All articles by Olivia Barber
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Birmingham City Council proposes reducing affordable housing target for brownfield developments
Council says proposed local plan changes are not about watering down affordable housing, but about being ‘realistic’
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New NHF report urges social landlords to use data to make contact with residents count
The report says that landlords do not need to wait for IT solutions to make use of resident data
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Landlords struggling with damp and mould repairs timescales, Ombudsman finds
The watchdog has shared more than 100 severe maladministration cases on damp and mould ahead of Awaab’s Law being introduced.
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Newham Council becomes first social landlord to receive lowest ‘C4’ consumer grade
Regulator calls for “significant change” at London borough after finding missed electrical tests, fire checks and thousands of overdue repairs
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Deaths of homeless people increase 12%, Museum of Homelessness research finds
The number of people who died while homeless rose to 1,474 last year
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S&P downgrades Futures Housing’s credit rating over increased investment in existing homes
The credit rating agency says that Futures’ spend on stock will keep its EBITDA margins below 20% over the next two years
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Hill Group appoints new dedicated build-to-rent manager as it eyes expansion into sector
Tom Starkey has been hired to help shape Hill’s BTR strategy
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Scottish regulator warns of ‘systemic failure’ to deliver homelessness services
The organisation says the last year has been the most challenging for social housing since the Scottish Housing Regulator was formed in 2012
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North East Combined Authority and Homes England form strategic place partnership
NECA has signed an agreement to form a long-term partnership with the government’s housing and regeneration agency to help unlock local housing development
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Citizen builds ‘record’ 703 new homes
The 32,000-home housing association’s turnover increases, but its surplus falls due to interest costs
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Notting Hill Genesis confirms £90m deficit in overdue financial accounts
The 67,000-home housing association’s accounts were late as it was reviewing one-off costs, most of which related to building safety
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Government will miss 1.5 million homes target by almost a third without funding, the NHF and HBF warn
Research by Savills shows there there could be a shortfall of up to 95,000 new homes per year.
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In Focus
‘Communication is the golden thread’: my work as an operations manager at Sovereign Network Group
Sophie Meilack works to drive improvements in the responsive repairs team at Sovereign Network Group. In the latest in our Frontline Stories series, she speaks to Olivia Barber about her role.
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Greensquare Accord posts surplus for first time since merger
GSA said its underlying stability is improving after a “challenging” first two years
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Badenoch: Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill a “discentive” for private landlords
The shadow housing secretary says the last government wasn’t able to make the legislation work
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Rayner vows to get Renters’ Rights Bill into law ‘as soon as possible’
Children and families facing the ‘cruel threat’ of no fault evictions have waited ‘far too long already,’ says housing secretary as bill returns to parliament
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Northern Ireland Housing Executive invests £14m in 300-home retrofit scheme
The public housing authority’s ‘whole house’ retrofit programme will upgrade hundreds of homes by spring 2025
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‘Challenging year’ for Torus as surplus drops 45%
The housing association’s surplus has been hit by high inflation and increased investment in its existing homes
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Calico Homes sets up hate crime reporting service in Burnley
The regulator’s revised consumer standards require social landlords to tackle hate incidents and ASB
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Somerset council calls new proposed mandatory housing target ‘unrealistic’
The leader of Bath and North East Somerset council has warned Angela Rayner new target must take into account UNESCO status