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Grand Union agrees deal for Northamptonshire homes

|Date: 20 March, 2024

Grand Union agrees deal for Northamptonshire homes

Social housing provider Grand Union Housing Group has bought nearly 140 affordable homes from the UK’s la ...

Social housing provider Grand Union Housing Group has bought nearly 140 affordable homes from the UK’s largest housing association, Clarion Housing Group. The deal has seen Milton Keynes-based Grand U ...

20 March, 2024
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Boroughs warn of ‘mission impossible’ on social housing amid £700m budget ‘black hole’

|Date: 18 March, 2024

Boroughs warn of ‘mission impossible’ on social housing amid £700m budget ‘black hole’

New analysis suggests social rent levels set by the Government will leave London boroughs with a “black h ...

New analysis suggests social rent levels set by the Government will leave London boroughs with a “black hole” in their social housing finances of up to £700m over the next four years, despite the “des ...

18 March, 2024
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Work underway on Blackbird Leys district redevelopment

|Date: 15 March, 2024

Work underway on Blackbird Leys district redevelopment

Construction is officially underway to deliver hundreds of affordable homes, retail spaces, and community ...

Construction is officially underway to deliver hundreds of affordable homes, retail spaces, and community facilities across Blackbird Leys, Oxford, following a recent groundbreaking ceremony. Housin ...

15 March, 2024
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Boroughs concerned by decision on Right to Buy rules and emphasise ‘desperate need’ for replacement homes

|Date: 12 March, 2024

Boroughs concerned by decision on Right to Buy rules and emphasise ‘desperate need’ for replacement homes

London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the Government’s decision to stop letting local author ...

London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the Government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep all money raised from council house sales, warning that it will undermine efforts to ...

12 March, 2024
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Final homes completed at sustainable Salford community

|Date: 7 March, 2024

Final homes completed at sustainable Salford community

The final handover has been completed at the Spinners Quarter development by Lovell Together — a joint ve ...

The final handover has been completed at the Spinners Quarter development by Lovell Together — a joint venture between Lovell Partnerships and Together Housing Group. Located in Pendleton, Salford, th ...

7 March, 2024
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Official ‘affordable rent’ schemes fail to help low-income tenants — new report

|Date: 5 March, 2024

Official ‘affordable rent’ schemes fail to help low-income tenants — new report

Fewer than one in four people believe that the official definition of ‘affordable housing’ lives up to it ...

Fewer than one in four people believe that the official definition of ‘affordable housing’ lives up to its name, according to an opinion poll. The finding from polling commissioned by the leading thin ...

5 March, 2024
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VIVID maintains top regulatory ratings

|Date: 1 March, 2024

VIVID maintains top regulatory ratings

VIVID has maintained its G1 V1 ratings by the Regulator for Social Housing. This achievement follows an i ...

VIVID has maintained its G1 V1 ratings by the Regulator for Social Housing. This achievement follows an in-depth assessment by the regulator and is the highest governance and financial viability ratin ...

1 March, 2024
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CIP marks its seventh-year anniversary with the topping out of Colville Road Phase 3

|Date: 29 February, 2024

CIP marks its seventh-year anniversary with the topping out of Colville Road Phase 3

Celebrating its seventh anniversary, Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP), the equal partnership betwee ...

Celebrating its seventh anniversary, Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP), the equal partnership between Cambridge City Council and The Hill Group, has completed or is actively constructing over 1,1 ...

29 February, 2024
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Large development in Coventry is sure sign that housing provision will continue

|Date: 29 February, 2024

Large development in Coventry is sure sign that housing provision will continue

A development of nearly 200 affordable homes in Coventry will bring much needed housing options thanks to ...

A development of nearly 200 affordable homes in Coventry will bring much needed housing options thanks to a social housing provider. Platform Housing Group, who are the largest registered provider in ...

29 February, 2024
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Weaver Vale Housing Trust completes much-needed affordable homes in Wilmslow

|Date: 28 February, 2024

Weaver Vale Housing Trust completes much-needed affordable homes in Wilmslow

New residents and families are celebrating settling into a new development of affordable homes in Wilmslo ...

New residents and families are celebrating settling into a new development of affordable homes in Wilmslow, one of the most expensive postcodes in the country. Weaver Vale Housing Trust has completed ...

28 February, 2024
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