All shared ownership articles
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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
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NewsRSH annual figures show a net increase of 34,000 social homes
While the sector saw an increase in homes for affordable rent, the number of social rent homes fell by more than 6,000
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CommentIt’s time to get shared ownership right
In the past we have not always paid enough attention to shared ownership customers’ requirements. As it increasingly becomes the only viable route on to the housing ladder for many, we must do better, argues David Orr
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NewsVistry signs up to new 800-home shared ownership model with Sage
The ‘Home Stepper’ model makes homes available as shared ownership ’according to demand rather than Section 106’
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NewsListed shared ownership investor hit by 10% asset value fall
Value of ReSI plc’s homes affected by spike in gilt yields after last September’s mini-Budget