All Housing Today articles in September 2025 – Page 5
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NewsJudge upholds planning approval for 10,000-home East Herts new town scheme
Places for People and Taylor Wimpey involved in scheme with more than 2,500 affordable homes
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NewsOnward Homes increases surplus and turnover despite repair costs pressure
Landlord completes 434 homes, up from 329 year-on-year
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NewsOmbudsman cautiously hails ‘first signs’ of improvement as complaint handling maladministration rate drops 7%
But disrepair investigations up by almost 50%
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NewsHousing secretary overrules Brighton and Hove’s rejection of 495-home brownfield scheme
Council ordered to pay full costs of inquiry
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NewsLondon boroughs back £3 rent convergence rate to avoid significant cuts to housing services
Local authorities could have to slash spending by £269m over four years, according to research by the London Councils coalition
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In Focus“There’s always something that you can help with”: My work as a community investment and partnerships manager at Hafod
In the latest in our Frontline Stories series, Alex Funk speaks to Ceri Jones, who has a long-standing and deep desire to ensure residents access financial wellbeing support when they need it
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NewsSouthend council fails consumer standards with C3 grade
Regulator’s inspection finds electrical safety failings, more than 900 overdue repairs and poor data management across Essex council’s housing stock
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NewsHousing 21 targets increased completions based on ‘stabilised’ construction market
Turnover and surplus up at 24,000-home provider
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NewsPlans for 3,000-home tower scheme in Vauxhall to be submitted next month
Bmor and Cedarstone Capital’s proposals to be among tallest residential schemes in the UK
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NewsDeveloper asks MHCLG to step in to unlock London scheme blocked by section 106 impasse
Barnet Council denies accusation of ‘inaction and procrastination’
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NewsQuarter of UK housebuilders report limited understanding of Building Regulations, Polypipe survey finds
Research by Polypipe Building Products highlights gaps in knowledge of Parts L, O and F of Building Regulations
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NewsAster announces £1bn plan to nearly double spend on stock improvements
37,000-home landlord reports drop in surplus due to one-off costs
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NewsL&Q records lowest annual completion numbers for a decade
G15 landlord expected to be biggest builder in the housing association sector despite pivot towards repair and maintenance
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NewsGuinness reports deficit and misses completion targets, citing impairment charges and contractor failure
But turnover and operating surplus up
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NewsA2 Dominion returns to surplus after £100m sale of stock to Westminster Council
G15 landlord exceeds completions target but did not start any homes on site in 2024/25 in line with shift to focus on stock improvements
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NewsCouncil approves 651 homes in next phase of Barking Riverside
More than half of home set to be affordable
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NewsRSH survey shows 11% of reported blocks have ‘life-critical’ fire safety defects in external walls
Seven in 10 of defective social housing towers are expected to be remediated within five years
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NewsPublic inquiry into Berkeley’s controversial 877-home Peckham redevelopment set for 28 October
Appeal over redevelopment of Aylesham Centre brought by housebuilder amid concern over lack of affordable homes
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CPDCPD 16 2025: Leveraging BIM for strategic advantage
Sponsored by BSI, this module explores the legal protections of listed buildings, focusing on the replacement of timber windows to balance heritage preservation with modern standards
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In FocusCould the shadow of Grenfell trigger more Ardmore-style collapses of housing contractors?
The contractor’s legacy housing business went into administration due to the weight of building safety issues on its books. Joey Gardiner asks whether we are likely to see other companies suffer the same fate