All articles by Olivia Barber – Page 8
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NewsAberdeen City Council decides demolition is the safest option for 500 RAAC homes
Homes containing the lightweight concrete will be demolished and rebuilt at a cost of £130m
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NewsChancellor will reportedly unveil 10-year social housing rent settlement in Autumn Budget
The Financial Times has reported that the chancellor is planning to introduce a rent settlement of CPI + 1% for the next decade
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NewsSouth London council bucks trend and reduces temporary accommodation use
Wandsworth Council created 23 new job posts focused on homelessness prevention and plans to add new staff
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News‘Modest releases’ of green belt land would help deliver 300,000 homes, report finds
Report by Carter Jonas looks at how much green belt land would need to be released to increase housing stock by 6%
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NewsG15 stresses sector’s ‘desperate need for certainty’ and calls for 10-year rent settlement
London’s largest housing associations has warned that to continue delivering affordable homes, it needs rent policy certainty
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NewsMayor of London oversees just 71 completions under the current AHP in first quarter of 2024/25
Khan says the latest figures underline the major challenges facing the sector
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NewsMelin and Newport City Homes appoint new executive team ahead of planned merger
Three group executive directors have been appointed to help lead the new association
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NewsLondon Legacy Development Corporation announces new leadership team
Suki Kalirai confirmed as new chair
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NewsAccent Group more than doubles spending on existing homes
The Bradford-based housing association has invested a total of £52m in its existing homes, and built 431 new homes
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NewsCampaigners launch legal challenge against 196-home development on Bristol’s historic zoo gardens site
The Bristol Zoological Society says judicial review has “no merit” after taking independent legal advice
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NewsRegulator of Social Housing issues second set of judgements from planned inspections
Four local authorities have been graded at ‘C2’, indicating “some weaknesses” in how well they are meeting the outcomes of the consumer standards
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NewsGreat Places increases pre-tax surplus in first quarter
The Manchester-based housing association reported £30m in cash and £405m in undrawn credit facilities
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NewsNew Homes Ombudsman says it should be a legal requirement for housebuilders to join its scheme
Ombudsman is urging ministers to use their powers to make all housebuilders sign up to the service
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NewsOmbudsman finds severe maladminstration at 13 social landlords due to window repair delays
In its latest report, the Ombudsman emphasises that window-related complaints are “increasingly of concern”
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NewsMore than 150,000 children in England living in temporary accommodation
Housing secretary labels latest government figures ’national scandal’
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NewsL&Q increases operating surplus by 60% in first quarter while completions halve
The 105,000-home housing association has also increased its fixed asset sales and sold its land business, L&Q Estates
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In Focus‘Thankfully it is taken more seriously now’ - My work as a tenancy fraud manager at L&Q
Tenancy fraud has long been an issue in the social housing sector. In the latest in our Frontline Stories series, Olivia Barber speaks with Nicola Evans, manager of L&Q’s dedicated tenancy fraud team, about her work.
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NewsScottish Housing Regulator finds many landlords have appropriate tenant safety measures in place
The regulator said that tenant and resident safety was a ‘key priority’ for landlords it visited as part of its annual risk assessments
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NewsSurplus down but turnover rises in SNG’s first post-merger financial accounts
The merged organisation, which is aiming to develop 25,000 new homes over the next decade, says its balance sheet is ‘robust, diversified and resilient’
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NewsCompetition regulator to review GMCA’s brownfield housing scheme
Scheme will provide £500m in subsidies to providers developing brownfield sites in Greater Manchester