All Housing Today articles in April 2024
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NewsBallymore revives plans for 1,600-home Newham neighbourhood
Developer adds co-living homes after criticism from Sadiq Khan over affordable housing shortfall in original 2021 proposal
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NewsAverage age of home ownership increases as affordability worsens, ONS finds
Figures show younger generation struggling to buy homes
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CommentGovernment must strike the right balance in welcome drive to raise standards
The intention behind the Competence and Conduct Standard is a good one but ministers must listen to industry feedback and beware a one-size-fits-all solution to a complex problem, argues Paul Hackett
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News‘Considerable work’ to be done to bring Nottingham council’s housing stock up to standard
The council has policies, procedures and evidence in place for 53% of areas of the consumer standards
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NewsVistry signs two partnership deals with Homes England
The two schemes will deliver a total of 1,000 new homes in the Midlands
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NewsDeveloper team planning Liverpool mixed-use tower cluster after purchase of site with 1,200-home permission
New developers want to be ‘more ambitious’ than approved plans
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NewsDefra appoints new firm to work with landowners on BNG and conservation
RSK Biocensus is latest picked to fill ‘responsible body’ role
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CommentThe Office for Place can help embed quality design in our neighbourhoods
Now that design codes have been made a mandatory part of local plans, Ben Derbyshire considers what a good code actually looks like – and how it might work best in practice
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NewsIslington and Shoreditch Housing Association picks new development director
Jerome Geoghegan replaces the retiring Janet Mussington
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NewsEx-CIH president made chair of social housing non-profit organisation
Alison Inman appointed new Tpas chair
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NewsRICS paints sunny picture for housing market in March
UK residential survey shows improvements in demand, expectations and prices
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NewsHousing repairs only bright spot as February deluges send output into reverse
Official figures show 1.9% fall in output with rainfall blamed for delaying jobs
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NewsRevised plans for 578-bed Manchester student tower sent in following public consultation
36-storey scheme will include nearly 600 bedrooms
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NewsGrenfell Tower final report delayed for the third time
The report will not be published before the seventh anniversary of the fire, as originally hoped
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NewsMorgan Sindall to build 196-home residential tower in Salford
Contractor selected for third English Cities Fund job
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NewsClarion chooses ex-EY partner as new board chair
Jock Lennox will take over as chair in July, following a handover period
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CommentThe only way out of the housing crisis is to build more social homes
We need everyone to get behind a long-term investment plan, says Peabody’s Elly Hoult
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NewsFMB calls for dedicated secretary of state for housing
The Federation of Master Builders will launch its election manifesto in parliament today
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NewsMayor commits to ending rough sleeping in London by 2030 if re-elected
Sadiq Khan to set aside additional £10m to tackle problem
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NewsHigh Court allows legal challenge to Gove’s energy efficiency policy
Judicial review to look into government’s attempt to stop councils setting stricter rules for housing than national standards