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Boroughs warn of ‘mission impossible’ on social housing amid £700m budget ‘black hole’

|Date: 18 March, 2024

Boroughs warn of ‘mission impossible’ on social housing amid £700m budget ‘black hole’

New analysis suggests social rent levels set by the Government will leave London boroughs with a “black h ...

New analysis suggests social rent levels set by the Government will leave London boroughs with a “black hole” in their social housing finances of up to £700m over the next four years, despite the “des ...

18 March, 2024
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Tackling the housing crisis: 500 new social homes coming to Oldham announced at Oldham Housing Roundtable event

|Date: 5 February, 2024

Tackling the housing crisis: 500 new social homes coming to Oldham announced at Oldham Housing Roundtable event

Oldham Council has pledged to get 500 new social homes built in the borough over the next five years. T ...

Oldham Council has pledged to get 500 new social homes built in the borough over the next five years. The announcement was made at the council’s inaugural Housing Roundtable, which took place at Old ...

5 February, 2024
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Elevating housing standards through effective procurement

|Date: 30 January, 2024

Elevating housing standards through effective procurement

Effective procurement has a crucial role to play in elevating housing standards, says CHIC. Here, the mem ...

Effective procurement has a crucial role to play in elevating housing standards, says CHIC. Here, the member owned procurement and asset management consortium shares details of its recently introduced ...

30 January, 2024
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Housing Minister and Homes England CEO to address delegates at The Housing Forum’s National Conference

|Date: 5 October, 2021

Housing Minister and Homes England CEO to address delegates at The Housing Forum’s National Conference

At The Housing Forum’s National Conference, ‘Fit for the Future’, on 20th October, the RT Hon Christopher ...

At The Housing Forum’s National Conference, ‘Fit for the Future’, on 20th October, the RT Hon Christopher Pincher MP will share his vision for housing in a conference closing address. Following the re ...

5 October, 2021
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UKGBC publishes guidance on acoustics for local authorities

|Date: 18 March, 2020

UKGBC publishes guidance on acoustics for local authorities

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published guidance to help local authorities go above and beyon ...

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published guidance to help local authorities go above and beyond Building Regulations, in specifying higher acoustic standards in new-build homes. The guidanc ...

18 March, 2020
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