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Lords Levelling Up victory for local authorities fighting the housing and climate crises

|Date: 7 September, 2023

Lords Levelling Up victory for local authorities fighting the housing and climate crises

UK100 is claiming a "win" in response to news that Peers in the House of Lords backed Amendment 191 to th ...

UK100 is claiming a "win" in response to news that Peers in the House of Lords backed Amendment 191 to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. Lord Ravensdale's amendment places a duty on the Secretar ...

7 September, 2023
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Homelessness is ‘an emergency situation needing an emergency response’ – London Councils responds to Crisis report

|Date: 25 August, 2023

Homelessness is ‘an emergency situation needing an emergency response’ – London Councils responds to Crisis report

London Councils has responded to new research from the charity Crisis revealing that nearly a quarter of ...

London Councils has responded to new research from the charity Crisis revealing that nearly a quarter of a million households across England are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness, including ...

25 August, 2023
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One in 50 Londoners homeless as ‘housing disaster unfolds in capital’

|Date: 3 August, 2023

One in 50 Londoners homeless as ‘housing disaster unfolds in capital’

Approximately one in 50 Londoners are now homeless and living in temporary accommodation, according to ne ...

Approximately one in 50 Londoners are now homeless and living in temporary accommodation, according to new research from London Councils [1]. Based on its latest survey of boroughs’ homelessness data, ...

3 August, 2023
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Boyer | We need an integrated housing policy

|Date: 26 July, 2023

Boyer | We need an integrated housing policy

We need an integrated housing policy that brings together both brownfield and greenfield housing developm ...

We need an integrated housing policy that brings together both brownfield and greenfield housing development to help solve the housing crisis, says Lawrence Turner, Director of Boyer (part of Leaders ...

26 July, 2023
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£195m funding to kick-start next phase of Meridian Water

|Date: 20 July, 2023

£195m funding to kick-start next phase of Meridian Water

The next phase of Meridian Water is well underway with Enfield Council securing £195m from the Government ...

The next phase of Meridian Water is well underway with Enfield Council securing £195m from the Government, to construct new infrastructure in one of London’s largest regeneration projects. The new in ...

20 July, 2023
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Work begins to retrofit homes in Portree amid Skye’s housing crisis

|Date: 5 July, 2023

Work begins to retrofit homes in Portree amid Skye’s housing crisis

Glasgow-based energy services firm Union Technical has commenced work to retrofit 18 homes in Skye in a b ...

Glasgow-based energy services firm Union Technical has commenced work to retrofit 18 homes in Skye in a bid to help address the island’s ongoing housing crisis. Work has begun on a £540,000 upgrade of ...

5 July, 2023
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Mayor sets out new deal for renters in Greater Manchester with trailblazing package of housing measures

|Date: 28 June, 2023

Mayor sets out new deal for renters in Greater Manchester with trailblazing package of housing measures

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, set out a new deal for renters in Greater Manchester and his i ...

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, set out a new deal for renters in Greater Manchester and his intention to make the city-region the first in the country where every rented home must be above ...

28 June, 2023
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More social housing tenants in rent arrears than during the pandemic

|Date: 22 June, 2023

More social housing tenants in rent arrears than during the pandemic

More social housing tenants are in rent arrears now than during the Covid-19 pandemic as they struggle wi ...

More social housing tenants are in rent arrears now than during the Covid-19 pandemic as they struggle with the cost of living, according to a new report. In a poll of 100 c-suite executives at UK hou ...

22 June, 2023
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Grand Union using £2.8m funding to build new homes for local people

|Date: 26 April, 2023

Grand Union using £2.8m funding to build new homes for local people

Affordable housing provider, Grand Union Housing Group, has secured over £2.8m in grant funding to help b ...

Affordable housing provider, Grand Union Housing Group, has secured over £2.8m in grant funding to help build over 80 much needed affordable homes in three rural sites across Bedfordshire and Northamp ...

26 April, 2023
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Global Home Warranties | Calculating the cost of time lost

|Date: 18 April, 2023

Global Home Warranties | Calculating the cost of time lost

The UK is in critical need of more affordable housing, and local authorities and local authorities and ho ...

The UK is in critical need of more affordable housing, and local authorities and local authorities and housing associations are carrying out the essential work to provide them. But delays in the const ...

18 April, 2023
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