All Housing Today articles in August 2024 – Page 13
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News‘Look beyond Grenfell Inquiry recommendations and think about tenant relationships,’ says regulator
Fiona MacGregor urges social landlords at the Housing Community Summit to reflect on the way they listen to residents
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NewsLast government’s retrofit programmes to stay as minister says no time for ‘hiatus’
Miatta Fahnbulleh said DESNZ would take ‘area-based’ approach to rolling out efficiency improvements
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NewsNew public-private alliance for zero-bills MMC homes launched in Liverpool
Specially constructed home will stand outside new Housing Community Summit event
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News‘We need subsidy’ Liverpool HA boss tells Community Housing Summit as homelessness costs soar
Liverpool housing leaders discuss challenges in meeting housing need at joint NHF and CIH event in the city
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NewsHouse of Lords committee launches inquiry into government’s ‘grey belt’ plans
Peers will examine Labour’s ‘golden rules’ for development on the green belt
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NewsBarratt, Homes England and Lloyds form JV to build out sites of up to 10,000 homes
£150m MADE partnership will seek to develop large brownfield sites and ‘garden villages’
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CommentHow do we halt the decline in housing association development?
Keir Starmer’s government is targeting 1.5m new homes, but we need intervention to help ensure the HA sector can be a powerful contributor to delivery, argues Richard Jones
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NewsHouse price growth hit two-year high in August, says Halifax
Prices expected to rise further this year
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NewsBurnham calls for government to cover upfront costs of remediating 157 unsafe high rises in Manchester
The mayor of Greater Manchester has urged the government to pay for the work now and charge the property sector later
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NewsWelsh government only halfway to its 20,000 low-carbon social homes target, watchdog finds
The government may need as much as £580 to £740m extra to deliver the homes by March 2026
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NewsFlagship boosts surplus by 16% despite fall in open market sales and higher salaries
East of England provider built 744 homes in the 2023/24
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NewsHome Group appoints experienced leader and executive coach Kate Still as chief commercial officer
Kate Still has also held senior positions at Sanctuary, Citzien and the South East Development Agency, as well as in local government
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NewsBerkeley on track to hit £525m profit target after ‘stable’ start to the year
Housebuilder targeting nearly £1bn in pre-tax profit over the next two years as it praises Labour’s planning reforms
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CommentShock and shame: the Grenfell report has exposed construction’s deadly failures
Now we know the full and terrible truth, only urgent and fundamental change will ensure mistakes are not repeated, writes Denise Chevin
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CommentSeven years after Grenfell: We have come a long way, but there is still a huge amount to do
Andrew Mellor reflects on the Grenfell Inquiry’s demand for radical reforms. The message is clear: urgent action is needed to protect lives
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CPDCPD 14 2024: Engaging BIM to build a more connected built environment
Sponsored by BSI, this module will guide professionals looking to improve their BIM knowledge, as well as assist seasoned users wanting to enhance digital security or understand the higher-level benefits of BIM adoption
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NewsHousing bodies cautiously welcome Scottish goverment’s housing focus in 2024/25 programme
However, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations has warned that the government also needs to tackle funding delays and remove obstacles for mid-market rent homes
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NewsAster’s surplus hit by higher interest costs and writedowns
The housing association’s pre-tax profit falls 14% due to a combination of an increase in costs caused by inflation and an ‘all-time high’ investment in its homes
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CommentGrenfell: a tale of systemic failures
A legal overview setting out the findings of the inquiry’s final report, its recommendations and the potential ramifications for the sector
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NewsRegistered providers underspend on development by 17%
Largest housing assocaitions cite delays and contractor failures in latest quarterly survey from Regulator of Social Housing