All shared ownership articles
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In Focus‘Simply no alternative for many home purchases’: The sector group hoping Rayner doesn't leave shared ownership out in the cold
The government did not mention shared ownership in its spending review, nor did it feature in the Labour manifesto. Jo Short, who is leading a social landlord-backed campaign to raise awarness about the tenure, tells Matilda Battersby why it is needed more than ever
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NewsLondon Assembly report calls on Khan to look at capping service charges
London Assembly Housing Committee report suggests service charges make shared ownership homes “unaffordable”
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NewsLandords and PWC working on plan to sell shared ownership homes into for-profit RP to raise capital
A group of 20 housing associations, consultancy PWC and civil servants are investigating how to make the sale price of the homes work
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NewsNew shared ownership code launches
Social landlords can now sign up to voluntary code designed to improve customer experience of the product
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NewsMHCLG pushes ahead with plan to ban leasehold
Shared ownership homes will be able to work within a commonhold says the government as white paper due imminently
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NewsPartnership between Places for People subsidiary and Gresham House invests first £53m in shared ownership
Shared ownership management platform aims to build a £1bn portfolio within five years
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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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NewsPilot of shared ownership code begins
Service charge regulations and fee transparency are addressed in the new standard
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NewsAster development and pre-tax surplus drops in first half of the year
Aster’s development of new homes has dropped by 24% and its pre-tax surplus has dropped by £4.7m
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NewsSocial landlords ‘may be more effective at resolving complaints from shared owners than from renters’, Ombudsman says
Watchdog highlights mismatch between high dissatisfaction of shared owners and level of complaints
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CommentGovernment should resource shared ownership in the same way ministers once funded Help to Buy
Shared ownership has been notably absent from Labour’s policy programme, this should change, writes Peter Hawley
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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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NewsConsultation on new draft shared ownership code launches
The Shared Ownership Council has described the code as “a step on the reform journey”
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NewsPlaces for People and Clarion use shared ownership staircasing automation technology
Clarion completed a two-month pilot with Stairpay, which Stairpay say saw a 50% increase in staircasing transactions
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NewsShared ownership ‘failing to deliver an affordable route to homeownership’ MPs warn
Levelling Up and Housing committee calls for reform to the tenure
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CommentCollaboration underpinned by a national strategy is the only way to deliver the homes we need
We need cohesion from Whitehall to help boost partnerships and attract investment argues Kevin Sims
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NewsGove outlines changes to rules on shared ownership grant funding
Registered providers will be allowed to use recycled grant funding to “buy back” homes with building safety issues
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NewsShared ownership still considered too ‘niche’ and ‘unpredictable’, MPs hear
Shared ownership needs to be made predictable to secure more buyers and lenders, say witnesses giving evidence to a backbench committee’s inquiry into shared ownership
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NewsIncreased costs of new shared ownership model could hit viability, housing associations warn
Housing associations warn financial sustainability of shared ownership needs to be monitored following changes introduced by the government
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NewsNHF hits out at ‘surprise’ change to lower inflation measure for shared ownership rents amid delivery concern
Trade body asks housing association members for information on how shift from RPI to CPI might hit development pipelines