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Construction under way on 84 new affordable homes to let in Northolt

|Date: 20 August, 2024

Construction under way on 84 new affordable homes to let in Northolt

Work has started on an Ealing Council project that will provide 92 new affordable homes in Northolt and h ...

Work has started on an Ealing Council project that will provide 92 new affordable homes in Northolt and help tackle the borough’s worsening affordable housing crisis. 84 of the homes will be let at Lo ...

20 August, 2024
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Andy Burnham pledges 10,000 new council homes by 2028 in Greater Manchester as he unveils plans to tackle the housing crisis

|Date: 9 May, 2024

Andy Burnham pledges 10,000 new council homes by 2028 in Greater Manchester as he unveils plans to tackle the housing crisis

Newly re-elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has made tackling the housing crisis a top pr ...

Newly re-elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has made tackling the housing crisis a top priority for his third term, unveiling measures to increase the amount of social housing in the c ...

9 May, 2024
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DLUHC gives local authorities new CPO powers to buy land cheaply

|Date: 3 May, 2024

DLUHC gives local authorities new CPO powers to buy land cheaply

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) announced this week that it has handed c ...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) announced this week that it has handed councils new powers to buy cheaper land in a bid to support the delivery of more social and affo ...

3 May, 2024
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New podcast set to deconstruct Scotland’s housing crisis

|Date: 23 April, 2024

New podcast set to deconstruct Scotland’s housing crisis

A new podcast focusing on Scottish housing is being launched, featuring interviews with leading politicia ...

A new podcast focusing on Scottish housing is being launched, featuring interviews with leading politicians, economists and industry insiders. The Scottish Housing Podcast promises to get behind the h ...

23 April, 2024
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Affordable Housing in the BCP area at crisis level

|Date: 22 April, 2024

Affordable Housing in the BCP area at crisis level

David Cracklen, Director of AJC Group, comments on the lack of affordable housing in the Bournemouth, Chr ...

David Cracklen, Director of AJC Group, comments on the lack of affordable housing in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area as a matter of urgency, following reports that individuals on middle i ...

22 April, 2024
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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
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Lord Best calls for the 2024 UK Housing Review to inform all housing policy decisions

|Date: 20 March, 2024

Lord Best calls for the 2024 UK Housing Review to inform all housing policy decisions

A launch event for the publication of the annual UK housing ‘bible’ — the 2024 UK Housing Review — was he ...

A launch event for the publication of the annual UK housing ‘bible’ — the 2024 UK Housing Review — was held at the House of Lords today (20th March). Lord Richard Best, the host of the event, urged al ...

20 March, 2024
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Housing associations look to leaders of the future to tackle housing crisis

|Date: 6 March, 2024

Housing associations look to leaders of the future to tackle housing crisis

Young people encouraged to pursue careers in housing as sector marks Scottish Apprenticeships Week. Young ...

Young people encouraged to pursue careers in housing as sector marks Scottish Apprenticeships Week. Young people have been urged to pursue apprenticeships in housing as the sector looks to put recruit ...

6 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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EDAROTH signs development agreement with Bristol City Council to deliver sustainable, affordable homes

|Date: 12 January, 2024

EDAROTH signs development agreement with Bristol City Council to deliver sustainable, affordable homes

Sustainable housing developer EDAROTH, (a wholly-owned subsidiary of AtkinsRéalis) has signed a developme ...

Sustainable housing developer EDAROTH, (a wholly-owned subsidiary of AtkinsRéalis) has signed a development agreement with Bristol City Council to design and deliver 29 affordable homes — based on a n ...

12 January, 2024
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