4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1031+ words) A planned government agency aiming to build 100,000 homes on surplus defence land has “no intention” of competing with private developers, MPs have heard. Civil servants said the Defence Housing Service will take a partnership approach with house builders to develop…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (770+ words) The government’s Warm Homes Plan must provide funding in a way that avoids a “postcode lottery” and makes retrofit delivery more equitable, a report has found. The Warm Homes Plan was published in January, and allocated £15bn of public funding to…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (724+ words) Housing associations in England have sold 25,000 social and affordable homes to private buyers who do not live in them since 2018-19, new research has found. The data is based on Freedom of Information requests the Local Councils Network (LCN) sent to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (408+ words) Nottingham City Council has agreed to apologise to a tenant for failing to progress disability adaptation works within “appropriate timescales”. An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) found that the delay caused the tenant “avoidable injustice…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (581+ words) Midlands landlord Platform Housing Group has hinted at potential future volatility for shared ownership in its latest trading update. The Solihull-based housing association recorded turnover of £97.5m for the quarter to June this year – a 5.6% rise on the same period last…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (332+ words) Camden Council has approved a cut to the affordable housing provision of a planned development in North London, which has stalled over increased costs and fire safety rules. Landsec’s revised plans for the Finchley Road site at the O2 Centre will…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (332+ words) Camden Council has approved a cut to the affordable housing provision of a planned development in North London, which has stalled over increased costs and fire safety rules. Landsec’s revised plans for the Finchley Road site at the O2 Centre will…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (104+ words) News - Boss of major London landlord reveals plan to retire Inside Housing | My account | My library Boss of major London landlord reveals plan to retire The chief executive of Clarion Housing Group has announced that she intends to retire in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (435+ words) Legal & General (L&G) is offering its affordable housing tenants access to childcare and the National Trust, alongside other perks as part of the roll-out of a new service. The major asset manager has launched a benefits service for its affordable…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1102+ words) The government published the latest version of the National Planning Policy Framework. But was it worth the wait? Inside Housing has five key takeaways After a delay, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has produced what is…...