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What housing sector data reveals about the pressures on customer-facing services
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (1021+ words) The strain is already visible in repairs services, contact centres and tenancy teams, and it is being carried daily by customer-facing staff, writes Alison Bowles, research analyst at Housemark and former housing officer If you want to understand where the…...
Progress to tackle Scottish housing crisis will stall if cabinet role scrapped, charity warns
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (329+ words) Shelter Scotland has urged the incoming Scottish government to retain the cabinet secretary for housing post, warning progress to fix the housing crisis will stall if the role is scrapped. The cabinet secretary for housing post was created for the…...
Homes England issues new guidance on shared ownership valuations but campaign group warns gaps remain
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (515+ words) Homes England's new guidance on shared ownership valuations has been welcomed by a campaign group, but there are concerns that gaps remain. The government's housing and regeneration agency has overhauled its capital guidance on how the price of these properties…...
Inside Housing - Home - Karbon expects new for-profit provider to launch this summer after choosing investor
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (518+ words) Karbon Homes has revealed more details of its new for-profit provider, which it hopes will be operational this summer, after choosing a preferred institutional investor. Speaking at the Social Housing Finance Conference in London yesterday (14 May), Scott Martin, Karbon's executive…...
Inside Housing - News - National Housing Bank boss urges action now to boost early delivery as landlords mull shared ownership opportunities
3+ day, 6+ min ago (738+ words) Simon Century, chief executive of Homes England's National Housing Bank, has urged housing associations to take decisions now that unlock capacity to deliver new homes in the next few years. Speaking alongside Mr Century at the Social Housing Finance Conference…...
The Week in Housing: Government sets out policy agenda in King's Speech
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (991+ words) With the government in freefall this week as the prime minister came under increasing pressure to resign, King Charles rattled through 37 bills during the State Opening of Parliament, some of which will bring in key changes for the sector. These…...
Rent control could reduce housing benefit bill by "600m and increases should be capped at 2%, thinktanks say
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1078+ words) Two new reports have called for rent control to be introduced at a minimum of 2%, which could save the government "600m on the housing benefit bill. A new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JFR), How tax reform would make rent…...
Major landlord becomes first housing provider to adopt Shared Ownership Code
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (340+ words) Live West has become the first housing provider to adopt the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) Shared Ownership Code, and is calling on the sector to follow suit. The code was designed to improve transparency, fairness and service quality for…...
Vistry expects affordable housing demand to ramp up later this year as discounting hits profit
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (335+ words) House builder Vistry is expecting demand from affordable housing partners later in the year to help recover reduced profit. In an update ahead of its annual general meeting this week, Vistry said it expects profit in the first half of…...
Lessons from Cambridge: delivering council housing at scale
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (899+ words) Local authorities can embrace new delivery models, pursue intelligent densification and collaborate meaningfully with the private sector, writes John Mason, associate at Carter Jonas John Mason is an associate at Carter Jonas Not since the 1970s has Britain delivered in excess…...