All Business articles – Page 3
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NewsThe government officially scraps Conservatives’ proposed ‘British Homes for British Workers’ policy
MHCLG in an official consultation response says there are already stringent rules in place to determine social housing allocation
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NewsReport backed by major developers calls for government to help SME housebuilders
Pocket Living has urged the government to to create Homes England ‘SME managers’ as part of 10-point plan to help ‘save’ smaller housebuilder sector
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NewsMore than 1,100 objections lodged against 800-home development on green belt land
Plans for a green belt development have received strong opposition due to residents’ concerns it would remove “productive farmland”
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NewsMoody’s reconfirms Southern Housing’s A3 stable credit rating
The credit ratings agency said Southern has a very strong balance sheet and liquidity but its interest cover remains weak
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NewsOmbudsman tells Peabody to improve its approach to relocating tenants during repairs
Housing association has been urged to improve its decant policy, as well as its repairs and complaints handling
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NewsRemediation of unsafe cladding on 2,300 residential buildings yet to start
The latest government data reveals there are 4,613 residential buildings 11m and over with unsafe cladding
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NewsAbri invests ‘record’ £100m in existing homes but sees 19% dip in annual completions
The 50,000-home housing association reports ‘exceptional’ surplus of £518m due to merger with Silva Homes.
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NewsRSH issues five more social landlords with their first consumer standards gradings
The Regulator of Social Housing has assigned ‘C2’ ratings to Southern Housing and Bolsover District Council in its initial assessment of how they are meeting the new consumer standards which were introduced on 1 April this year. A ‘C2’ grading means that the housing provider meets the consumer standards, but ...
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NewsDagenham block of flats engulfed by fire had known safety issues since 2020
An external wall survey showed the building ‘did not fully comply with building regulations at the time of build’
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NewsBristol City Council plans to convert council homes into temporary accommodation
Over a year, 216 homes could be made available as temporary accommodation
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NewsWatkin Jones to build tallest residential building in Scotland
The student housing developer has received planning permission to deliver a 36-storey, 784-bed development in Glasgow
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NewsGentoo appoints new executive director of property
Sunderland-based housing association creates new position in bid to become ‘customer-focused property organisation’
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NewsLewisham Council reports one in four homes do not meet Decent Homes Standard
The South London council self-referred to the Regulator of Social Housing late last year, citing concerns about potential breaches of consumer standards, in particular regarding repairs and fire safety.
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NewsAberdeen City Council decides demolition is the safest option for 500 RAAC homes
Homes containing the lightweight concrete will be demolished and rebuilt at a cost of £130m
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NewsChancellor will reportedly unveil 10-year social housing rent settlement in Autumn Budget
The Financial Times has reported that the chancellor is planning to introduce a rent settlement of CPI + 1% for the next decade
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News‘Modest releases’ of green belt land would help deliver 300,000 homes, report finds
Report by Carter Jonas looks at how much green belt land would need to be released to increase housing stock by 6%
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NewsMayor of London oversees just 71 completions under the current AHP in first quarter of 2024/25
Khan says the latest figures underline the major challenges facing the sector
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NewsMelin and Newport City Homes appoint new executive team ahead of planned merger
Three group executive directors have been appointed to help lead the new association
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Comment‘We won’t be party to division’ - Why Places for People is leaving X
The housing association is among several organisations to announce it will no longer have a presence on the social media platform. Greg Reed explains why, and how it will ensure resident engagement won’t suffer as a result