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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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Budget 2023: Boroughs warn at least one child in every London classroom is homeless

|Date: 15 March, 2023

Budget 2023: Boroughs warn at least one child in every London classroom is homeless

On average at least one child in every classroom in the capital is homeless, according to new analysis fr ...

On average at least one child in every classroom in the capital is homeless, according to new analysis from London Councils. The latest figures gathered by the cross-party group reveal worsening homel ...

15 March, 2023
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Greater collaboration key to more housing says Councils Network

|Date: 24 October, 2022

Greater collaboration key to more housing says Councils Network

The Housing Forum held its national annual conference on 18th October with the theme 'Shared Strength thr ...

The Housing Forum held its national annual conference on 18th October with the theme 'Shared Strength through Housing Partnerships'. Local authorities have been playing a growing role in The Housing F ...

24 October, 2022
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London’s housing affordability crisis set to cause homelessness spike, warn boroughs

|Date: 26 August, 2022

London’s housing affordability crisis set to cause homelessness spike, warn boroughs

London faces a possible homelessness spike in the coming months due to the cost-of-living crisis and incr ...

London faces a possible homelessness spike in the coming months due to the cost-of-living crisis and increases in private rents, boroughs have warned. The cross-party group London Councils highlights ...

26 August, 2022
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Double London housebuilding to tackle housing crisis

|Date: 16 August, 2021

Double London housebuilding to tackle housing crisis

New analysis shows London needs 90,000 to 100,000 new homes each year to tackle the housing crisis — doub ...

New analysis shows London needs 90,000 to 100,000 new homes each year to tackle the housing crisis — double the number currently being built according to the Government’s most recent data. The joint r ...

16 August, 2021
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ENGIE and Yorkshire Housing complete contracts for £34m Rastrick development

|Date: 21 October, 2020

ENGIE and Yorkshire Housing complete contracts for £34m Rastrick development

Leading energy, services and regeneration specialist ENGIE will shortly begin work on a £34m energy-effic ...

Leading energy, services and regeneration specialist ENGIE will shortly begin work on a £34m energy-efficient housing development in Rastrick, West Yorkshire, after completing contracts with Yorkshire ...

21 October, 2020
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North Wales’ largest housing association completes £155m refinancing deal

|Date: 20 January, 2020

North Wales’ largest housing association completes £155m refinancing deal

North Wales’ largest housing association, Adra (previously known as Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd) has just ...

North Wales’ largest housing association, Adra (previously known as Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd) has just completed a refinancing deal worth £155m with new lenders. The HA, with its headquarters in Ban ...

20 January, 2020
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Key milestone for £6m Salford social housing scheme

|Date: 19 August, 2019

Key milestone for £6m Salford social housing scheme

Manchester-based property developer, Investar Property Group, has marked a key milestone on its £6m affor ...

Manchester-based property developer, Investar Property Group, has marked a key milestone on its £6m affordable housing scheme in Salford with the handover of 10 new homes. Work began on Melody Gardens ...

19 August, 2019
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Special Report | Additionality of Affordable Homes

|Date: 13 May, 2019

Special Report | Additionality of Affordable Homes

Government won’t achieve new homes target by relying on private sales alone according to the latest resea ...

Government won’t achieve new homes target by relying on private sales alone according to the latest research into affordable housing by Savills. The new report produced by Savills – Additionality of A ...

13 May, 2019
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Legal & General invests £44.6m into housing for homeless families in Croydon

|Date: 16 April, 2019

Legal & General invests £44.6m into housing for homeless families in Croydon

Legal & General announced an innovative partnership with Croydon Council to provide 167 homes for fam ...

Legal & General announced an innovative partnership with Croydon Council to provide 167 homes for families on the housing waiting list. The homes, a mixture of houses and apartments in Croydon and ...

16 April, 2019
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