All articles by Carl Brown
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NewsFive firms sign maintenance contracts worth a total of £1bn with Guinness
£500m turnover housing association announces winners of planned mainteance work
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NewsPlan for 2,000-home garden village on former green belt land in Tameside approved
Godley Green Garden Village will be developed by joint venture consisting of Barratt Redrow, Homes England and Lloyds
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NewsLondon council looking for new partners to redevelop 1960s housing estate
Southwark council votes to swap Notting Hill Genesis for replacement in order to speed up Aylesbury Estate regeneration
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NewsReeves pledges £2.3bn to remove ‘roadblocks’ to regeneration with three-quarters of the money going to the north
Chancellor also promises ‘roadmap’ for fiscal devolution to regions by autumn and vows to tackle geographical imbalances
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NewsCouncillors give green light for 13,000 more homes at Barking Riverside
JV consisting of L&Q and the Greater London Authority secures permission for extra homes at huge east London site
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NewsVistry appoints former media company executive as chair
Rob Woodward will succeed Greg Fitzgerald from May
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NewsReform UK names ex-interim chair of Homes England as housing and infrastructure spokesperson
Simon Dudley also previously chaired Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
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NewsNHF and G15 back call for new shared ownership staircasing model to unlock up to £33bn for HAs
Sector bodies endorse Southern Housing’s new subsidised ‘staircasing’ mortgage proposal, describing it as a ‘win-win’ for housebuilding and homebuyers that ’would not stoke house prices’
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FeaturesA new era for regeneration: Housing Forum’s Alex Notay on funding models, patient capital and the future of placemaking
As pressures mount across planning, funding and delivery, Housing Forum CEO and Regen Connect advisory panellist Alex Notay outlines why the sector must step beyond traditional silos to unlock regeneration at scale. Carl Brown reports
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NewsProfit up at Vistry as Greg Fitzgerald announces retirement
But turnover falls due to market “challenges” and pre-Budget uncertainty, says housebuidling giant
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News‘Stop and think when speaking to rivals,’ CMA warns housebuilders
Executive director of watchdog urges industry to follow new guidance
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NewsStudent homes developer says schemes becoming unviable because of building and regulatory costs
Unite warns rise in weekly rents to meet increased costs risk being unaffordable for many
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NewsLuxury housebuilder Elivia doubles turnover but remains in the red
Firm, which is backed by fund manager Octopus Investments, boosts completions
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Features‘We could have eight to 10 offices easily’ – EDGE’s plan for growth
EDGE was founded 10 years ago by two former Gleeds employees. Now the consultancy is going through a management buy-out and targeting rapid expansion while trying to stay true to its SME roots
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NewsProfit up at Renew as it seeks to ride infrastructure investment ‘wave’ through acquisitions strategy
Civils contractor reports 6% increase in turnover
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NewsStrata Homes halves losses amid shift to ‘less risky’ partnerships work
Doncaster-based housebuilder increases turnover 13% as it looks to forward-buy more homes from housing associations and BTR investors
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NewsL&Q increases completions 7% year-on-year
Housing association continues to increase spend on existing stock
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NewsDevelopers and landowners sign agreement to work together on 40,000-home Milton Keynes plan
New town partnership aims to secure investment after city listed in new
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NewsFledgling housebuilder set to report £70m turnover in first full year of trading
Honey, which is backed by private equity, ‘on target’ to build 750 homes in 2026
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NewsJobs go as Crest Nicholson returns to profit and plans shift towards mid-market homes
Housebuilder says 50 posts go in restructuring