All Housing Today articles in May 2024 – Page 9
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NewsBiggest housebuilders pledge to support wildlife on new developments
A total of 19 builders commit to install a bird-nesting brick or box for every new home built, among other measures
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NewsNotting Hill Genesis to reduce development to 600 homes a year
Landlord increases projected spend on existing stock from £500m to £770m over the next 10 years
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CommentEnsuring delivery of healthy homes
A new procurement framework could help us deliver homes that are safer and fit for purpose, writes Martin Gladwin
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NewsBritish Property Federation publishes new governance code for for-profit registered providers
The new code is tailored to the “distinct elements” of FPRPs’ structures, such as the fact that they are often part of wider groups of connected companies
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NewsBallymore and LLDC get green light for 700-home scheme in east London
Residential phase of Straford Waterfront set to start construction in 2026
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NewsRegulator upgrades Nottingham-based housing association’s governance grading
Tuntum Housing Association’s governance grading has returned to G1 after it was downgraded in 2021
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NewsSocial housing tenancies generate an average social value of £11,000 per tenant in Scotland, Shelter and HACT study finds
Shelter Scotland and HACT have emphasised the social value of social housing, while social housing starts in Scotland fall to their lowest level since 2012/13
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CommentWhy service charges are rising and how Southern is seeking to keep them down
Many of the factors leading to cost increases are outside associations’ control, but there are nevertheless steps they can take to curb charge increases, writes Paul Hackett
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NewsSouthern chief executive announces overhaul of service charges
78,000-home association will change calculation and ‘hold managing agents to account’ in effort to keep costs down for residents
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NewsHousing Today’s sister title Building wins prestigious publishing award
PPA awards judges hail “impressive initiatives” after launch of the Building the Future Commission and conference
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NewsHousemark sets sights on developing real-time data analytics programme
Data business owned by the Chartered Institute of Housing and the National Housing Federation says that real-time data is a “golden opportunity” for the sector
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NewsPeabody development falls more than 40% as it focuses on 'getting the basics right'
Housing association expects operating margin similar to previous figure
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NewsMore than half of UK homes need green upgrades, says Rightmove
Energy bills top motivator for those considering retrofit
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NewsLondon Square acquires site for 712-home scheme
Developer recently acquired by Abu Dhabi property firm Aldar plans to build 15-storey scheme in the centre of Woolwich
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CommentHow voters look at housing as an election issue: a short history
Ben Marshall of polling firm Ipsos looks at how housing has ranked as a priority for the electorate over the decades and what it says about the gap between politicians and people
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NewsBromford and Flagship reveal plans to merge
Under the proposals, the two housing providers would come together to form a 78,000-home provider called Bromford Flagship
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NewsCitizen Housing’s £120m regeneration of 1960s Coventry estate to start in October
Demolition work at estate in Spon End is set to begin this autumn
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NewsAbri appoints former head of housing at Clarion as new managing director for South region
Helen Wilson is the new regional managing director for Abri’s recently created South region
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NewsAvant Homes 179-home scheme in South Yorkshire gets approval
Scheme to deliver nearly 180 homes
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NewsUnited Living wins residential refurbishment scheme in London Borough of Redbridge
Works will enable installation of solar panels and increase longevity of blocks