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Leading housing association MTVH launches Sales Agency and secures first deal

Tuesday, 26th January 2021

The shared ownership brand of leading housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has announced the launch of its new sales agency, created to help make shared ownership more accessible to homebuyers. SO Resi Agency’s first deal is with Brick By... View Article

Aster Group secures £250m sustainability bond

Friday, 22nd January 2021

Housing association Aster Group has priced its first £250m Sustainability Bond under the group’s new European Medium-Term Notes (EMTN) programme with the proceeds bolstering its fund for developing new affordable housing. The 15-year bond, which was four times oversubscribed, comprised... View Article

Impasse as housing association presses ahead with routine repairs, despite Covid-19 fears, says Unite

Thursday, 21st January 2021

Clarion Housing Group, one of the UK’s largest social landlords, is still continuing to insist on pushing ahead with routine repairs at its properties, despite some residents being Covid-19 positive, Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union, said today (Thursday 21... View Article

273 homes planned for new Buckinghamshire development

Thursday, 21st January 2021

An award-winning housebuilder has confirmed it has completed on a proposed development of 273 new homes in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. Redrow Thames Valley has completed on a 33-acre site off Churchway in Haddenham, just six miles south-west of Aylesbury. With outline... View Article

New homes required to have 31 per cent lower emissions from 2021

Wednesday, 20th January 2021

New homes constructed from this year onwards will be expected to produce 31 per cent lower carbon emissions in preparation for the 2025 Future Homes Standard, the Government has announced following the completion of its consultation. New homes will be... View Article

Housing association presses ahead with routine repairs, despite Covid-19 fears, claims Unite

Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Clarion Housing Group, one of the UK’s largest social landlords, has been pushing ahead with routine repairs at its properties, despite some residents being Covid-19 positive, Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union, claimed today (Tuesday 19 January). Unite said that... View Article

Quarterly Rent Index suggests pandemic is pushing tenants to seek more space

Monday, 18th January 2021

UK rent levels continued to rise faster for larger properties during the last quarter of 2020, according to The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS). In the latest edition of its quarterly Rent Index, which is based on its database of... View Article

The Confederation of Co-operative Housing Announces 2020 Award Winners

Thursday, 14th January 2021

The Confederation of Co-operative Housing, the umbrella body for housing co-operatives in the UK, is pleased to announce the winners of the CCH 2020 Annual Awards. In their inaugural year, the awards were set up to help show the world... View Article

A greener future secured for North Wales’ social houses

Wednesday, 13th January 2021

A portfolio of 4,000 homes will become greener and an additional 1,000 new houses are set to be built in North Wales after Cartrefi Conwy secured a £22m funding packaging from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The housing association secured the... View Article

Notting Hill Genesis award Pinnacle Group a cleaning services contract for key worker sites across London

Monday, 11th January 2021

Following a competitive tender, Notting Hill Genesis Housing Association has awarded Pinnacle Group a £4.5m five-year contract to provide cleaning services to over 1,300 key worker units. Since November, Pinnacle have been providing cleaning services to key worker accommodation over... View Article

Residents select development partner for Teviot Estate regeneration

Friday, 8th January 2021

Housing association Poplar HARCA has appointed Housebuilder of the Year, Hill as joint venture partner to deliver the Teviot Estate regeneration in Tower Hamlets, which could include more than 2,500 new homes, new green and play spaces, shops, community and... View Article

Driving up Standards on Fire Door Safety

Wednesday, 9th December 2020

Over a year ago, in October 2019, Sir Martin Moore-Bick made a number of recommendations in conclusion to Phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, which he chaired. His aim was for these recommendations to be adopted by owners and managers of... View Article

New safety requirements for residential blocks come into effect

Tuesday, 8th December 2020

Three key changes to building safety requirements affecting new residential buildings have come into effect from 26 November 2020. The changes to Approved Document B, look to improve fire safety matters within and around buildings but they only affect new... View Article

Mass evacuation of students from troubled west London estate

Tuesday, 8th December 2020

Hundreds of students living on a west London housing estate owned by Notting Hill Genesis, were evacuated at short notice and rehoused after a series of building safety problems emerged. The building safety issues are understood to include problems with... View Article

National ‘Statement of Expectations’ for supported housing published

Tuesday, 8th December 2020

The Ministry of Housing has published its National Statement of Expectations for supported housing as part of a concerted attempt to drive up standards of housing management in care settings. This new set of guidelines for local authorities and supported... View Article

NHF calls on sector to adopt its tenant engagement charter

Tuesday, 8th December 2020

The National Housing Federation is asking all English housing associations to adopt its new resident engagement charter and make themselves more accountable to their tenants. Together with Tenants, was an initiative set up in response to the Grenfell Tower fire... View Article

Two associations regain their governance compliance ratings

Tuesday, 8th December 2020

A Liverpool based social landlord has regained its compliance rating from the regulator two years after being down-graded over widespread health and safety failings. The Livv Housing Group, formerly known as Knowsley Housing Trust, was found to be non-compliant in... View Article

Large Yorkshire landlord handed governance downgrade

Tuesday, 8th December 2020

A 22,000-home landlord had its governance rating downgraded by the Regulator of Social Housing after owning up to not correctly implementing rule changes within its group structure. Yorkshire-based Incommunities Group was downgraded from ‘G1’ to ‘G2’, meaning it is still... View Article

Allocations made for 3,300 homes for rough sleepers

Tuesday, 8th December 2020

The Government has allocated more than £150m to pay for more than 3,000 permanent homes aimed specifically at getting rough sleepers off the streets and provided with specialist support. In all some 276 schemes have been approved across England, including... View Article

Professionals welcome the regulation of short term lets in Scotland

Tuesday, 8th December 2020

The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland has strongly welcomed proposals to toughen the regulation and control of short-term lettings north of the border. The Scottish Government has set out plans for the regulation of short term lets including a... View Article