All articles by Olivia Barber – Page 17
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NewsWelsh housing association advises 40 households to leave homes due to RAAC risk
RAAC concrete has been identified in 60 of Trivallis’ properties on the Gower Estate in Hirwaun, and another 17 privately-owned homes were built in the same way
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News£8.5bn redevelopment of Earl’s Court due to start in 2026
The Earls Court Development Company will submit a hybrid planning application for phase one this summer
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NewsSocial housing letting margins in London see sharpest drop
The operating margins of housing associations that depend more on market sales are also affected
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NewsFinancial position of Scottish social landlords ‘weaker than it has been for several years’
Scottish social housing regulator has said landlords have diminished financial capacity to respond to challenges
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NewsDLUHC confirms end of policy enabling councils to keep 100% of RTB receipts
Policy will end despite DLUHC asking the Treasury for an extension
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NewsHousing watchdog proposes 40% hike in fees
The Housing Ombudsman has suggested a “polluter pays” model, so that those who use the service more pay for it
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NewsNew study indicates North-South divide in home retrofit
Net zero group suggests that progress on decarbonising homes in the North is slower
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NewsCouncils given new powers to tax empty homes
The empty homes premium will apply after one year, rather than the current two years
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NewsDame Kate Barker to lead new housing inquiry
The economist will head up a new commission into housing shortages in England, 20 years on from the Barker review of housing supply
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NewsFresh £450m funding round opens for council refugee housing scheme with focus on new-build
DLUHC wants half of properties delivered through the Local Authority Housing Fund round three to be new homes
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NewsPeabody subsidiary’s chief executive to stand down after 13 years
Town and Country boss Bob Heapy will leave the housing association in April
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NewsUK house prices near 2022 peak, rising for the fifth consecutive month
February house prices increased by almost 2% year-on-year, according to the Halifax house price index
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NewsFears of fresh crisis as London council finds unsafe plastic cladding on 600 homes
Barnet Council alerts DLUHC to risks posed by timber-frame homes fitted with UPVC panels
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NewsCIH Scotland to announce housing emergency at national conference
Last week the Scottish government cut affordable housing supply budget by almost £200m
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NewsPlans approved for 159 flats at Manchester build-to-rent scheme
Peel Waters gets green light for new homes at former dockland site
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NewsResidents moved out of more than 300 council homes in Scotland after RAAC found
The concrete panels have been identified in homes in Aberdeen, the majority of which are council properties
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In Focus‘We have a reputation for getting things done’ – Talking growth with new Jigsaw boss Brian Moran
Moran sits down with Olivia Barber to discuss his journey to becoming CEO, multiple mergers and current challenges – from funding to retrofitting terraced housing and achieving net zero
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NewsBradford housing association appoints Cym D’Souza as new vice chair
The well-known housing sector figure has joined Manningham Housing Association’s board
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NewsRegulator of Social Housing finalises new consumer standards and regulatory approach
The new standards and inspection programme will come into force on 1 April
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NewsHyde increases neighbourhood teams and reduces patch sizes
The 50,000-home housing association has reduced the size of its ‘neighbourhood patches’ by a third