57,485 affordable homes delivered but only 6,287 for social rent
28/11/2019
Latest figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) show that 57,485 affordable homes were completed in England in the period between April 2018 and March 2019. Although this represents an increase of 22% compared to the previous year, only 6,287 of those homes were for social rent.
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Government spends £13.46 billion on Help to Buy
28/11/2019
Latest figures show that in the period between 1 April 2013 and 30 June 2019, 236,313 properties were bought with the help of the Government’s Help to Buy Equity Loan and the value of those loans was £13.46 billion, with the value of properties sold under the Scheme totalling £62.04 billion.
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Role of the new Building Safety Manager
14/11/2019
CIH has been working on a draft competency framework for the new role of Building Safety Manager recommended by the Hackit report to be established for all high- rise residential buildings.
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Safety Warning: Velux roof window
14/11/2019
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has asked that we draw ARCH member councils’ attention to a safety warning issued by Velux Company Ltd due to a risk of spontaneous glass breakage and potential risk of injury.
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