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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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From zero to 300: Dacorum builds new council homes for the next generation

|Date: 12 November, 2020

From zero to 300: Dacorum builds new council homes for the next generation

Dacorum Borough Council is celebrating building its 300th new home at School End Crescent in Hemel Hempst ...

Dacorum Borough Council is celebrating building its 300th new home at School End Crescent in Hemel Hempstead. In 2013, the council published its ‘Building for the Future’ programme and set the target ...

12 November, 2020
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Mears wins new housing development contract in North Lanarkshire

|Date: 29 November, 2019

Mears wins new housing development contract in North Lanarkshire

Mears New Homes has won a new contract with North Lanarkshire Council, worth £2.8m, to build an entire sc ...

Mears New Homes has won a new contract with North Lanarkshire Council, worth £2.8m, to build an entire scheme of 16 dwellings at Plains Village in Airdrie, on the site of a former primary school earma ...

29 November, 2019
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Planners vital for success of local authority housebuilding

|Date: 27 November, 2019

Planners vital for success of local authority housebuilding

Planners’ skills in plan making and facilitating public engagement mean that they have a key role to play ...

Planners’ skills in plan making and facilitating public engagement mean that they have a key role to play in the current resurgence of local authority housebuilding. That’s the view of the Royal Town ...

27 November, 2019
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Brent Council begins work on 149 new council homes in Harlesden

|Date: 30 September, 2019

Brent Council begins work on 149 new council homes in Harlesden

Work has commenced on 149 new homes at Knowles House, Harlesden. Brent Council will be working with devel ...

Work has commenced on 149 new homes at Knowles House, Harlesden. Brent Council will be working with developer Wates Residential to deliver good quality homes, some of which will be used as temporary a ...

30 September, 2019
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