Fear of return to council ghettos
Housing associations are to stop building mixed estates of privately owned and social rented homes because of the credit crunch, leading to fears of a return to ‘council ghettosâ says…
Tag: housing association
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Housing association turnover exceeds £10 billion
The Tenant Services Authority has announced that the housing association sector turnover was more than £10 billion for the first time in 2008. Turnover was up by 10.7 per cent…
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Lunchtime news April 2
New research for the DCLG into loans for vulnerable home owners concludes there is room for expansion if more choices are developed. Councils will be allowed to build and deliver…
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Grants for social landlords
The Tenant Services Authority is offering social landlords small grants to help them develop ‘local deals’ with their tenants. Grants up to £9,000 will be made available to housing associations,…
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Huge drop in social housing predicted
Housing associations have warned that without urgent government intervention there will be a ‘catastrophic’ collapse in the provision of new social housing. The 1,900 social landlords have urged ministers to…
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Mortgage rescue scheme starts today
A new £200 million scheme to prevent thousands of vulnerable people from losing their homes and avoid repossession comes into force nationwide today. The scheme allows housing associations to buy…
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Budget 2007
In Budget reaction, the NHF said Gordon Brown’s statement yesterday was a ‘missed opportunity to solve the housing crisis’. The CIH called for more R&D funding for new green housing…
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RICS wants empty homes brought back into use
The government could house tens of thousands of families if it took steps to bring Britainâs 750,000 empty homes back into use, a report by the Royal Institute of Chartered…
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Pay drop for housing association staff
The credit crisis has had a significant impact on pay in the housing sector – as housing association employees pay rises for 2009 are being cut by an average of…
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Lunchtime news Friday 18 January 2026
Junior housing minister, Iain Wright, is attempting to speed up the house buying process by introducing new ‘good practice guidelines’ that state local authorities should aim to allow search companies…