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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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Developers yet to seek planning permission for more than a million earmarked homes

|Date: 14 December, 2020

Developers yet to seek planning permission for more than a million earmarked homes

More than a million homes on land earmarked for development by councils are yet to be brought forward by ...

More than a million homes on land earmarked for development by councils are yet to be brought forward by developers for planning permission, new research by the Local Government Association suggests. ...

14 December, 2020
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40 schools a month hit by fires in the last year, just 2% had sprinklers

|Date: 5 November, 2020

40 schools a month hit by fires in the last year, just 2% had sprinklers

A new study from Zurich Municipal reveals 480 primary and secondary schools endured fires in 2019, a stag ...

A new study from Zurich Municipal reveals 480 primary and secondary schools endured fires in 2019, a staggering 40 incidents every month. As a result, almost 20,000[i] school children have had their e ...

5 November, 2020
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ALMOs ready to meet post-pandemic explosion in housing need

|Date: 28 April, 2020

ALMOs ready to meet post-pandemic explosion in housing need

Council-owned housing companies ramped up their new-build housing targets by more than 70% in the space o ...

Council-owned housing companies ramped up their new-build housing targets by more than 70% in the space of just 12 months, a survey published by the National Federation of ALMOS (NFA) reveals. “While ...

28 April, 2020
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Tipping point for elderly care crisis less than 10 years away

|Date: 24 February, 2020

Tipping point for elderly care crisis less than 10 years away

The UK’s ability to support tens of millions of elderly people in terms of their care or accommodation ne ...

The UK’s ability to support tens of millions of elderly people in terms of their care or accommodation needs will be close to collapse by 2029 unless the government takes decisive action, a new report ...

24 February, 2020
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Unhealthy buildings adversely affect children and will cost UK £55.6bn over next 40 years

|Date: 7 November, 2019

Unhealthy buildings adversely affect children and will cost UK £55.6bn over next 40 years

Living, learning and working in unhealthy buildings will cost the UK economy over £55bn between now and 2 ...

Living, learning and working in unhealthy buildings will cost the UK economy over £55bn between now and 2060, according to a report by research institute RAND Europe and roof window manufacturer VELUX ...

7 November, 2019
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Irwin Mitchell: LAs not planning ahead for elderly persons’ housing

|Date: 28 October, 2019

Irwin Mitchell: LAs not planning ahead for elderly persons’ housing

National law firm says 45% of the UK’s local authorities are still not planning ahead for elderly persons ...

National law firm says 45% of the UK’s local authorities are still not planning ahead for elderly persons’ housing. The survey by Irwin Mitchell has revealed a shocking lack of preparation for homes f ...

28 October, 2019
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RTPI invites bids for research into planning outcomes

|Date: 28 October, 2019

RTPI invites bids for research into planning outcomes

The Royal Town Planning Institute has announced its plans to commission research to identify the most imp ...

The Royal Town Planning Institute has announced its plans to commission research to identify the most important outcomes in spatial planning and feasible ways to measure them. In an Invitation to Tend ...

28 October, 2019
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Inappropriate housing causing disabled people mental harm

|Date: 19 August, 2019

Inappropriate housing causing disabled people mental harm

Leading housing experts are warning that disabled home-seekers are experiencing adverse emotional and men ...

Leading housing experts are warning that disabled home-seekers are experiencing adverse emotional and mental distress due to a lack of suitable accommodation. It follows the publication of an 18-month ...

19 August, 2019
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Fusion21 procurement trends research reveals pressure to procure at lowest price

|Date: 10 July, 2019

Fusion21 procurement trends research reveals pressure to procure at lowest price

More than half (59%) of procurement professionals working for local authorities and other public sector o ...

More than half (59%) of procurement professionals working for local authorities and other public sector organisations feel under pressure to procure at the lowest price, Fusion21's second annual Procu ...

10 July, 2019
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