systemic” issues discovered with solid wall insulation installed under Energy Company Obligation 4 and Great British Insulation Schemes
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In Focus'This is a growth story’… How Network Rail plans to become one of the UK’s biggest housebuilders
The transport operator’s group property director talks about the ‘new mindset’ at Network Rail – and why the country’s biggest owner of brownfield land is taking an assertive role in redevelopment projects on its sites
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News‘Lack of mortgage availability is a significant barrier’ - HBF reacts to proposed overhaul of lending rules
The FCA is looking at loosening regulations around mortgages in response to Keir Starmer’s request for ideas to boost growth
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CommentPatchless working but retaining a local link - the best of both worlds in housing management
Troy Francis has been promoted to the role of executive director for operations at Southern Housing. He here explains how the G15 landlord’s revamped operating model will work
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NewsHome Group chief commercial officer made redundant just five months into role
Kate Still leaves 56,000-home organisation after joining on 5 September last year
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NewsPlans approved for 300-home scheme in Ealing
Ealing Council’s £125m Gurnell development will include eight main housing blocks rising to a maximum of ten storeys,
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NewsNew housing should be permanently exempt from Right to Buy, says CIH
Round-up of sector responses to the government’s Right to Buy reforms consultation, which closed this week
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NewsTaylor Wimpey on track to hit expected profit but warns of post-Budget cost increases
Housebuilder expects cost pressure in 2025 as suppliers factor in tax rises announced in Autumn
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NewsLFB’s decision to move back into Lambeth HQ spells end for Embankment housing plans
Brigade has pulled plug on agreement struck with developer in 2016 and hired architect 5plus to draw up new plans for listed site
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CommentThe strengths and weaknesses of the new consumer code on shared ownership
Eight housing providers are trialling a new code aimed at improving the experience of shared owners. But asks Ruth Barnes, will it have teeth?
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NewsWrekin Housing Group and Housing Plus complete merger
Enlarged 33,000-home provider plans to invest extra £55m into existing homes
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NewsVistry issues third profit warning in as many months with original forecast now slashed by 40%
Housebuilder says 2024 figure will be around £250m, having originally predicted £430m
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CommentIf we don’t address the skills crisis Starmer’s 1.5m homes drive will be undermined
There are many challenges that could prevent the government from meeting its housing delivery goals, the lack of skills is one and should not be overlooked, writes Sam Knight
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CommentThe new NPPF: the time for waiting is over
There is much to like in the updated planning guidance but ministers should demand new housing targets are delivered sooner rather than later, writes Paul Smith