All Housing Today articles in May 2024 – Page 2
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NewsBerkeley announces return to land market after NPPF reform
Housebuilder keen to ’play its part’ in government’s plans
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NewsFlagship Affordable Homes Programme set to deliver as few as 110,000 homes
Angela Rayner calls for ‘council house revolution’ to fix crisis
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NewsRayner announces new target of 370,000 homes as she reveals plan for NPPF changes
Figure is result of new method for calculating housing need, housing secretary explains
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NewsHousing Ombudsman launches probe into Lewisham Council over high maladministration rate
London authority self-referred to the Regulator of Social Housing in December last year over concerns about whether it was providing decent homes
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NewsBromford Housing reports increase in turnover, but higher operating costs
Housing association blames rise on higher repair volumes
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NewsWatkin Jones enters joint venture for east London student scheme
Stratford job aims to complete for start of 2026/27 academic year
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NewsCardiff Community Housing Association appoints new property and assets director
Andrew Bradley will provide strategic leadership to the assets and property directorate
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NewsRayner set to make affordable housing delivery ‘No 1’ priority as Reeves mulls infrastructure cuts
Housing secretary could raise housebuilding targets in reformed NPPF due tomorrow
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NewsHousing providers and charities urge government to adopt accessibility standards for new-build homes
The Centre for Ageing Better says 250,000 more accessible homes could have been built if the previous government had adopted the regulations
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CommentHow we can improve planning under Labour
Ministers must be wary of unintended consequences when pushing ahead with planning reforms, writes Ben Derbyshire
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NewsSocial landlords in Northern Ireland warn ‘we will be lucky to deliver 500 new homes this year’
The letter to Angela Rayner says housing in Northern Ireland is at crisis point and welcomes Labour’s plan to ‘turbocharge’ development
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NewsGrenfell borough adopts new local plan with stringent fire safety provisions
Borough also requires developers to prioritise refurbishment over demolition
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NewsJohn Lewis gets approval for 353 homes in Bromley Waitrose site redevelopment
Scheme will deliver 10% affordable housing
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NewsAction plan to tackle housing shortage in south Scotland launches
The ten-point action plan was launched by the South of Scotland regional economic partnership and the housing minister Paul McLennan earlier this week
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NewsClarion boosts surplus after insourcing repairs work
Housing association has taken measures to “improve cost control” by reducing reliance on contractors as part of transformation drive
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CommentWill Labour’s planning reforms deliver new homes or just new planning permissions?
The new government will need to marry planning reform with other interventions in order to meet its housing targets, argues Rory Stracey
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NewsHalf of complaints referred to the Ombudsman are from social housing tenants in London
The Ombudsman acknowledges that the operating environment for social landlords in London is “vastly different” from other areas
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NewsMuse and Oldham Council unveil draft plan for 2,000-home town centre scheme
Consultation underway on proposed major regeneration project
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NewsBirmingham City Council announces plan to use 200 vacant new-build homes for social housing
Homes intended to serve as the athlete’s village for the Commonwealth Games will be sold, but one plot will be retained to provide homes for those on the social housing waiting list
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NewsDame Kate Barker says housing market is worse today than it was 20 years ago
New Barker housing commission has sent initial recommendations from its housing supply review to the housing minister