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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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Community engagement vital to develop more social housing in Wales

|Date: 8 March, 2024

Community engagement vital to develop more social housing in Wales

The latest report by housing policy research project — Tyfu Tai Cymru (TTC) — claims ongoing housing shor ...

The latest report by housing policy research project — Tyfu Tai Cymru (TTC) — claims ongoing housing shortages could be alleviated by addressing the stigma associated with social housing and increasin ...

8 March, 2024
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Industry Comment | The next government’s housing policy

|Date: 11 December, 2023

Industry Comment | The next government’s housing policy

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), considers what w ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), considers what we can expect from the next government in terms of housing policy and dissects the proposals of ...

11 December, 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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Fix the UK’s housing crisis by putting shared ownership at the heart of housing policy

|Date: 18 November, 2019

Fix the UK’s housing crisis by putting shared ownership at the heart of housing policy

Housing association Aster Group has called on political parties to work together fix Britain’s housing ma ...

Housing association Aster Group has called on political parties to work together fix Britain’s housing market and put shared ownership at the centre of their general election manifestos. The group, wh ...

18 November, 2019
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Is social housing one of Scotland’s best kept secrets?

|Date: 18 September, 2018

Is social housing one of Scotland’s best kept secrets?

Soaring tenant satisfaction levels confirm social housing is a great place to live. ‘Social housing is on ...

Soaring tenant satisfaction levels confirm social housing is a great place to live. ‘Social housing is one of Scotland’s best kept secrets’ says SFHA — Scotland’s membership body for housing associati ...

18 September, 2018
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It is essential we support councils to build homes again in much greater numbers

|Date: 27 April, 2017

It is essential we support councils to build homes again in much greater numbers

There was much to commend in the Government's Housing White Paper, at least in its overall vision, says D ...

There was much to commend in the Government's Housing White Paper, at least in its overall vision, says David Pipe, Policy Officer at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), but it's essential counc ...

27 April, 2017
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Social housing providers demand improved housing policy

|Date: 18 November, 2016

Social housing providers demand improved housing policy

94% of social housing providers demand improved government housing policy, according to ‘The Changing Lan ...

94% of social housing providers demand improved government housing policy, according to ‘The Changing Landscape for Social Housing’ report from Civica, which reveals housing providers’ concerns and th ...

18 November, 2016
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