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Southern HAs pitch for sub market borrowing of £100 billion
Some HAs have got together to make a pitch for a new borrowing scheme for sub-market housing, to government officials looking for potential solutions to…
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Interventions to solve house building
The government should invest in housing factories as part of a string of interventions to solve the housing crisis, the localis thinktank has urged.…
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HCA keen on public/private partnerships for new home delivery
Sir Edward Lister, chair of the Homes and Communities Agency was speaking a the launch of a report on public/private partnerships for housebuilding at…
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Could the government support housing factories?
In a report, Localis called on the government to make it easier for councils to re-designate green belt land to encourage more housing, start…
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Local Housing Companies: report
The latest report from the Smith Institute makes a case for more investment in Local Housing Companies. They say “This report attempts to capture…
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Housing – what do you need to find out?
CIH have completed a briefing aimed at housing research. Here is their briefing: What you need to know about research It is aimed at…
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Lees than half of affordable homes are funded from the government
Housing associations are funding almost half their affordable housing from their own balance sheets, according to the National Housing Federation (NHF). The Affordable Homes…
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Critical report – progress on white paper from the LGA
The federation, which represents the UK construction industry, called for measures announced in February’s Housing White Paper to be put into practice. It was…
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Report suggests we need more women in building industry
The report, The gender and age profile of the house-building sector warns of a significant shortfall in workers caused by an over-reliance on an ageing, male-dominated…
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Shared ownership Charter
Housing organisations are being urged to sign up to a new charter on shared ownership developed by CIH and the National Housing Group. The…
