All articles by Carl Brown – Page 4
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NewsThe Regulator of Social Housing and Charity Commission set out plan to work together
Memorandum of Understanding intends to ensure effective working relationship between the two bodies, which both regulate a number of registered providers
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NewsTemporary accommodation subsidy freeze costing district councils £268m a year, DCN warns
Funding gap equivalent to more than 1,000 new social homes
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NewsNHBC new home registrations rise for third successive quarter
Key indicator of new housebuilding activity shows “modest growth”
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NewsInspired Villages appoints former L&Q boss as chair
David Montague joins later living developer recently acquired by Natwest Pension Trustee Limited
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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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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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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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NewsVistry ‘confident’ of delivering year-on-year profit growth as affordable housing demand picks up
Housebuilder reports increased demand from social landlords over the summer since Spending Review measures announced
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NewsReading Borough Council forms JV with McLaren Living to deliver 600-home scheme
Scheme expected to deliver 30% affordable housing
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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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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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NewsPhoenix found non-compliant over management of payments, skills gaps and board changes
Lewisham-based provider appoints ’suitably skilled board members’ after failures in payment controls
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NewsMixed sector reaction to ‘emergency’ package to boost London’s housebuilding market
Several sector figures say measures will boost market in the short-term, but doubts remain about impact on affordable housing delivery and effectiveness in tackling demand