All Housing articles – Page 19
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NewsStonewater set to acquire Mount Green
The 36,000-home housing association will takoever the 1,600-home Mount Green as part of its expansion plan
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NewsThrive Homes appoints new executive director of finance
Stephen King has 30 years of experience
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NewsTwo more student housing schemes submitted for planning
Birmingham and Manchester schemes to see the construction of nearly 1,800 student rooms
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NewsPlans submitted for 35-storey tower in Leeds
Proposal to deliver 1,100-unit student accommodation block tower and refurbish1 960s Merrion Centre office block
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NewsBerkeley halts investment in new development due to planning and regulation concerns
Housebuilder to focus instead on “financial strength” in “volatile and unsupportive” operating environment
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NewsHome Group appoints Southern Housing director to head up building safety
Monika Lee, who worked for Kensington & Chelsea council in the aftermath of Grenfell, joins 55,000-home association
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NewsWatkin Jones submits revised plan for 34-storey student housing tower in Glasgow
Proposed 784-bed scheme would be the second tallest in city
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NewsPlans submitted for 1,400 new homes in Coventry city centre regeneration project
Hill Group and Shearer Property Group are the development partners for the first two phases of the £450m council-backed project
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NewsA2Dominion appoints chief customer officer on permanent basis
The £389m-turnover assocation has reshuffled its executive team following failings identified by the Housing Ombudsman
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NewsHousebuilding activity remains sluggish as construction output drops again
S&P Global/CIPS report says falling demand, high interest rates and election will keep lid on demand
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NewsNotting Hill Genesis hires NHS Property Services executive as CFO
Mark Smith to join 66,000-home association in April
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NewsGuinness completes takeover of troubled Shepherds Bush
5,000-home housing association judged non-compliant with regulatory standards has joined £540m-turnover housing association Guinness
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CommentThe price of electricity is holding back the rollout of heat pumps in social housing
Following Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, Matthew Scott argues making clean energy affordable is the missing piece of the jigsaw in tackling the issue
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator appoints interim as permanent head
Philip White will continue in role he has been in since April
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CommentDeliberate landbanking by housebuilders is a myth
The suggestion that housebuilders deliberately landbank is, to put it bluntly, poppycock
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NewsPartnerships housing firm owes more than £8m, liquidator says
Real Contracting Group went into liquidation just two years after being set up
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NewsGresham House hires Peabody manager to head up shared ownership
Claire Cooper becomes second major appointment to asset manager’s housing operations in the space of a few weeks
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator aims to assess four in 10 occupied higher-risk buildings by 2026
New regulator publishes its first strategic plan, setting out a three-year ‘roadmap’ for action
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NewsS&P likely to raise Octavia’s credit rating if Abri merger goes ahead
S&P Global Ratings has indicated they could raise Octavia’s current ‘BBB’ rating due to ‘stronger creditworthiness’ of Abri
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In FocusWhat happens to housing development plans when a council goes ‘bankrupt’?
When a section 114 ‘bankruptcy’ notice is put in place, a council’s non-statutory services are restricted and housebuilding ’goes to the back of the queue’. Yet the growing number of councils in this situation are finding ways to carry on building.