All Housing Today articles in August 2024 – Page 6
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NewsVistry issues profit warning after build costs higher than estimated
Housebuilder revises expected profit down by £80m due to “understated” full-life cost projections on nine schemes
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CommentMinisters must not overlook short-term measures to get housing associations building
Early signs suggests the new government is committed to boosting affordable housing development in the longer term, but they need to utilise quick fixes also, writes Paul Hackett
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NewsCalico Homes sets up hate crime reporting service in Burnley
The regulator’s revised consumer standards require social landlords to tackle hate incidents and ASB
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NewsSomerset council calls new proposed mandatory housing target ‘unrealistic’
The leader of Bath and North East Somerset council has warned Angela Rayner new target must take into account UNESCO status
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NewsSquare Roots makes loss of more than £800k in second successive reporting period
Provider owned by property company London Square aiming for 3,500 homes by 2029
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NewsUK house prices rises for third straight month in September
Halifax house price index shows 0.3% growth
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CommentHow do we build the homes we desperately need without jeopardising our climate goals?
Keeping embodied and operational carbon low while building the homes we need is a formidable challenge. Fiona Fletcher-Smith argues collaboration and data-sharing is the key
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NewsFirst new mews houses since 1950s to be built in Belgravia after green light from council
Six-home scheme gets unanimous approval from Westminster City Council
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NewsBarratt and Redrow to complete £2.5bn merger after clearance from competition watchdog
Housebuilders had been operating independently since August despite combining shares
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NewsNumber of homeless households ‘exceeds population of Nottingham’
Homeless households are at a record high according to latest government figures
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NewsHousing minister tells Homes England to focus rest of AHP on social rented homes
Matthew Pennycook sets out expectations of government agency in letter to chair
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NewsThirteen Group ploughs additional £57m into developing new homes and increases surplus
The 36,000-home housing association invested almost £250m in new and existing homes over the year
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NewsCardiff housing association appoints new chair
Former chief executive of Merthyr Valley Homes, Mike Owen, will retire after 40 years in the sector
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CommentCould smaller section 106 deals help keep affordable housing delivery alive?
SME housebuilders could form partnerships to deliver section 106 homes to housing associations’ quality standards, argues Simon Corp
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NewsCouncil begins search for developer to turn Liverpool’s Festival Gardens site into housing
Winner due to be announced next September
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NewsDandara Living wins planning for 435 new Bristol homes
The Clarence Road development will form part of the UK’s largest regeneration scheme
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Terra Firma targets 2,000 completions a year for Hopkins Homes and Tilia Homes
Two housebuilders brought under new parent company Untypical
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NewsOmbudsman urges GreenSquareAccord to make further improvements to complaint handling
The Housing Ombudsman has told the housing association it needs to address the ‘root causes’ of complaints
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NewsFor-profit ReSI Housing to be sold as parent firm announces plan to wind down
Gresham House-managed ReSI Plc will seek a new long-term owner for subsidiary’s 3,000-home portfolio