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CommentGood quality development will depend on councils getting their local plans right
Balancing the visionary and practical in local plans is difficult but it is vital local authorities do it successfully, writes Anthony Okereke
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In FocusSocial housing’s top 200 biggest spenders on repairs and maintenance in 2024/25
The Regulator of Social Housing has published its annual global accounts data for the 200 largest registered providers in England. But who spent the most in 2024/25? Use our sortable data table to find out.
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NewsRSH reveals which RPs spent the most on repairs and maintenance in 2024/25 as investment surges
Housing associations’ repairs spend increases 14% in a year as providers focus on improving existing homes, says regulator
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CommentTackling the intransigent opposition of local groups to development
Ben Derbyshire, who is president of the London Forum of Amenity & Civic Societies, explains how he wants groups to adopt a more proactively positive stance
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NewsVistry completions down 9% despite post-spending review affordable housing boost
Housebuilding giant says adjusted pre-tax profit in line with expectations as affordable housing volumes increase 30% in second half
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In Focus‘I’ve always had a feeling for people and doing the right thing’: New CIH president Julie Haydon on building resilience
Wolverhampton Homes’ director of corporate services has a blueprint to boost mental wellbeing among social housing workers. Speaking to Alex Funk, she discusses how to tackle workforce burnout
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CommentWhy housing associations are essential to tackling worklessness
Scaling up place-based, personalised support would improve outcomes for individuals while making local economies more resilient argues Fiona Fletcher-Smith
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NewsMorris Homes reduces losses as it eyes build-to-rent expansion
Cheshire-based housebuilder increases turnover and completions
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In FocusWhat slow progress at Tempsford says about the wider new towns programme
Despite the suitable location of the Bedfordshire site as a place for tens of thousands of new homes, the government has yet to formally declare its backing for the project. Joey Gardiner asks why so many questions remain unresolved
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NewsMark Henderson to retire as chief executive of Home Group
Long-serving chief executive has led £500m-turnover provider since September 2008
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NewsUnite and Newcastle University form JV to build 2,000-bed student scheme
Unite Students and Newcastle University have formed a joint venture to deliver a 2,000-bed student accommodation scheme at the Castle Leazes site, with the first phase due to complete by the 2028/29 academic year.
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CommentWill government’s aspirations for good design be derailed by under-resourced planning departments?
Pro-building planning reforms are undoubtedly a good thing for our industry but we must be careful to ensure that legitimate community concerns can still be heard, writes Denise Chevin
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NewsChurchill boosts turnover but profit dips in ‘challenging year’.
Later living developer streamlines structure
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NewsCastle Green nearly doubles turnover in ‘transformational year’ for north-west housebuilder
Runcorn-based firm predicts ‘consolidation’ year in 2026 following rapid growth over past 12 months
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NewsBSR’s new ‘innovation unit’ now handling majority of live new build cases
Shift follows focus on closing legacy cases
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NewsZoopla reports three-year high in home moves but price growth cools
Latest house price index also reveals north-south divide in inflation
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator will allow staged applications for single tower projects at gateway 2
‘It could prove to be key’ BSR believes change could speed up building control approval process
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NewsStory Homes reports drop in turnover and pre-tax profit
Planning delays ‘slowing growth plans’, Cumbria-based housebuilder says
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NewsPlans submitted for 2,500-home student tower scheme in Manchester
Firm’s latest high-rise project to span four blocks including 50-storey tower
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In FocusWhat the latest documents tell us about the government’s progress on building safety
A flurry of progress reports, consultation documents, reviews and statements were put out by the government last week. Housing Today combs through the documents to unpack what has been achieved in responding to the Grenfell Inquiry’s recommendations and what is still to come