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Thursday 12 May 2016
ALMOs are calling on the government to exclude them from council providers
Arm’s-length management organisations (ALMOs) are calling on the government to exclude them from proposals to limit the influence of councils over registered providers. According…
Tagged: HA Specific Issues
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Thursday 12 May 2016
Uk Housing Award winners
The awards, which were hosted by comedian Rory Bremner, recognised the achievements of landlords in 13 categories, including new awards for new developer of…
Tagged: Awards
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Thursday 12 May 2016
Fixed term tenancies to extend to 10 years
The government will allow social landlords to offer new tenancies of up to 10 years – rather than five – in a partial climbdown…
Tagged: Government Initiatives Tenancies
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Thursday 12 May 2016
Network Rail establishes £1.8bn Property Company
Network Rail has established a property company to release surplus land for new homes in an attempt to raise £1.8bn for rail improvements. The…
Tagged: House Building
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Thursday 12 May 2016
ALMO sets up market rent arm
An arm’s-length management organisation (ALMO) will become the first to set up a commercial subsidiary to build homes for market rent. According to Inside…
Tagged: Private Sector Housing
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Thursday 12 May 2016
Bank of Mum and Dad is a top 10 lender
The “bank of mum and dad” will lend over £5bn to help purchase 300,000 properties this year – making it the equivalent of a…
Tagged: Housing Strategy
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Thursday 12 May 2016
Council explore building starter homes in London out of their borough
Some councils in London are looking at building Starter Homes outside of their own boroughs. A number of local authorities operating in high-value areas…
Tagged: House Building Housing Strategy
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Thursday 12 May 2016
Housing and Planning Bill gets Royal Assent
The Housing and Planning Bill has received Royal Assent after Lord Bob Kerslake withdrew the remaining opposition amendment. The crossbench peer had tabled an…
Tagged: Housing Strategy
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Monday 11 April 2016
No more welfare cuts to pay for the disability benefit u turn
The new Work and Pensions Secretary has ruled out making further welfare savings to cover the cost of scrapping proposed changes to disability benefits.…
Tagged: Care and Support Welfare Reform Work
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Monday 11 April 2016
New homes to be built on rail land
Three areas have been selected to take part in a government-backed scheme to build thousands of homes near railway stations. York, Taunton and Swindon…
Tagged: House Building Housing Strategy
