All Housing articles – Page 22
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NewsPersimmon brings in new chief finance officer from Galliford Try
Galliford Try finance director Andrew Duxbury is leaving the firm after nearly 12 years with the business to join Persimmon. He begain working for Galliford Try in 2012, moving from accountant PwC to take up a role at Linden Homes, then owned by Galliford Try, before becoming its group finance ...
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NewsSovereign Network and Hill form investment vehicle to regenerate urban brownfield sites
New company will target regeneration sites beginning with two estates in Basingstoke
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NewsPersimmon completions drop by a third as headcount to reduce by 700
But housebuilder says operating profit for full year will be “in line with expectations”
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CommentThe three main parties have targets of 300,000 homes a year or more – but how serious are they?
Labour, Conservatives and the Lib Dems have all announced ambitious goals, but how can they be met? asks Barratt boss David Thomas
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NewsKingspan predicts record full-year profit of around £750m
UK market has weakened this year, says materials firm
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NewsL&G Modular reports £120m pre-tax loss for 2022
Firm reveals extent of losses last year as it winds down its operations
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NewsA2 Dominion changes executive team structure in drive to improve resident services
The London housing association will not increase its housebuilding programme, in order to focus on improving its existing services
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NewsStarmer’s plans will take five years to deliver homes, says Crest Nicholson boss
Peter Truscott casts doubts over Labour policy
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CommentIt will take at least a year for the sector to become confident with the new building safety regime
The industry has been working hard to get up to speed with the new regulations, but there’s still much to learn, writes Andrew Mellor
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In FocusHousing block uses ROCKWOOL non-combustible insulation for recladding
Dan Court is a U-shaped seven storey building containing 138 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments in Wembley, London. Following the ban on combustible materials in the external walls of relevant buildings over 18m[1] in England which came into force in 2018, Catalyst Housing appointed Higgins Partnerships to undertake the reclad ...
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NewsMoody’s raises outlook for 33 housing associations
Rating agency changes outlook to ‘stable’ due to expectations of falling inflation and providers’ caution on development spend – but downgrades for Riverside and Greensquare Accord
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NewsWaste heat from data centres will keep thousands of homes warm in government-funded project
Old Oak and Park Royal scheme among five recipients of government money
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CommentStarmer’s housing pledges must be backed up with realistic plans
Labour has put housing at the top of its agenda with its ambitious housing policy programme, but the party would have much to do
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NewsHousing Forum calls for £3.8bn SHDF grant to be released sooner
Membership body joins National Housing Federation in calling for longer term certainty over grant funding to bring homes up to energy performance certificate ‘C’
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NewsBromford ‘on track’ to hit 1,200 completions in 2023/24
West midlands association reports increased turnover but smaller margin as it ramps up send on tackling damp and mould
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CommentNotions of 'beauty' should not be too prominent in our planning system
Beauty in design is important but so are lots of other factors, argues Ben Derbyshire
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NewsBerkeley submits plans for 500 more homes at Woodberry Down estate regeneration
Fourth phase of 5,000-home masterplan to include a 26-storey tower
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NewsClarion completions down 23% year-on-year
125,000-home provider takes ‘cautious approach” to development spend
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NewsFurther delays likely under second staircase transitional arrangements, Housing Forum warns
Gove’s transitional period gives a tighter window to get schemes started than current regulations - meaning housebuilders may hold off applying for building regulations approval for schemes until they are sure they can build within 18 months
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NewsJigsaw Homes announces appointment of new CEO
Brian Moran, the current deputy chief executive of Jigsaw, will take over as CEO of 36,000-home provider in December this year