All social housing articles
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NewsLondon to receive up to 30% of government’s £39bn investment in social and affordable homes
Share is smaller than at start of previous programme
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CommentPartnerships and location are key to success of government’s new towns ambitions
New town developments have had mixed results in the past and there are lessons to be learnt. Four essential factors should be considered if this latest initiative is to work, says Oliver Steele
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NewsSMEs dominate £3.2bn social housing maintenance framework
Handful of big names on list include Lovell and Wates
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NewsPrince William reveals aim to build social housing on 130,000-acre Duchy estate
Prince of Wales said he plans to start small and scale up the social housing if it’s “sustainable”
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CommentTime for Gove to stop throwing stones at housing sector
The housing secretary ignores the hard work and goodwill of so many housing professionals at his peril. There may be unintended consequences to the blame being dished out
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NewsPRP appointed lead architect on Broadwater Farm estate refurb
Tottenham blocks found to be structurally unsound in tests carried out in wake of the Grenfell Tower fire
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NewsBrent after developer for £100m Wembley resi projects
Schemes designed by Karakusevic Carson Architects
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NewsArchitects chasing £20m L&Q design framework
Four-year deal to be opened up to other housing providers and local authorities
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NewsGalliford Try to build new Ealing council HQ
Contractor signs deal to build £275m mixed-use scheme including 470 homes
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NewsMore than 400 high-rise towers still have ACM cladding
Government research shows remedial plans for dozens of buildings ‘remain unclear’
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NewsScape boss calls for more council homes as number built falls of a cliff
Government data shows number of homes built for social rent has slumped 78% in a decade
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NewsMinisters extend probe to non-ACM cladding
Government set to ban aluminium composite material cladding but looking into other potentially flammable finishes
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FeaturesPaul Hackett: Leading the charge for housing change
As chair of London housing association group G15, Paul Hackett has plenty he wants to change about housebuilding in the social sector.
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NewsGovernment needs to triple social housing pot to £6bn, says London firms' chair
Optivo boss Paul Hackett says pledged £2bn is not enough
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2015
Theresa May’s apparent warming towards social housing is in sharp contract to the sector’s relationship with the government three years ago
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NewsCritics slam government's social housing plan
Campaigners say no funding in place to meet growing need as government consults on social housing supply