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Article from NHF Chief – housing post election
If house builders can only build 200,00o homes a year and we have 1.8 million on the waiting list. HAs could have been expected to take…
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Why are the social housing sector so silent on cuts and changes?
In this interesting article from Hannah Fearn at the Guardian – she considers social housing in that context – are we shouting loud enough?…
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Housing costs across the country
The total cost of housing to households in England and Wales has reached almost £133 billion a year, with private rents accounting for more…
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Northern landlords commission investigation into northern housing crisis
Social landlords are set to commission a ‘Lyons Review for the north’ to seek solutions to the region’s ‘unique’ housing crisis through the NHC.…
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Generation rent
This is a useful interview which sums up the housing crisis for young people in an article from Hannah Fearn at the Guardian, thanks…
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Devolving housing powers to Cities
Chancellor George Osborne has pledged to devolve powers including over housing to English cities so long as they elect their own mayor. According to…
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The case for investing in Social Housing
Investing in affordable housing is an old idea whose time has come – the NHF are urging the next Government to invest at least…
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City Villages: More Homes, Better Communities
The essays in this volume set out a vision for new ‘city villages’ to help meet today’s housing shortage. According to IPPR: city-villages_Mar2015 Britain…
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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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Landlords are pessimistic about the future says report
The majority of social housing providers think that the sector is operating in a recessionary environment and recovery won’t happen for at least two…
