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NewsKhan’s £11.7bn affordable programme to introduce new key worker living rent product
City Hall publishes prospectus outlining how London’s share of the £39bn for affordable homes announced in the spending review will be allocated
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In FocusThe Social and Affordable Homes Programme prospectuses: what you need to know
Homes England and the Greater London Authority have published their prospectuses for the £39bn Social and Afffordable Homes Programme. Daniel Gayne summarises the key points
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NewsHouse prices rise at fastest monthly rate since January
House prices in October rose at the fastest rate month-on-month since January, with the Halifax House Price Index showing average prices were 0.6% higher than September.
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NewsL&Q boosts completions and starts in first half of the year
110,000-home landlord builds more than 1,000 homes in the six months to 31 September
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CommentBuilding 1.5 million homes requires a radical, joined-up strategy
Saying ‘build baby build’ is not a policy, we need fundamental structural change to housing, writes Richard Jones
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NewsRegistered providers’ interest cover not expected to reach 100% until 2028, warns regulator
RSH says financial performance of RPs has fallen for seven successive years
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CommentHow Greatwell Homes is using ‘nudge’ theory to improve gas safety access rates
Chris Holloway explains how a simple shift in language – grounded in ethical behavioural science – helped Greatwell Homes save money, achieve compliance and better understand their residents
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator says 10 high-rise schemes caught up in building control firm’s collapse
But body says it does not expect ‘any knock-on impact on gateway 2 work’
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CommentSmall housebuilders are being pushed to the brink. What would the late Duncan Davidson do in this market?
Persimmon’s founder once embodied the bold spirit of the industry — a spirit Denise Chevin argues is now being stifled by rising costs, red tape and planning inflexibility
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NewsYorkshire Housing says rising borrowing costs hampering build plans as it misses target
19,000-home landlord increases surplus and turnover
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NewsPlans submitted for £200m Huyton town centre regeneration scheme
Mixed-use plans to include council headquarters and new homes
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NewsWorries grow over Building Safety Regulator’s plan to clear gateway 2 backlog after building control firm collapses
Callers to Assent Building Compliance’s head office told firm has ‘ceased trading and set for insolvency’
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NewsPlaces for People boss calls for more large-scale stock swaps in the social housing sector
Greg Reed says creating density in housing management will improve customer service and efficiency
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In FocusInnovation, collaboration and the search for capital: Greg Reed outlines what the social housing sector must do post-spending review
Following the better-than-expected spending review, the Places for People boss argues that the sector now needs to work out how best it can deliver an offer in return – and that includes finding new ways of attracting investment.
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NewsThinktank calls for new asset class to boost housing for young professionals
Centre-right thinktank Onward proposes creating Purpose Built Young Professional Accommodation as a new asset-class with exemptions from space standards and affordable housing requirements to boost delivery for under-35s.
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NewsHousing Ombudsman announces new special investigations process
New regime aims to resolve issues earlier without the need for a full investigation
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NewsMPs call for CIL and section 106 changes as first step in land value capture overhaul
Committee also calls for government to ‘trial’ new mechanisms on New Towns
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NewsMTVH ‘confident’ it will build record 1,200 homes this year
G15 landlord on track to more than double development after ‘strong’ starts figures
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In Focus‘Having housing stability improves your life chances’: Chan Kataria reflects on his 40 years in social housing
The charismatic chief executive of EMH Group steps down this week after a 40-year housing career. Here he explains how childhood upheaval shaped his thoughts about housing and talks about his biggest achievements and what comes next. Carl Brown reports
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NewsBSR chair calls for wider regulation of construction professions
Andy Roe tells committee there is ‘great danger’ in subcontracting system