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Academics study new house building models
Academics researching a pioneering proposal for direct government commissioning of new housing are studying housing association models to see how they could be mimicked…
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Reports encourage more house-building to lower the welfare bill
The case for more investment in affordable housing is growing. Two reports launched this week looked at the arguments for a massive programme of…
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Set up housebuilding parnerships?
Think tank Respublica has called on the government to set up more house building partnerships consisting of local authorities, housing associations, developers and community…
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Could Housing Associations build more Homes?
The NHF thinks so, but it seems that lenders have reacted cautiously to a proposed increase in the borrowing power of stock transfer housing…
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Competition for the best Housing Development
Inside Housing has launched a new award to find the top 60 developments built by the housing sector to celebrate the contributions it is…
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Government plans to help councils build homes
Civil servants are drawing up plans to ensure technical accountancy rules do not prevent councils building new homes. According to Inside Housing: Council finance…
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Landlords exposed to clawback for late deliver of homes
2,000 homes apparently missed the ‘drop dead’ date completions under the Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) in London, leaving landlords exposed to millions in grant…
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Councils slash spending on housing and planning
Spending on planning, development and housing by local authorities in England has suffered some of the biggest cuts to expenditure since 2010, says report. According…
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Starter homes plan
The CIH has been blogging ts response to the governments plan: The cost of housing means that many people are struggling to take their…
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£1.2M for new homes bonus
Councils have been allocated ‘bonus’ funding of £1.17bn for building new homes and bringing empty homes back into use, the government has announced. According…
