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The revised National Planning Policy Framework — a brave new (planning) world?

|Date: 3 August, 2018

The revised National Planning Policy Framework — a brave new (planning) world?

The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s policies for planning and ...

The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s policies for planning and directs local authorities on matters around granting permission for developments. Sam Dewar, a ...

3 August, 2018
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MMC to help solve Wales’ social housing shortfall

|Date: 13 July, 2018

MMC to help solve Wales’ social housing shortfall

Skills shortages, Brexit and increased demand for sustainability will result in a rise of Modern Methods ...

Skills shortages, Brexit and increased demand for sustainability will result in a rise of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) within Wales’ social housing sector according to Vicky Kells from Clarke ...

13 July, 2018
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Discussing the possibility of a Housing Ombudsman for all tenants

|Date: 14 June, 2018

Discussing the possibility of a Housing Ombudsman for all tenants

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association for Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the p ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association for Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the possibility of one Ombudsman for all tenants. Spurred in part by evidence that tenants’ concerns ...

14 June, 2018
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Lending arrangements for social housing

|Date: 4 June, 2018

Lending arrangements for social housing

Winckworth Sherwood’s Ruby Giblin discusses social housing and corporate lending. Deregulation, the big b ...

Winckworth Sherwood’s Ruby Giblin discusses social housing and corporate lending. Deregulation, the big bang of the social housing world, has opened the door to new funding opportunities for housing a ...

4 June, 2018
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New research highlights urgency for effective IAQ

|Date: 30 May, 2018

New research highlights urgency for effective IAQ

With recent research by the World Health Organisation indicating that nine out of 10 people across the gl ...

With recent research by the World Health Organisation indicating that nine out of 10 people across the globe are breathing polluted air, the need for effective ventilation is all the more vital. Chris ...

30 May, 2018
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Setting social rents beyond 2020

|Date: 15 May, 2018

Setting social rents beyond 2020

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing discusses setting social ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing discusses setting social rents beyond 2020. The Government was right to conclude last autumn that the policy of cutting ...

15 May, 2018
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The role and purpose of social housing

|Date: 4 May, 2018

The role and purpose of social housing

There are fundamental questions we need to answer about the role and purpose of social housing and the ti ...

There are fundamental questions we need to answer about the role and purpose of social housing and the time is now, says Chartered Institute of Housing Head of Policy Melanie Rees. It’s no exaggeratio ...

4 May, 2018
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Engaging with residents for maintenance and refurbishment projects

|Date: 17 April, 2018

Engaging with residents for maintenance and refurbishment projects

Development, refurbishment and maintenance needs to be managed with tenants in mind, says Winckworth Sher ...

Development, refurbishment and maintenance needs to be managed with tenants in mind, says Winckworth Sherwood’s Charlotte Cook. Housing associations and local authority property management teams will ...

17 April, 2018
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NFB: You cannot diversify the housing market with demand-led initiatives

|Date: 23 March, 2018

NFB: You cannot diversify the housing market with demand-led initiatives

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) comments on the importance of supporting efforts to build more ...

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) comments on the importance of supporting efforts to build more council homes, because they contribute to diversifying the housing market. Research by the Char ...

23 March, 2018
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Working in partnership

|Date: 21 March, 2018

Working in partnership

James Duncan from law firm Winckworth Sherwood discusses public/private partnerships, the potential issue ...

James Duncan from law firm Winckworth Sherwood discusses public/private partnerships, the potential issues, and the opportunities for boosting housing delivery. A lot happened in the final months of 2 ...

21 March, 2018
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