News
Starmer sets out planning overhaul to reach 1.5 million new homes
New planning rules to meet housing targets, including reviewing greenbelt boundaries, plus identifying and prioritising lower quality ‘grey belt’ land…
New name of Grand Union and Longhurst merger revealed
Grand Union Housing and Longhurst Group have announced the date and name of their new organisation.
Housing sector: appointments and changes
A round up of the appointments and movements in the housing sector…
Report identifies biggest risks social landlords are facing
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has set out the main risks facing the social housing sector…
Latest sector merger news; who’s joining with whom
Merger: Grand Union and Longhurst Group are set to merge, while Housing Plus Group and Wrekin Housing Group are also joining together…
Latest fire safety remediation report for social housing published
Report released providing status of fire safety remediation for 11 metre plus buildings owned by registered social landlords…
Eastlight completes 703-home transfer from Clarion
Eastlight Community Homes has boosted its stock by acquiring over 700 homes from Clarion Housing Group…
New Homes Accelerator launched to tackle stalled housing sites
New Homes Accelerator set to investigate stalled building applications and sites as part of wider plans to turbocharge rate of house building…
G15 responds to STAIRS consultation
G15 welcome greater transparency in social housing but want the new proposals to be clearer with realistic timeframes and consideration of housing associations current capacity…
Clarion gets green light for redevelopment of former London hospital
Latimer – the development arm of UK’s largest housing association, Clarion – set to redevelop former London Hospital into homes.