All Housing Today articles in August 2024 – Page 2
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InformationHighlights from the Housing Today Live conference 2024
Housing Today Live delegates were invited to share their ideas on how to improve the housing sector. Here is a selection of their views.
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NewsRayner to be handed nearly £1bn to fund affordable housing drive, according to reports
Housing secretary said to have secured downpayment for multi-year plan to double affordable house building rates
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NewsRushanara Ali loses building safety brief over hospitality row
Grenfell victims unhappy over minister’s attendance of event linked to cladding firm
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NewsCouncils hoard £8bn of builder contributions meant for vital infrastructure, says HBF
Local authorities hit hard by the housing crisis are sitting on the highest sums of affordable home funding
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NewsElly Hoult announces CIH presidential campaign
Professional body’s new leader aims to make social housing a ‘career of choice’
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In FocusGrey belt, green belt and the curious case of Labour’s benchmark land value
The new government’s plans to allow more development on parts of the green belt have been hailed as a potential game-changer for housing supply. However, there are growing fears that the ‘golden rules’ governing the release of sites may simply make sites unviable
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NewsBirmingham City Council proposes reducing affordable housing target for brownfield developments
Council says proposed local plan changes are not about watering down affordable housing, but about being ‘realistic’
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NewsPlus Dane Housing appoints new chair
Max Steinberg to take reigns from ex-police chief at North West housing association
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NewsNHF appoints new finance director
Irfan Umraji takes over from Jackie Cunningham after her retirement
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NewsGreen light for 600-home Wembley scheme
Four blocks up to 16 storeys to be built north of Wembley stadium
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NewsTroubled Octavia to join Abri as a subsidiary
Boards of two associations decide to press ahead with merger plan
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NewsBarclays and Lloyds strike deal with National Wealth Fund to lend £1bn for social housing retrofit
Treasury-owned NWF will provide guarantees to enable ‘competitively-priced’ bank loans for social landlords
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CommentWhy convergence needs to be a part of any new social housing rent settlement
Rents in social housing are complicated and this must change over time, argues Andrew Cowan
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CPDCPD 17 2024: Flat roofs and fire testing standards
Sponsored by Soprema, this CPD module delves into the rise of flat roofs, their evolving nature, and the crucial fire testing standards that must be met in order to achieve compliance with current building regulations
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NewsSurplus and development up at Your Housing Group
29,000-home landlord increases development 22%
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NewsNew NHF report urges social landlords to use data to make contact with residents count
The report says that landlords do not need to wait for IT solutions to make use of resident data
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NewsUnfreeze Local Housing Allowance or push more renters into poverty, charity urges chancellor
JRF says Rachel Reeves has ‘perfect opportunity’ to make change in budget
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NewsLandlords struggling with damp and mould repairs timescales, Ombudsman finds
The watchdog has shared more than 100 severe maladministration cases on damp and mould ahead of Awaab’s Law being introduced.
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NewsRegulator warns of ‘little margin for error’ as HAs' debt servicing costs exceed net earnings
Weakening of providers’ finances ‘continue to intensify’, says report
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In FocusA crisis hiding in plain sight: is the UK’s built environment failing children and young people?
While housing supply and affordability dominate public debate, the prevalence of safe, accessible spaces for children and adolescents is a critical yet overlooked issue. Nora Redmond takes a closer look at whether the built environment is leaving young people underserved