All Housing articles – Page 23
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NewsCladding removal firm fined £240,000 for making Liverpool housing block ‘more dangerous’
Green Facades pleaded guilty at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court to breaching safety regulations following inspections by the Health and Safety Executive
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NewsGovernment to ban leaseholds for new-build houses - but flats exempt
Flats, which account for seven in 10 existing leasehold homes, won’t be included in leasehold ban, according to reports.
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In FocusBeing EPIC : talking housing professionalisation with new CIH president Jill Murray
North-east housing heavyweight Jill Murray is putting improved competency of housing staff at the centre of her presidential campaign. In her first interview in the hotseat, she explains how her campaign couldn’t have come at a better time, writes Carl Brown.
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NewsGove’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill becomes law
Flagship legislation to overhaul planning receives Royal Assent
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NewsEPC numbers fall 8% indicating drop in housing supply
Early indicator of housing development trends suggests fall in activity this summer
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NewsMortgage guarantee extension ‘wouldn’t make much difference’, says market expert
Soaring interest rates mean a scheme to reduce deposits will have less impact on mortgage affordability than previously, says Simon Rawlinson
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NewsVistry boss defends asking suppliers for price cuts and says ‘greater efficiencies mean more work in future’
Stephen Teagle says firm has had ‘many positive conversations’ with subcontractors over 10% cost reduction proposal
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NewsBerkeley submits plan for at least 3,000 more homes in huge Ealing project
Outline application proposes around 50 new buildings in five new phases
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NewsFurther ‘political failure’ on nutrient neutrality will damage business, warns HBF
Body reacts to reports that new bill promised by Michael Gove to solve hiatus has been shelved.
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NewsOnward Homes appoints interim executive finance director
Dani James will step up into interim executive finance director role next month
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In FocusRecladding: ROCKWOOL supports Streamlight Tower
Façade systems, and especially the cladding of high-rise buildings, have been, and continue to be, the topic of increased discussion and scrutiny in the construction industry and beyond. Due to recent changes in building regulations, the main driver for recladding projects has been the improvement of fire performance, although new, ...
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NewsGovernment reportedly drops plan to scrap nutrient neutrality rules
Ministers now not expected to bring forward bill in 7 November King’s Speech
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NewsRocketing costs prompts Scottish council to pause Passivhaus scheme
Units were costing over £100,000 more than standard equivalents
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CommentHousing is rising up the political agenda and we must make the most of it
The party conference season showed an emerging consensus on housing and this presents an opportunity for the sector, writes James Prestwich
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NewsHousing association and contractor plead not guilty to charges over retirement village blaze
Your Housing Group and repairs contractor Morgan Sindall Property Services deny breaking law over Crewe fire
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In FocusHow Westminster council is rewriting the rules for council housing and urban regeneration
In a London borough once beset by council housing controversy, a quiet revolution is underway, write Ben Flatman
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NewsBarratt reports slip in sales rate
Britain’s largest housebuilder reports reservations hit by mortgage availability and Help to Buy withdrawal
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NewsApache secures funding deal to back suburban build-to-rent venture
Joint venture with Nuveen Real Estate for single family BTR to begin with 373-home scheme in Cambridge
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NewsPeabody vice-chair to stand down
Ravi Rajagopal decides against seeking re-appointment with Peabody chair citing time commitment of “other roles and interest”
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CommentWe need long-term thinking to tackle the housing supply crisis
Longer-term grant funding, rental income certainty and new ways of financing development are all needed to help registered providers boost supply in the midst of concerns over existing homes, writes Fiona Fletcher-Smith