All Housing Today articles in February 2025 – Page 15
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News
Plans in for 580 homes at former Shredded Wheat factory site in Hertfordshire
Malaysian developer IJM bought site after previous joint venture’s scheme fell through
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News
Dandara gets green light for 300-home shopping centre redevelopment
Chilterns Shopping Centre heads for demolition to make way for two new residential buildings
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Wider roll out of CPO reforms could slow housing development, warns HBF
Housebuilders’ body warns a ‘general direction’ to remove ‘hope value’ for whole categories of sites to speed up development would have the opposite effect
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One Housing review unearths more than 800 inaccurate records on asbestos risk
Ombudsman ordered review after tenant’s ceiling collapsed, prompting concerns about asbestos exposure
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Comment
Balancing quality and quantity to deliver 1.5m homes
The government – and housebuilders – must be given the best possible chance of achieving its ambitious target writes Ben Derbyshire
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News
Rival backs McCarthy Stone retirement scheme after NHS criticism
Hampshire and Isle of Wight’s integrated care board said proposed 52-home facility would “put too much strain” on local health services
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Gateshead Council to invest £260m into housing over next five years
More than 400 new council homes and upgrades to existing stock in the pipeline
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Hull City Council appoints ECF as development partner on 850-home regeneration scheme
City centre project is backed by £10m of government funding
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In Focus
It’s deja vu all over again: Can the Ox-Cam Arc work second time around?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have
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Housing Boardroom: Data
Comment: Homes truths
Government’s bold 1.5m home target won’t become a reality without some equally bold long-term reforms, advises Stonewater’s Jonathan Layzell
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News
Yorkshire Housing appoints new executive finance director
Rob Parkes promoted at 20,000-home housing association
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Notting Hill Genesis recruits Livv chief executive to its board as it aims to regain compliance
Léann Hearne, who is also vice-chair of Yorkshire Housing, has joined G15 landlord to monitor its improvement plan
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News
Fewer than one in four high-rise projects at final ‘gateway 3’ stage have received a decision
Just seven out of 40 projects have so far been approved
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Housing Boardroom: Data
Comment: Rising to the challenge
Despite challenging economic headwinds, housing associations are perfectly placed to ensures stakeholders pull together on affordable housing, argues Aster’s Amanda Williams.
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News
Social housing finance specialist Darren Watmough announces retirement after 36-year career
Watmough to stand down from role at Alpha Living in the summer
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Housing Boardroom: Data
Sustainability & Safety Tracker Report: Targets and Tensions
Q4 2024: Housing Today Boardroom’s second Sustainability & Safety Tracker finds a sector advancing on energy standards, but with EPC targets still outpacing carbon tracking
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Housing Boardroom: Data
Quarterly Tracker Report: Solid ground
Q4 2024: the latest Housing Today Boardroom Barometer finds a resilient quarter marked by rising completions and stable workforces.
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Comment
Why is abolishing the Right to Buy so far off the table in England?
In the first in a series of monthly pieces by the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, Professor Ken Gibb reflects on the endurance of Thatcher’s flagship housing policy
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News
MHCLG to take over fire safety brief from Home Office under post-Grenfell inquiry reforms
Starmer says move will provide more “coherent approach” to fire safety
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News
CIH and NHF call for clarity over proposed CPO rule changes
British Property Federation warns of hit to land supply as government consultation closes