All articles by Olivia Barber – Page 2
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NewsVistry subsidiary Countryside selected to deliver £276m GLA scheme in north London
The 739-home scheme will be delivered at a former police training centre in Barnet
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NewsSNG issues £400m bond as it aims to build 25,000 homes over the next 10 years
The funding has been raised under SNG’s sustainable finance framework
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NewsHousing associations dispute DLUHC’s estimated costs of proposed new tenant information rules
DLUHC consultation responses say costs should be considered alongside financial pressures of other requirements due to be introduced by the government
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NewsManchester City Council approves proposals for over 5,000 new student beds
After decisions on a 3,300-bed University of Manchester scheme, and two other schemes providing 737 and 983 beds were deferred last month, planning has now been granted
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NewsPersimmon appoints new MD to run its Cornwall and West Devon business
Andy Hill, who was previously the division’s acting managing director, has been made permanent
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NewsFive-yearly Local Plan review requirement ‘not operating effectively’, says Lichfields
Only 7% of local authorities studied updated their local plan following statutory review
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NewsRiverside names Paul Dolan as new chief executive
Dolan will replace current chief executive Carol Matthews in May this year
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NewsMayor of London labels Gove’s London Plan Review a ‘desperate political stunt’
Results of the review yet to be released
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NewsNHF raises ‘serious concern’ as three county councils propose to decommission homelessness services
The body has sent a joint letter with housing charities to the homelessness minister
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NewsRegulator of Social Housing downgrades three in latest regulatory judgements
The regulator has issued two downgrades for financial viability and one for governance, and confirmed the existing grades of seven housing providers
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NewsSpeed of delivering levelling up projects has ‘not matched expectations’, admits top DLUHC official
First round of Levelling Up Fund spending has been extended to March 2025
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NewsHousing association regulatory fees set to rise 1.5% from April
Regulator for Social Housing could increase fees further in the summer
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NewsAverage house price up £4,500 in January, says Rightmove
But values down nearly 1% on same month last year
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NewsRochdale Boroughwide Housing appoints new permanent finance chief
Simon Mellor joins from Welsh housing association Hafod
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NewsRochdale Boroughwide Housing hires ex-Swan director as interim finance boss
Jeremy Vickers has been appointed as RBH’s new interim director of finance and development
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NewsGovernment should create £4bn Housing Accelerator Fund, says Housing Forum
The fund would deliver 60,000 new affordable rented homes and more than halve homelessness
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NewsNHF calls for social housing development funding overhaul
New NHF long-term plan says that government funding rules currently act against investment in social housing
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News'Structurally compromised' Bristol housing block still not safe for residents’ return
The mayor of Bristol said the council plans for Barton House residents to move back in by 23 February
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NewsCouncil-owned developers Be First and Populo Living record profit increases
Both wholly-owned housing companies have boosted their profits despite viability challenges
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NewsHome Group executive hired as new boss of Edinburgh housing association
Audrey Simpson will take over as Cairn Housing Association’s chief executive in April