New homes completions highest for 11 years
04/10/2019
Latest figures from MHCLG show the number of new homes completed by developers in the year ending June 2019 to be the highest number built in the last 11 years but the number of new council homes built is less than a quarter of the council homes sold under the Right to Buy.
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Tenants’ views on the experience and impact of stigma
03/10/2019
The ‘See the Person’ Campaign has launched a report into research that shows around eight out of ten people who rent their home from a council or housing association have experienced negative stereotypes about tenants.
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Housing Secretary announces new Future Homes Standard and planning reforms
03/10/2019
Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick MP, has announced the introduction of a new Future Homes Standard which will see polluting fossil fuel heating systems such as gas boilers banned from new homes by 2025 and replaced with the latest generation of clean technology – such as air source heat pumps and solar panels.
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Additional £1.35 million for pocket parks
03/10/2019
The Government has announced that an additional £1.35 million will be made available for local communities to fund the creation of new pocket parks and the refurbishment of existing parks.
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Historic school transformed into homes
03/10/2019
North Kesteven District Council have completed the conversion of an iconic 150-year-old former school into unique homes at the heart of Sleaford and the homes are now being advertised for potential tenants.
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Regulator attends ARCH Board
19/09/2019
The Regulator of Social Housing attended the latest ARCH Executive Board meeting to brief board members on the future of social housing regulation
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Households in temporary accommodation highest since 2010
19/09/2019
Latest Government figures show that, despite the introduction of the Homeless Reduction Act 2017, the number of homeless households living in temporary accommodation has risen again and is at its highest since 2010.
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