All Housing Today articles in February 2025 – Page 7
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CommentWhy housing associations are uniquely placed to work with others to improve health and wellbeing
From helping domestic abuse survivors to working with the health service, housing associations should use partnerships to fulfil their social purpose, writes Elly Hoult
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CIH UK Housing Review SeriesThe temporary accommodation crisis: a network for collaboration
In the first in a series of pieces curated by the Chartered Institute of Housing and written by sponsors of the UK Housing Review, Maggie Rafalowicz describes the work of a new network they are supporting to address the crisis.
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NewsCIH publishes UK Housing Review 2025
Latest instalment of influential research includes focus on Bank of England’s role in housing policy
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CommentSolving the UK’s social housing heat pump challenge
Graham Rothwell examines the challenges of scaling up heat pump retrofits in social housing, from tenant engagement to grid constraints, and explores the strategies needed to drive successful adoption
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NewsBuilding safety levy delayed until autumn next year
Government says move will allow housebuilders more time to gear up for proposals
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NewsReeves announces £600m investment in skills training for construction
Funding boost welcomed by the CIH, G15 and Barratt Redrow
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NewsNon-compliant SYHA and Places for People enter merger talks
Sheffield-based landlord to become a subsidiary of 245,000-home PfP if plan progresses
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NewsCIH Northern Ireland appoints four new board members
John Carrigan, Alastair Coulson, Lynsey Sloan and Angela Wiggam join membership body as two former board members step down
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NewsChurch of England completes registration of housing association
Church Housing Association is now a registered provider of social housing
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CommentHousing shortages would not disappear if migration were halted tomorrow
Ahead of the publication of the Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual UK Housing review later today, author John Perry looks at the impact of migration-dependent population growth on housing demand
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NewsGleeson appoints new land director in north west
Gareth Owens will be responsible for land pipeline in Greater Manchester and Merseyside
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NewsHousing planning approvals fall 9% year-on-year
FMB calls for more support for SME housebuilders
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NewsBPF calls for recruitment of 3,000 extra planners
Property body says more resources needed to take advantage of devolution and planning reform
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NewsParadigm enters merger discussions with Settle in bid to create 30,000-home landlord
Buckinghamshire-based landlord also looking to buy 3,500 homes from L&Q
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News600 homes approved at Lendlease’s Silvertown development
Plan to redevelop largest undeveloped former Royal Docks site approved
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CommentWe need a new approach to funding affordable housing – simply tweaking grant rates won’t shift the dial in London
Housing Today and G15’s proposal for an amortising grant model is already causing a stir in the sector. Paul Hackett explains why it potentially has huge benefits to providers and the Treasury
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NewsMPs ‘sceptical’ government can deliver on building safety remediation promises
Timetable to complete work on buildings over 18m set for 2029
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NewsHealth and safety risks left unresolved for years, Ombudsman finds
Watchdog’s latest report calls on social landlords to take initial complaints as “early warning signs” indicating need for service improvement
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NewsOne in ten tall social housing buildings still have fire defects, says regulator
More than 600 such buildings have been remediated since 2017 but 1,920 remain at risk
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NewsKhan backs 10-year settlement and rent convergence
Mayor of London also backed scheme to help renters onto housing ladder