All articles by Carl Brown – Page 10
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NewsLonghurst and Grand Union to launch consultation this week on potential merger
Boards approve business case to create 37,000-home association
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NewsRSH opens investigation into Southwark Council over potential ‘serious failings’
Probe launched after 36,000-home local authority landlord self-referred over missed electrical safety tests
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NewsA2Dominion to cut development team in half
Landlord consults on redundancies as part of pivot to focus on customer service following regulatory downgrade
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NewsDeal signed to deliver 3,000 homes as part of huge Northstowe new town project
Housing minister Pennycook pledges to help as Homes England, Keepmoat and Capital & Centric agree deal to progress next phase of new town
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NewsClarion reports drop in turnover and surplus as it takes ‘cautious’ approach to development
Housing association giant increases spend on existing stock from £393m to £418m
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NewsAnnual house price growth rises to 2.2%
ONS publishes latest figures on house prices, rents and inflation
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NewsLloyds Banking Group to convert old office sites into social housing
Bank’s package of housing measures also includes £200m fund for small providers and expansion of Citra Living rental company
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NewsMonthly house prices fall faster than usual in July, says Rightmove
Distraction of Euros football tournament and general election lead to sellers cutting prices to “capture the attention” of would-be buyers
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NewsBerkeley forced to redesign another high-rise scheme
Developer goes back to the drawing board on a major London high-rise scheme for the second time in a month
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NewsLack of skilled workers may be biggest barrier to Labour hitting 1.5m homes target, warns economist
Construction Products Association director Noble Francis warns “there just won’t be the people” to meet key manifesto pledge
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NewsHousing leaders warn Rayner 1.5m homes can’t be delivered without ‘fair financial model’ for social housing sector
CIH, NHF and local authority leaders write to new housing secretary
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NewsSanctuary increases turnover despite 35% drop in sales income
Giant housing association misses development target
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NewsOmbudsman writes to social landlords about ‘serious concerns’ over window-related complaints
Richard Blakeway warns of “unsafe living conditions, where windows are falling onto the ground or boarded-up for prolonged periods”
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NewsG15 boss says ‘for-profits won’t deliver same volume as HAs’ as fears grow over lack of buyers for section 106 homes
Meanwhile, Barratt London’s head of affordable housing warns ‘no-one will take’ affordable homes required through planning agreements
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NewsOmbudsman and Regulator of Social Housing set out how they will work together
Memorandum of Understanding aims to ensure watchdogs with newly increased powers are communicating effectively
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NewsConcrete frame defects and fire safety work cost Barratt an extra £130m
Housebuilder says it expects CMA decision on £2.5bn merger with Redrow by August
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In FocusCIH vice-president election 2024: a guide to the candidates
Chartered Institute of Housing members have a week left to vote in the election for the institute’s president in 2025. Here is a guide to the three candidates
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NewsFour social landlords breach new consumer standards
Three councils and a housing association get ‘C3’ rating
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NewsVistry ‘confident’ it will hit 18,000 completions in 2024
Housebuilder increases build rate 8% in first half of the year
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NewsSector welcomes Labour’s planning overhaul and reintroduction of mandatory housing targets
Major housing associations, councils and housebuilders react to new government’s first major policy announcement