All Housing Today articles in May 2024 – Page 5
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News‘The will is absolutely there’: Major housebuilders meet Reeves for high-level discussions ahead of King’s Speech
Berkeley, Barratt and Taylor Wimpey representatives among delegation that went to Downing Street last week
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NewsRayner urges council leaders in ‘devolution deserts’ to take on new powers
The government wants to hand over more powers to manage housing, planning and transport to those with “skin in the game”
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NewsHRA debt reduction of £17bn needed to tackle council underinvestment in housing, new report finds
Report by CIH and Savills calls for a re-opening of the 2012 local authority self-financing settlement
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NewsChange of CEO at Retirement Villages Group
Tim Seddon, the chief property officer, has been appointed as the successor to chief executive Will Bax
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NewsPlans submitted for 3,300-home redevelopment of Edgware town centre
Ballymore and Places for London table £1.7bn plan for shopping centre site
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NewsMonthly house prices fall faster than usual in July, says Rightmove
Distraction of Euros football tournament and general election lead to sellers cutting prices to “capture the attention” of would-be buyers
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NewsBerkeley forced to redesign another high-rise scheme
Developer goes back to the drawing board on a major London high-rise scheme for the second time in a month
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NewsLack of skilled workers may be biggest barrier to Labour hitting 1.5m homes target, warns economist
Construction Products Association director Noble Francis warns “there just won’t be the people” to meet key manifesto pledge
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NewsAvant Homes identifies £43m balance sheet error in previous accounts
Error revealed just weeks after merger approach to Crest Nicholson
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In FocusWider cavities are key to futureproofing homes
As we approach the 2025 Future Homes Standard, guidance around building new homes is tightening. Matthew Prowse, Specification and Housing Director at Knauf Insulation, explores how wider wall cavities can help housebuilders retain flexibility in their designs while futureproofing for stricter regulations that lie ahead
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NewsLondon’s social housing sector at risk of labour shortages, says report
Potential shortfall could be as many as 2,600 skilled people
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NewsSpringfield names two new senior appointments
Scottish housebuilder looks internally for new division leaders
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NewsHousing leaders warn Rayner 1.5m homes can’t be delivered without ‘fair financial model’ for social housing sector
CIH, NHF and local authority leaders write to new housing secretary
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NewsECF enters agreement with Woverhampton council for regeneration project
City Centre West regeneration could deliver 1,000 new homes
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NewsSanctuary increases turnover despite 35% drop in sales income
Giant housing association misses development target
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NewsPlans submitted for 3,200-home scheme in Salford
Proposed development by Henley Investment Management would include tallest UK building outside of London
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NewsOmbudsman writes to social landlords about ‘serious concerns’ over window-related complaints
Richard Blakeway warns of “unsafe living conditions, where windows are falling onto the ground or boarded-up for prolonged periods”
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NewsLand sales see Springfield reduce debt ahead of expectations
But firm expects reduced turnover for 2024
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NewsCitu gets green light for 362-home first phase of Sheffield regeneration scheme
Low carbon development, valued at £300m, will deliver 1,000 homes once complete
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NewsGleeson Homes enters first partnership agreement and predicts profit ahead of market expectations
The housebuilder says it has further partnership transactions under negotiation