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Sunday 5 February 2017
Southern LAs in housebuilding drive
Surrey and East Sussex councils are launching a search for a developer to build more than 2,000 homes in the biggest move yet of…
Tagged: House Building LA Specific Issues
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Sunday 5 February 2017
Adactus and New Charter
The merger will lead to a 32,500 unit association from the Midlands to the North West. See below from figures etracted fro Inside Hosuing:…
Tagged: Goverance
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Sunday 5 February 2017
Central and cecil recieve regulatory downgrade
The HCAhas downgraded 2,200-home housing association over ambitious development plans and residential care exit. In a regulatory judgementthe HCA ranked Central & Cecil (C&C)…
Tagged: Finance Viability Goverance Regulation
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Sunday 5 February 2017
Catalyst HA recieve HCA downgrade to G2
Catalyst Housing Group (21,000 homes) was downgraded following breaches in the management of its sales and marketing team. The HA reported iteself to the HCA in…
Tagged: Goverance Regulation
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Sunday 5 February 2017
HA merger of Wulvern into Guinness
The merger between The Guinness Partnership and Wulvern Housing has completed so its all change in Crewe. Guinness has grown into a 65,500-home organisation…
Tagged: Goverance
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Sunday 5 February 2017
HCA downgrades Manningham HA to G3
Manningingham is a small Bradford-based housing association with 1400 homes It has been donwgraded to non-compliant due to a lack of “effective leadership or direction”.…
Tagged: Goverance Regulation
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Thursday 5 January 2017
Households in temp accomodation 50% higher than 2010
The number of households in temporary accommodation is at an eight-year high, and has soared by more than 50% since 2010, according to the…
Tagged: Government Initiatives Homelessness
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Thursday 5 January 2017
Big plans at YHG to build new homes
A Chinese construction firm has struck a £2.75bn joint venture with a social landlord to open six housebuilding factories in the UK, capable of…
Tagged: House Building
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Thursday 5 January 2017
Circle in more trouble with the regulator on the Home Standard
The housing regulator has taken action aganst the home standards for “serious harm” to tenants due to ongoing repairs failings, despite assurances it had improved.…
Tagged: Regulation Repairs
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Thursday 5 January 2017
New HCA CEO
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has appointed a new chief executive with a background in housing delivery within local government. Nick Walkley, who…
Tagged: Regulation
