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Election candidates back housing pledge
Saturday 24th April 2010Two hundred and forty candidates standing for election have signed up to a National Housing Federation pledge on affordable homes. ...
Repairs and maintenance company Mears is set to win a £170 million contract from the London borough of Lambeth.
Saturday 24th April 2010The deal, which is subject to consultation with leaseholders, is for responsive repairs, void refurbishment, estate management, decent homes work ...
Social homes win space race
Friday 23rd April 2010Affordable housing at the Olympic Village will be more spacious than the homes for private sale on the site, developers ...
Crisis management
Saturday 31st October 2009Faced with a collapsing market, home builders have been forced to adopt a defensive posture, says Neil Merrick Everything went ...
Crucible launches estate agency
Saturday 31st October 2009A Yorkshire housing association is thought to be the first to launch an open market estate, letting and managing agency. ...
HRA deal moves closer
Saturday 31st October 2009Several groups of local authorities would be willing to take on a share of national housing debt in an overhaul ...
Temporary gas supplies to bring homes into use
Tuesday 7th July 2009Temporary gas supplies are being introduced in empty council houses in a bid to cut waiting times for prospective tenants. ...
Uncertainty over source of £1.5bn housing fund
Tuesday 7th July 2009There is uncertainty over where the £1.5 billion for affordable housing announced by Gordon Brown this week is coming from. ...
Grants on offer to help social landlords work with tenants
Tuesday 7th July 2009The Tenant Services Authority is offering social landlords small grants to help them develop ‘local deals’ with their tenants. The ...
Council bans rent arrears evictions
Thursday 2nd July 2009Stirling Council has put a ban on evicting its tenants for rent arrears. In the first such move in Scotland ...
Ruling hailed a ‘major victory’ for resident wardens campaign
Thursday 2nd July 2009Sheltered housing residents are claiming a ‘major victory’ in the ongoing battle to reinstate their wardens, following last week’s Court ...
Building goals put pressure on greenfield land
Thursday 2nd July 2009Councils are coming under pressure to allow development on greenfield land to meet house building goals, a study has found. ...
Brown finds £2.1bn to build social housing
Thursday 2nd July 2009Gordon Brown has pledged to put £2.1 billion into housing to ensure 20,000 affordable homes are built in the next ...
Land for equity deal part of £1.5bn fund
Thursday 2nd July 2009Public land is to be offered to builders in return for an equity stake in developments, as part of plans ...
Councils to be put in charge of housing finance
Thursday 2nd July 2009Control over the financing of council housing is to be devolved from central government to local authorities, under plans being ...