All Housing Today articles in May 2024 – Page 12
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NewsOnward Homes chief executive appointed chair of Homes for the North
Bronwen Rapley takes over from Steve Coffey
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NewsReform UK party pledges to change social housing allocation laws
Nigel Farage’s party pledges to send ‘foreign nationals to the back of the queue’ in manifesto
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In Focus‘We will never lose sight of what happened’ - Rochdale Boroughwide Housing CEO Amanda Newton on addressing failures after a tragic death
How do you set about leading an organisation after tragedy? Newton was hired following the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak from mould exposure in an RBH home. In her first major interview, she explains to Olivia Barber how she is driving change
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NewsPlans submitted for 1,900-home regeneration scheme in east London
£800m project to be developed by Hill Group and Poplar HARCA
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NewsHouse prices flat as sellers pause plans until after election
The prices in five of the six cheapest areas reached record highs
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NewsLabour criticised over omission of 40% affordable housing target from manifesto
Labour sources say target remains party policy
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News3,000-home Birmingham plan gets green light
Mammoth city centre scheme to be developed by Lendlease and Birmingham CIty Council
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NewsThe number of planning applications lodged falls by 10% compared to last year
Planning authorities decided just 19% of major applications within the statutory period of 13 weeks
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NewsCrisis appoints outgoing MTVH boss Geeta Nanda as trustee
Ex-G15 chair to join charity’s board this summer
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CommentDevelopers’ profit margins should not be dictating UK housing policy
The political parties may be promising to build more homes but it is improving the building standards of those homes that is key to tackling the UK’s housing, energy and fuel poverty crises
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NewsCrest Nicholson rejects two takeover bids from Bellway
£650m offer“significantly undervalued” business says housebuilder
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In FocusThe upkeep challenges of the UK’s social housing
Industry experts gathered to discuss how to tackle the challenges of remediating, upgrading and maintaining the UK’s social housing stock, at a recent roundtable hosted by Building, Housing Today and JLA
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NewsSector welcomes Labour’s plans for housing targets and planning reform
Reaction as Keir Starmer unveils long-awaited manifesto
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NewsWelsh housing association appoints new development director
Louise Attwood has been recruited into this new role as Trivallis embarks on development strategy to build 1,500 new homes over the next 10 years
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NewsStrong rhetoric on planning but no surprises as Keir Starmer launches Labour manifesto
Policy document light on new policy and bets big on growth
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NewsWoking Council risks being unable to meet new consumer standards due to budget constraints
The council’s preliminary 2023/24 financial results show its Housing Revenue Account reserves have fallen to £0.6m
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NewsCrest Nicholson to spend more than £30m fixing build defects after review of 140 schemes
Cost of repairs sends housebuilder to £28m loss for the first half of the year
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NewsSNG and Captiva Homes agree £30m deal for Isle of Wight scheme
This will be the first large-scale ‘all-affordable’ homes development built on the island in a decade
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NewsProminent architects warn Labour not to ‘fall for’ traditional housing design trend
Ben Derbyshire leads group calling on party to ensure future developments “reflect the genius of our age”