All Housing Today articles in April 2025 – Page 4
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator deputy head admits to ‘underestimating’ challenge of new regime for industry
Around 75% of gateway 2 applications for higher risk buildings are still being turned back by the BSR
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NewsAmendments to planning bill will slash a year off major housing projects, government says
Bill heads to committee as experts hit out at reforms to nature protections
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NewsAlmost a fifth of social buildings with unsafe cladding have no remediation plans
500 housing blocks with “life-critical cladding defects” have yet to be addressed
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CommentGrenfell and the return of regulation: getting the right balance
In the latest in a series of pieces for Housing Today by the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, Jenny Preece looks at academic writings on regulation in the context of the government’s response to the Grenfell Inquiry
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News‘Act now to save supported housing’ - sector leaders warn Starmer and Reeves
Letter signed by 170 organisations warns a third of providers may have to stop providing supporting housing due to looming financial crisis
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NewsShelter hires voluntary sector membership organisation boss as new chief executive
Sarah Elliott is set to take the reins at the housing and homelessness charity in September
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NewsNottingham City Council approves 247-unit student accommodation scheme after height reduction
Viability issues mean delayed PBSA tower will not have to make s106 contribution
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NewsWandsworth councillors unanimously reject 29-storey Battersea tower
Scheme branded as making a “total mockery” of council’s tall buildings policies
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NewsParadigm and Settle announce designate appointments ahead of merger decision this summer
Paradigm chair Richard Moriarty would continue in role for combined provider
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NewsHounslow Council rejects Ombudsman’s request to house young mother and baby
Watchdog’s investigation finds “catalogue of errors” in dealing with applicant
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NewsGet Living submits revised plans for 500 homes on Elephant and Castle site
Proposed build-to-rent scheme to include a cultural venue and student accommodation as part of the final phase of the £1.5 billion redevelopment.
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CommentHow social landlords must respond to Trump tariff impacts
Economic turmoil will have knock-on impacts for affordable housing supply chains in the UK, but it also presents an opportunity for social landlords to demonstrate resilience, argues Peter Brown
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NewsRenters’ Rights Bill threatens student housing supply, private landlords warn
Government’s current draft of legislation does not allow landlords to regain possession of smaller student properties at end of academic year
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Housing Boardroom: DataHorizon Scanner 2025/6: Foundations for Growth
Stable market conditions and rising social rent ambitions set the tone for a year where delivery hinges on partnerships – and on the policy choices that follow, finds Housing Today’s Boardroom Barometer panel.
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Housing Boardroom: DataQuarterly Tracker Report: Firm Footing
Q1 2025: the latest Housing Today Boardroom Barometer finds a solid quarter with rising completions but growing concerns about borrowing costs
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NewsClarion increases completions 12% but undershoots target
Housing association giant boosts turnover and surplus but warns overall surplus figure in accounts will be impacted by £20m building safety impairment
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NewsHousing wealth held by over 60s hits record-high £2.9 trillion, says Savills
Head of residential research says there is ’little incentive’ for boomers to downsize
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NewsHousing starts lag behind completions for sixth consecutive quarter
Pocket chief bemoans ‘disappointing’ results as ONS publishes latest quarterly data
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CommentAbolishing planning performance agreements? Templates for section 106? There are further opportunities to reform planning
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill offers a chance to look at how we can improve the planning application process further. Paul Smith gives his thoughts on some ways to do it