All Housing Today articles in February 2025 – Page 4
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NewsHome Group secures £260m in new finance as part of 6,000-home plan
56,000-landlord also looking to invest £450m in improving existing homes
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NewsMHCLG did not do impact assessment of Building Safety Levy’s affect on affordable delivery, MPs told
Permanent secretary at department also tells PAC that delay to levy won’t increase cost to government
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CommentFrom fabric first to smart heat: the changing face of retrofit
We are seeing a revolution in how we upgrade our homes but we must make sure those in poverty can benefit, writes Chris Brown
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NewsSmart socket claims to prevent electrical fires
A British inventor has launched a smart socket that is said to utilise thermal monitoring to prevent electrical fires with the aim of disrupting traditional safety standards
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NewsHomes England and Octopus Real Estate announce £150m of low-interest loans for sustainable homes
‘Greener Homes Alliance 2’ will see SME housebuilders benefit from low interest rates in return for meeting energy efficiency criteria
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NewsTwo Welsh housing associations merge to form 14,000-home Hedyn
Newport City Homes and Melin complete amalgamation
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NewsHomes England joint venture buys site for 3,500-home scheme on Cambridgeshire airfield
Bourn Airfield site first acquisition by agency’s £250m joint venture with Oaktree Capital and Greycoat Real Estate
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NewsMuse and Manchester council consult on £500m plan to regenerate Manchester suburb
Up to 2,000 homes could be delivered in Wythenshawe around revitalised civic centre
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NewsWelsh housing workforce overburdened with non-housing responsibilities, warns CIH Cymru director
Report finds increasing workloads are impacting housing professionals’ wellbeing, as CIH’s TAI 2025 conference gets underway
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CommentShaping the next London Plan
What should Sadiq Khan’s next spatial development strategy for Greater London consist of?. Ben Derbyshire looks at the key issues of debate
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NewsUniversity of Cambridge reveals updated masterplan in latest consultation on 3,800-home Eddington scheme
Source: Eddington / Hawkins\Brown
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NewsTwo in five councils lack in-house expertise on biodiversity net gain, says HBF
Body blames lack of capacity for building delays
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NewsPartnership growth keeps turnover steady at Allison Homes
But housebuilder records another year of losses as revenue drops from open market and affordable sales
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NewsNew CEO for Northern Ireland housing association Woven
Alan McKeown begins role at 2,500-home landlord
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In FocusDo TMOs and ALMOs really need to change post-Grenfell?
The government has pledged to review the governance of organisations managing stock on behalf of councils. But is this really necessary? And, if so, what should reform look like? Alex Funk explores
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NewsPlan to turn south London gasworks site into 620-home neighbourhood approved
The Wandsworth regeneration scheme will include 40% affordable housing and repurpose the historic gasholder basin
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NewsNon-compliant Tower Hamlets Community Housing becomes subsidiary of Hyde Group
THCH will now be known as “THCH Powered by Hyde”.
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NewsNational Wealth Fund and Natwest announce £500m in guaranteed loans for retrofit
Move aims to “remove barrier to funds” for registered providers
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NewsPoplar HARCA appoints Jon Lord as chair
Former Bolton at Home chief executive to join east London landlord in the summer
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NewsHouse price growth flat following end of stamp duty deadline rush
Prices up 3.9% in the year to March