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Social housing over past 20 years could have saved renters £1.8bn

|Date: 14 February, 2019

Social housing over past 20 years could have saved renters £1.8bn

Building 100,000 government-funded social rent homes a year over the past two decades would have cut bill ...

Building 100,000 government-funded social rent homes a year over the past two decades would have cut billions from the housing benefit bill, provided higher disposable income for tenants and generated ...

14 February, 2019
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National Audit Office report calls for significant planning reform

|Date: 8 February, 2019

National Audit Office report calls for significant planning reform

Government will fail to solve the housing crisis unless radical changes are made to the planning process. ...

Government will fail to solve the housing crisis unless radical changes are made to the planning process. The National Audit Office has released a new report — Planning for new homes — which asserts g ...

8 February, 2019
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Local Government Association and Tpas share report on empowering tenants

|Date: 4 February, 2019

Local Government Association and Tpas share report on empowering tenants

A new report published by the Local Government Association and Tpas sets out how councils are empowering ...

A new report published by the Local Government Association and Tpas sets out how councils are empowering and engaging their tenants. It sets out the findings of detailed research across 35 councils an ...

4 February, 2019
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Doors, Windows & Hardware: Sustainability in Social Housing

|Date: 30 November, 2018

Doors, Windows & Hardware: Sustainability in Social Housing

Chris Coxon, Head of Marketing at Eurocell, discusses the options social housing providers have to increa ...

Chris Coxon, Head of Marketing at Eurocell, discusses the options social housing providers have to increase the long-term sustainability of their developments. Header image: Eurocell supplied the wind ...

30 November, 2018
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Social Housing: Cap It All Off

|Date: 8 November, 2018

Social Housing: Cap It All Off

Since August the Government has released its Social Housing Green Paper, announced £2bn funding for housi ...

Since August the Government has released its Social Housing Green Paper, announced £2bn funding for housing associations over the next decade to build more homes and plans to scrap the council borrowi ...

8 November, 2018
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Government releases Social Housing Green Paper: a ‘new deal’ for social housing

|Date: 14 August, 2018

Government releases Social Housing Green Paper: a ‘new deal’ for social housing

The aim of the Government’s Social Housing Green Paper is to rebalance the relationship between landlords ...

The aim of the Government’s Social Housing Green Paper is to rebalance the relationship between landlords and residents, tackle stigma and ensure social housing can act as a stable base and support so ...

14 August, 2018
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New Housing Minister announced following cabinet reshuffle

|Date: 10 July, 2018

New Housing Minister announced following cabinet reshuffle

Following the resignation of David Davis as Brexit Secretary, Dominic Raab been announced as his replacem ...

Following the resignation of David Davis as Brexit Secretary, Dominic Raab been announced as his replacement. Only six months after he took up the role, his departure sees Kit Malthouse become the new ...

10 July, 2018
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Autumn Budget 2017: The reactions

|Date: 22 November, 2017

Autumn Budget 2017: The reactions

Chancellor Philip Hammond announced the Autumn budget today. There were a variety of implications for the ...

Chancellor Philip Hammond announced the Autumn budget today. There were a variety of implications for the sector. The main points include: £44bn has been pledged to housing over the next five years, w ...

22 November, 2017
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