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4 May 18
Housing associations’ ability to build more homes to help solve the housing crisis is being hampered by centrally-imposed funding cuts, a real estate advisor has warned.
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27 Apr 18
Local authorities have spent millions on renting housing that they previously owned for temporary accommodation, research by a trade magazine has found.
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26 Apr 18
Government moves to reduce homelessness will put extra pressure on public services but with the proper support and partnerships they can make a difference, says Homeless Link’s Rick Henderson....
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24 Apr 18
Public sector expert Sir Michael Lyons has called for some of the soaring value of land assets to be used to boost social and affordable housing.
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23 Apr 18
Labour has released plans to build 1 million homes in 10 years and “redefine affordable housing”, in a green paper.
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20 Apr 18
Councils need beefed up powers allowing them to confiscate properties from rogue landlords, a group of MPs has urged.
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13 Apr 18
Seven in ten councils in England are struggling to find stable housing for homeless people, charities have warned.
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6 Apr 18
Charities and umbrella groups have raised concerns over cash-strapped councils’ ability to fulfil their duties under homelessness legislation brought in this week.
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4 Apr 18
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23 Mar 18
Public sector employment in the UK fell by 132,000 between September and December last year because of housing association reclassification, official figures have shown.
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21 Mar 18
Government investment in new-build homes in England has plummeted while spending on housing benefit has soared, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing.
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20 Mar 18
Council tax should be scrapped and replaced with a charge calculated using more up-to-date home values, a Resolution Foundation report out today has said.
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19 Mar 18
The government’s planning framework overhaul does not go quite far enough in fostering better co-operation between counties and districts in their respective strategic planning roles, says the...
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15 Mar 18
Everyone should have the right to a safe and secure home. Yet all the evidence demonstrates that this need is still a long way from being met, says Sir Michael Lyons.
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15 Mar 18
What can the government do to create a truly mixed economy of housing? Measures to improve affordability must be at the top of the agenda, says Terrie Alafat.
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15 Mar 18
Local communities deserve the very highest standards of design in public housing. Councils have a crucial role to play in making that happen, says Paul Karakusevic.
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15 Mar 18
Many councils are returning to a direct role in local housing provision. This means grappling with planning issues and new forms of local authority ownership, says Janice Morphet.
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14 Mar 18
Two iconic images sum up the most extreme consequences of our dysfunctional housing system, says Rob Whiteman.
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13 Mar 18
These essays, by leading public sector practitioners and experts, examine how to transform the housing landscape, and the role of public housing in that process.
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13 Mar 18
These essays, by leading public sector practitioners and experts, examine how to transform the housing landscape, and the role of public housing in that process.Come to a topical debate on Tuesday 24...
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13 Mar 18
Housing associations have the potential to deliver vastly more affordable homes. But first we must get back to the land issue, says David Orr.
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13 Mar 18
Successful housing development involves using the distinctive qualities of the private and public sectors. Here’s how it’s done, says Natalie Elphicke.
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13 Mar 18
Investment in social housing is vital for economic sustainability. The housing revenue account must demonstrate this, says Ken Lee.
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13 Mar 18
The home-owning democracy has gone into steep decline. And politicians are not being decisive enough about dealing with it, says Liam Booth-Smith.
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5 Mar 18
The prime minister has announced today a ‘major overhaul’ of the planning rules, aimed at increasing the rate of home delivery in England.