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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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Construction for energy-efficient and affordable homes begins in the heart of Ashcott

|Date: 25 January, 2024

Construction for energy-efficient and affordable homes begins in the heart of Ashcott

Work is set to start on building 25 affordable homes in the small Somerset village of Ashcott. The larges ...

Work is set to start on building 25 affordable homes in the small Somerset village of Ashcott. The largest housing association in the South West, LiveWest, has partnered with construction organisation ...

25 January, 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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Homes England launches its next five-year Strategic Plan

|Date: 17 May, 2023

Homes England launches its next five-year Strategic Plan

The Government’s housing and regeneration agency has unveiled its next five-year Strategic Plan, setting ...

The Government’s housing and regeneration agency has unveiled its next five-year Strategic Plan, setting out how it will support communities and families by enabling the delivery of more good quality, ...

17 May, 2023
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New expert report reveals increasing popularity of shared ownership

|Date: 4 February, 2021

New expert report reveals increasing popularity of shared ownership

SO Resi, the shared ownership brand of leading housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MT ...

SO Resi, the shared ownership brand of leading housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH), has joined forces with Cambridge University to release the first annual report into the st ...

4 February, 2021
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Government urged to stimulate housing market and support Homes for Heroes

|Date: 1 May, 2020

Government urged to stimulate housing market and support Homes for Heroes

The Housing Forum has prepared an extension of its manifesto which in 2019 set out a vision to increase b ...

The Housing Forum has prepared an extension of its manifesto which in 2019 set out a vision to increase both the supply and quality of new homes. This update sets out immediate, short and medium term ...

1 May, 2020
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Think tank calls for next London Mayor to tackle supply and affordability of homes

|Date: 13 March, 2020

Think tank calls for next London Mayor to tackle supply and affordability of homes

The next Mayor of London should launch a major programme of affordable housebuilding, review the green be ...

The next Mayor of London should launch a major programme of affordable housebuilding, review the green belt and develop a ‘fair and transparent’ approach to rent setting. This is according to a housin ...

13 March, 2020
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Enfield tackles the national housing crisis with bold plans

|Date: 30 July, 2019

Enfield tackles the national housing crisis with bold plans

To address the issues of housing supply, equality and to end homelessness in the borough, Enfield Council ...

To address the issues of housing supply, equality and to end homelessness in the borough, Enfield Council is planning bold action through two major strategies, starting with a public consultation. The ...

30 July, 2019
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DCLG figures show an increase in new homes and government reclassifies housing associations

|Date: 16 November, 2017

DCLG figures show an increase in new homes and government reclassifies housing associations

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and Local Government Association (LGA) respond to the latest hou ...

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and Local Government Association (LGA) respond to the latest housebuilding figures and reclassification of housing associations announcement. New figures from ...

16 November, 2017
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Keepmoat puts forward its formula for improving housing supply and affordability

|Date: 6 February, 2017

Keepmoat puts forward its formula for improving housing supply and affordability

With publication of the Housing White Paper imminent, Dave Sheridan, CEO of Keepmoat, sets out the compan ...

With publication of the Housing White Paper imminent, Dave Sheridan, CEO of Keepmoat, sets out the company's formula for improving housing supply and affordability: Market diversification: “It won’t b ...

6 February, 2017
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