All articles by Olivia Barber – Page 13
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NewsRegulator of Social Housing upgrades South Liverpool Homes’ governance rating
The North-west housing association has made a turnaround following governance issues in 2022
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NewsECF expands by a further £200m
The capital behind the regeneration and housing joint venture has now doubled to £400m
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NewsBuilding 90,000 new social homes a year ‘could boost British economy by £50bn’
Ahead of the general election, the NHF and Shelter are urging political parties to commit to a long-term plan which prioritises social housing
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NewsJigsaw’s financial outlook upgraded from negative to stable by Moody’s
GreenSquareAccord’s credit rating has been downgraded
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NewsG15 urges government to commit to a 10-year rent settlement in the spring budget
London’s leading housing associations have set out measures to ensure ’long-term certainty’
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NewsLeeds council considers removing 18,000 applicants from housing register
Council says lower-priority applicants have ‘little or no realistic prospect’ of being offered a council home
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NewsCrawley council declares housing emergency after vote
Motion passed amid ‘concerning’ acceleration of temporary accommodation problem
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NewsCommissioners raise concerns about Birmingham City Council’s ‘non-decent’ housing stock
The cash-strapped council accepts that the stock has not received the investment needed
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NewsGovernment withdraws £500m for infrastructure projects intended to help deliver 42,000 homes
Funding for 16 projects has been cancelled as they are ‘undeliverable’ due to financial constraints
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NewsFire risk assessments completed on 98% of blocks, second RSH survey says
The regulator has published the findings from its second fire safety remediation survey
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NewsAnchor appoints new executive director of business services
Julia Mixter will join the older people’s specialist housing and care provider in May
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NewsCrawley Council set to declare housing emergency
West Sussex town facing surge in demand for temporary accommodation
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NewsG15 calls for £15bn a year in AHP grant funding amid steep drop in starts
Starts on affordable homes in London have dropped by 76% compared to last year
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NewsContractors appointed for £3.2bn social housing maintenance scheme
85% of the contractors selected are small and medium enterprises
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NewsGovernment to create mandatory national register of short-term lets
The measure is part of the government’s long-term plan for housing, aimed at implementing stricter regulations for short-term lets
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NewsSouth-west housing association hires former UCL boss
Plymouth Community Homes has appointed Tracy Smith as executive director of homes and communities
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NewsOnly one in six councils are using rural exception sites to boost social housing supply
Rural exception sites allow land for housing developments to be provided at below market value
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NewsL&Q and Countryside to deliver almost 4,000 homes at former Ford factory site
With the addition of 947 homes, the revised plans for Beam Park will now deliver 3,947 new homes
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NewsHomes England buys 19-hectare site in Newcastle
The government agency has brought the largest land parcel at Forth Yards in Newcastle into public sector ownership after Quayside West Limited went into administration last year
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NewsHousing associations’ interest cover falls to lowest level since the recession, warns RSH
The costs incurred per social housing increased by 14% due to high inflation and supply chain pressures