All Housing Today articles in April 2025
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Housing Boardroom: DataQuarterly Tracker: Dashboard
Each quarter, the Boardroom Barometer panel of housing assoication development experts share their experience of the market in the past quarter and their expectations for the direction of key development measures for the quarter ahead. Sort, filter and explore their Q2 2025 data.
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NewsEnergy efficient performance tool launched following pilots with social landlords
New data sensor product has been piloted for housing association Bromford, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and the New York City Housing Authority
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NewsNetwork Rail JV to deliver 400 homes at Cambridge North
Blocwork appointed by Chesterton Partnership for residential phase of new life sciences district
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NewsPlans under development for 925-home Canary Wharf tower
Proposals for 77 Marsh Wall site to include mixed-use podium
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NewsWates chief says sector ‘only in foothills’ of decarbonisation market opportunity
Firm now provides services for roughly one in seven social homes in England after acquisition last year
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NewsSome councils could take century to clear waiting list for family-sized social homes, warns NHF
National Housing Federation, Shelter and Crisis call on government to increase social housebuilding ten-fold ahead of spending review
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CIH UK Housing Review SeriesDigging behind the homelessness data
As part of a series curated by the Chartered Institute of Housing and written by sponsors of the UK Housing Review, Catherine Barham, Lucy Spurling and Stephen Aldridge from the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government look behind the homelessness figures
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NewsFinancing affordable housing ‘impossible’ in London, says CEO of homelessness non-profit forced to close
Capital Letters, owned by a group of London councils, was set up to tackle homelessness but is set to shut down at the end of the year
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NewsOmbudsman criticises Housing for Women after incorrect £10,000 charge to resident
Landlord for vulnerable women overhauls policies after being branded ’unsympathetic’ by watchdog
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NewsRegulator issues warning over risks of lease-based provision of specialised supported housing
Providers in sub-sector engaged in financially risky practices, says RSH
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NewsHousing minister rejects Oldham council request to withdraw from controversial 11,500-home scheme
Councillors and residents previously raised concerns over loss of greenbelt land
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NewsLondon mayor calls in another student accommodation-led scheme
Archway Campus had been recommended for rejection
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CommentHeat networks: The low-carbon solution for social housing
The UK’s social housing sector is undergoing a significant transformation as it works to decarbonise its heat and hot water systems. Not only is there a need to support the country’s net zero targets by 2050, but improving energy efficiency is essential to address growing concerns about fuel poverty and ...
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CommentHow do we make Biodiversity Net Gain work for housing developers?
As we enter the second year of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements for new housing developments, Andrew Swift reflects on the ongoing confusion and ambiguity surrounding this regulation within the sector.
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NewsHeylo boosts turnover as it restructures in bid to regain regulatory compliance
Non-compliant provider backed by Blackrock makes changes and identifies measures to protect social housing assets
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NewsGrenfell refurbishment companies sued for more than £360m by council
RBKC says firms involved in cladding the tower with dangerous materials should pay a share of its losses
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NewsHomes England buys 34ha to create its largest housing site in the North
Up to 4,200 homes could be built in extension to Warrington
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NewsMuse and Oldham Council lodge plan for 2,000 homes in town centre
Six key areas will undergo regeneration over 15 years
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CommentHow housing associations can tackle the skills shortage
Social landlords are finding it difficult to recruit as skills shortages inflate wages and restrict the pool of available workers. The solution is inspiring people to join the social housing sector, writes Helen White
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NewsClarion renews £3bn debt instrument to fund sustainable investments
£993m-turnover housing association launches Euro Medium Term Note Programme