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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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Platform Housing Group to discuss partnership work at UKREiiF event

|Date: 9 January, 2024

Platform Housing Group to discuss partnership work at UKREiiF event

Platform Housing Group, the largest social landlord in the Midlands, have announced they will be part of ...

Platform Housing Group, the largest social landlord in the Midlands, have announced they will be part of this year’s UK Real Estate, Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in May. The housing a ...

9 January, 2024
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New plan to triple housebuilding delivery and add “billions” to Northern economy

|Date: 10 November, 2023

New plan to triple housebuilding delivery and add “billions” to Northern economy

A “once-in-a-generation” plan to tackle the North of England’s housing crisis and provide more and better ...

A “once-in-a-generation” plan to tackle the North of England’s housing crisis and provide more and better homes for the region has been revealed. Homes for the North’s blueprint will treble the number ...

10 November, 2023
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2023 UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper published

|Date: 31 October, 2023

2023 UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper published

The UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper, the 14th in the series, builds on the key themes identified ...

The UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper, the 14th in the series, builds on the key themes identified in the spring edition of the 2023 UK Housing Review, providing further expert analysis and spec ...

31 October, 2023
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Bristol City Council review progress of new affordable homes in Lockleaze

|Date: 9 October, 2023

Bristol City Council review progress of new affordable homes in Lockleaze

Councillor Tom Renhard, Cabinet Member for Housing Delivery and Homes, recently came to see the progress ...

Councillor Tom Renhard, Cabinet Member for Housing Delivery and Homes, recently came to see the progress being made building 74 new homes in Lockleaze, north Bristol. Abri, a large housing provider, i ...

9 October, 2023
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Let’s focus on more social rent to tackle the housing crisis

|Date: 12 September, 2023

Let’s focus on more social rent to tackle the housing crisis

Michael Gove’s reply of ‘30,000-a-year at least’ when asked for a figure by ITV’s Daniel Hewitt as to the ...

Michael Gove’s reply of ‘30,000-a-year at least’ when asked for a figure by ITV’s Daniel Hewitt as to the number of social rented homes he wants to see built, put down a marker which is welcomed. Here ...

12 September, 2023
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