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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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Sector responds to Spring Budget

|Date: 7 March, 2024

Sector responds to Spring Budget

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public se ...

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public sector to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2024. Councils need greater funding certainty th ...

7 March, 2024
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NHBC | Brownfield regeneration

|Date: 14 February, 2024

NHBC | Brownfield regeneration

The Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF) is a joint initiative between the Department for Levelling Up, Ho ...

The Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF) is a joint initiative between the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), and One Public Estate, delivered in partnership with the Local G ...

14 February, 2024
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Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

|Date: 2 October, 2023

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the cap ...

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the capacity to meet their authority’s strategic objectives, according to a new survey. The Recruitmen ...

2 October, 2023
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PM and Levelling Up Secretary set out long-term plan for housing

|Date: 24 July, 2023

PM and Levelling Up Secretary set out long-term plan for housing

Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak announced today (24th July) that the Government will meet its manifesto commi ...

Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak announced today (24th July) that the Government will meet its manifesto commitment to build one million homes over this Parliament. The announcement was made ahead of Level ...

24 July, 2023
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Net Zero Neighbourhoods: an opportunity to sweeten the deal for investors

|Date: 29 June, 2023

Net Zero Neighbourhoods: an opportunity to sweeten the deal for investors

Local authorities in the UK face significant challenges in funding the net zero transition. In response, ...

Local authorities in the UK face significant challenges in funding the net zero transition. In response, 3Ci proposes the Net Zero Neighbourhoods model, an innovative concept that packages net zero pr ...

29 June, 2023
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Industry Comment | Right to Buy — the case for reform

|Date: 28 March, 2023

Industry Comment | Right to Buy — the case for reform

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing, discusses the findings ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing, discusses the findings of research commissioned from Savills by ARCH, the LGA and NFA into Right to Buy, which present ...

28 March, 2023
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More support for energy efficiency measures needed, sector reacts to the Spring Budget

|Date: 16 March, 2023

More support for energy efficiency measures needed, sector reacts to the Spring Budget

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his Spring Budget on Wednesday. His announcement included extending actio ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his Spring Budget on Wednesday. His announcement included extending action to support people with high energy bills and further levelling up and regeneration funding, b ...

16 March, 2023
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Centre for Ageing Better responds to new statistics showing 86.6% increase in fuel poverty

|Date: 8 December, 2022

Centre for Ageing Better responds to new statistics showing 86.6% increase in fuel poverty

Holly Holder, Deputy Director for Homes at the Centre for Ageing Better, says that years of neglecting to ...

Holly Holder, Deputy Director for Homes at the Centre for Ageing Better, says that years of neglecting to improve our nation’s homes have led us to the point where many are choosing between heating an ...

8 December, 2022
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Industry responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

|Date: 18 November, 2022

Industry responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced his Autumn Statement yesterday. Which included measures to support those ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced his Autumn Statement yesterday. Which included measures to support those most in need, a cap on social rents and an additional £6bn funding boost to deliver energy eff ...

18 November, 2022
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