All articles by Carl Brown – Page 5
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NewsMHCLG appears to rule out rent convergence, warning it would hit residents’ disposable income and increase welfare bill
MHCLG admits reintroducing rent convergence would help social housing providers’ finances but warns against the measure in consultation paper
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NewsReeves announces £3bn in guarantees for SME housebuilders and confirms £500m AHP top-up
Chancellor confirms £5bn of housebuilding investment next year
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NewsTogether Housing Group trebles build rate but falls into deficit
Group exceeds development target but posts £12.5m deficit after recognising fire safety costs
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NewsSocial housing leaders welcome government prioritising the sector but call for even longer rent settlement
Government announces a five-year rent settlement and £500m Affordable Homes Programme top-up ahead of longer-term strategy next year
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NewsClarion increases development 30% and doubles surplus in first half of year
Sales margin falls from 8.2% to 5.4% due to “market conditions”
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NewsGovernment announces five-year rent settlement and confirms £500m top-up for current AHP
But sector will have to wait until the Spring for details of affordable housing funding post-2026
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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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NewsSurplus and development up at Your Housing Group
29,000-home landlord increases development 22%
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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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NewsLower than expected permitted rent rise for English social landlords next year
Calls for new rent settlement intensify after September inflation figure drops to 1.7%.
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NewsTributes paid to ‘kind and knowledgable’ Stephen Duckworth following death
Former National Housing Federation finance policy director dies
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NewsStarmer pledges to ‘get rid’ of regulation where it is holding up development
Prime Minister says regulations should “enable the builders not the blockers”
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In FocusWhy are councils getting low consumer regulation gradings?
Almost all the low ‘C3’ grades given by the Regulator of Social Housing since the new regime came into force in April are for local authorities as opposed to housing associations. Carl Brown finds out why
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NewsCEO of Irish housing association officially becomes chair of CIH
John Hannigan officially appointed chair of governing body, succeeding Geraldine Howley
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NewsNotting Hill Genesis re-lists bonds after late filing of accounts
Bonds worth £1.55bn now trading on the stock exchange again
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NewsSanctuary looking to sell 21 student accommodation schemes
Move to sell 5,600 beds intended to ’unlock’ new investment in existing stock
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NewsVistry and Bromford to build nearly 700 homes on Birmingham’s iconic Longbridge site
More than a third of homes will be for social housing tenures, including social rent and shared ownership
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NewsBellway appoints new CFO from Irish housebuilder Cairn Homes
Shane Doherty will join £3.4bn-turnover housebuilder in December