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Tuesday 16 August 2016
Peterborough Council and Cross keys HA Partnership
Peterborough City Council and housing association Cross Keys Homes have agreed to set up a housing company to build homes in the city. The…
Tagged: HA Specific Issues House Building LA Specific Issues
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Tuesday 16 August 2016
Accent group collapses group structure
Accent has collapsed its group structure to form a single housing association. The 21,500-home HA has amalgamated subsidiaries Accent Nene and Accent Peerless into a…
Tagged: HA Specific Issues
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Tuesday 16 August 2016
Merger talks in the NW for 2 HAs
Two North West-based housing associations are in talks about merging to create an 8,500-home landlord. Mosscare Housing Group, which owns 5,000 homes in Stockport,…
Tagged: HA Specific Issues
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Tuesday 16 August 2016
Hyde and L&Q not to merge
A joint statement from L&Q and Hyde said “practical issues” meant Hyde Group had backed out of a largest ever merger with L&Q and…
Tagged: Goverance
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Tuesday 16 August 2016
HAs may benefit from £10m funding
Housing associations will find out in September if they can benefit from the Bank of England’s £10bn fiscal stimulus programme. The central bank announced it…
Tagged: Finance
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Tuesday 16 August 2016
London HA has eyes on Manchester
L&Q’s deal with a Manchester housing association is a “pilot” to test a model which could allow the London landlord to develop in other…
Tagged: HA Specific Issues House Building
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Monday 18 July 2016
Gavin Barwell is the new Housing Minister
The MP represents the south London seat of Croydon Central. He will be responsible for housing and planning in England and is the fifth housing minister…
Tagged: Government Initiatives
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Sunday 17 July 2016
2 HAs in the NE are setting up a share service partnership
Two housing associations in the North East have set up a cost-sharing company in a bid to drive down their spending. According to Inside…
Tagged: Value for Money
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Sunday 17 July 2016
MPs to examine Brexit – the impact on housebuilding
The Communities and Local Government (CLG) select committee launched a fresh inquiry into the ability of house builders to meet demand this week. Major…
Tagged: BREXIT House Building
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Sunday 17 July 2016
Government target on release of public land is at risk
Just 5% released and more than half the pipeline has been compromised. A National Audit Office (NAO) report said this “slow start” means “significant…
Tagged: House Building
