council housebuilding Archives

Industry Comment | Budget misses the mark for housing

|Date: 9 April, 2024

Industry Comment | Budget misses the mark for housing

The Budget — another missed opportunity to fix the housing crisis, says Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor ...

The Budget — another missed opportunity to fix the housing crisis, says Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH). Forecasts of only sluggish growth for t ...

9 April, 2024
Read more
Boroughs launch training academy for staff ‘building next generation of council housing’

|Date: 28 March, 2023

Boroughs launch training academy for staff ‘building next generation of council housing’

London boroughs have launched a Housing Development Academy with backing from the Mayor of London to boos ...

London boroughs have launched a Housing Development Academy with backing from the Mayor of London to boost council housebuilding and help tackle the capital’s homelessness crisis. Believed to be the f ...

28 March, 2023
Read more
Delve into A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates from RIBA

|Date: 16 November, 2022

Delve into A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates from RIBA

The need for building more social housing is growing, but how much do we really know about its history an ...

The need for building more social housing is growing, but how much do we really know about its history and origins? From the popular author of the critically acclaimed book Municipal Dreams comes the ...

16 November, 2022
Read more
Councillor visits Denford Road site as Liverpool ‘levels up’

|Date: 21 December, 2021

Councillor visits Denford Road site as Liverpool ‘levels up’

Lovell, a national housebuilder, has been pleased to welcome Councillor Sarah Doyle, Liverpool City Counc ...

Lovell, a national housebuilder, has been pleased to welcome Councillor Sarah Doyle, Liverpool City Council Cabinet Member for Development and Housing, at its Denford Road site in Liverpool — where it ...

21 December, 2021
Read more
Councils warn of signs of surge in homelessness following end of eviction ban as we head towards winter

|Date: 21 October, 2021

Councils warn of signs of surge in homelessness following end of eviction ban as we head towards winter

On the opening day of their Annual Conference, the District Councils Network are warning of a surge in ho ...

On the opening day of their Annual Conference, the District Councils Network are warning of a surge in homelessness and a rise in families needing help with the cost of living since the ban on evictio ...

21 October, 2021
Read more
Royal Borough of Greenwich secures £38m Mayor of London grant for council home building scheme

|Date: 7 September, 2021

Royal Borough of Greenwich secures £38m Mayor of London grant for council home building scheme

Royal Borough of Greenwich’s council home building programme, Greenwich Builds, has been awarded a grant ...

Royal Borough of Greenwich’s council home building programme, Greenwich Builds, has been awarded a grant of £38m by the Mayor of London, as part of the first round of the new Affordable Homes Programm ...

7 September, 2021
Read more
Modular housebuilder secures council framework appointment

|Date: 21 July, 2021

Modular housebuilder secures council framework appointment

Lewes District Council has appointed Boutique Modern to a four-year framework agreement (value up to £110 ...

Lewes District Council has appointed Boutique Modern to a four-year framework agreement (value up to £110m) to deliver hundreds of council homes across the district and more widely in East and West Su ...

21 July, 2021
Read more
Over 100 new council homes move a step closer for Nottingham site

|Date: 29 June, 2021

Over 100 new council homes move a step closer for Nottingham site

One of Nottingham’s biggest council housing developments has taken another big step this week, as Notting ...

One of Nottingham’s biggest council housing developments has taken another big step this week, as Nottingham City Homes appoints a construction delivery partner. Planning permission to build up to 130 ...

29 June, 2021
Read more
The Housing Forum: High priorities for council housebuilding

|Date: 24 June, 2021

The Housing Forum: High priorities for council housebuilding

The pace is quickening for the many councils nationwide who are rapidly taking a significant role locally ...

The pace is quickening for the many councils nationwide who are rapidly taking a significant role locally in the delivery of new homes and in partnership through Homes England and with others, says Sh ...

24 June, 2021
Read more
Councils Housing Spring Conference | Housing and planning

|Date: 5 May, 2021

Councils Housing Spring Conference | Housing and planning

Housing and planning are the key themes at the online Councils Housing Spring Conference on the 13th May. ...

Housing and planning are the key themes at the online Councils Housing Spring Conference on the 13th May. LABM Editor, Claire Clutten, speaks to Conference Chair John East, Board Member of The Housing ...

5 May, 2021
Read more