All articles by Olivia Barber – Page 19
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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
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NewsCountryside signs 5,000-home BTR agreement with Sigma Capital
The Vistry subsidiary will deliver a further 5,000 build to rent homes for Sigma over the next five years
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NewsHill Group appoints new group finance director
Tony Parker has been promoted to the group finance director role
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NewsPlaces for People’s takeover of small rural housing association approved
Proposed merger between South Devon Rural Housing Association and Places for People approved
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NewsSocial housing providers seek contractors for new £800m MMC framework
The NHF-backed alliance is looking to appoint dozens of construction firms in England and Wales
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NewsGove’s London Plan review says Khan’s strategy ‘frustrates brownfield delivery’
The review recommends granting presumption in favour of planning permission for brownfield sites
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NewsHousing 21 appoints new chair
The older people’s housing provider has picked Gurpreet Dehal to replace Stephen Hughes at head of board
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NewsCivitas registers subsidiary Quartz Housing with the Regulator of Social Housing
Impact investor says it will bring forward the first phase of its ‘significant pipeline’ of homes this year
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NewsAffordable housing loan scheme gets extra £3bn to build 20,000 new homes
Gove unveils pre-election plans to address the housing crisis, including brownfield planning reforms
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NewsL&Q quarterly completions drop by a third
The 109,000-home housing association has reduced its development target to focus on investing in existing stock
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NewsPlaces for People’s takeover of Origin gets go-ahead
Origin is set to be taken over by PfP in its centenary year
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NewsCountryside 100% affordable housing development in Coventry given the green light
Countryside will deliver the scheme with social housing provider Platform Housing Group
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NewsOperating margin of 200 largest social landlords falls to lowest since 2009, says regulator
Landlords’ aggregate accounts also show that interest cover is at its lowest level since 2010
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NewsBristol tower block evacuated over structural risk
Barton House in Bristol has been evacuated due to “risk of building collapse”
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NewsBuild-to-rent starts increase 50% in London
GLA annual housing report finds nearly 7,000 BTR homes started in 2022
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NewsBallymore and Sainsbury’s submit plans for 2,500-home canalside development in Ladbroke Grove
Scheme has 11 year build programme with first homes completed at end of decade
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In FocusDirect delivery: Places for People’s Adrian Bohr talks strategic land and building 5,000 homes a year
Places for People plans to ramp up development with the help of its newly-formed strategic land division. PfP executive Adrian Bohr tells Olivia Barber how he sees it working
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NewsOrigin Housing put under review by the Regulator of Social Housing
RSH is to review housing association’s governance and financial viability gradings
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NewsHousing secretary upholds Oxfordshire council’s rejection of 350-home scheme
J T Leavesley’s application to build 350 homes and 80 extra-care dwellings refused due to concerns of ‘unsustainable’ growth in the area
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NewsCash-strapped Woking council set to scale back regeneration project and sell off homes
Woking council seeks funding to complete 380 new homes out of 1,142 originally planned for Sheerwater estate