Posts Tagged ‘housing associations’
Response to Autumn Budget from NHF
Responding to the Autumn Budget, Kate Henderson, Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation, said: Housing “The Chancellor’s announcements on housing today are not the wholesale changes needed to fix our broken housing market. “We desperately need tens of thousands more social homes to be built every year, which is why we are disappointed that…
Read MoreUK Finance response to the Prime Minister’s speech at the NHF Summit
UK Finance response to the Prime Minister’s speech at the National Housing Federation Summit, where she announced £2bn of additional funding for housing associations. Jackie Bennett, Director of Mortgages at UK Finance, said: “Today’s announcement provides much needed certainty regarding the government’s commitment to the social housing sector, enabling housing associations and their private funders to plan…
Read MoreThe North West has the highest number of empty homes in the country according to NHF
A new report from the National Housing Federation published yesterday 19th March 2018 reveals that one fifth of empty homes in England, just under 40,000 homes, are in the North West. The North West has the highest number of empty homes in the country and has the same number of empty homes as the North…
Read MoreClose relationship between local authorities and housing associations will be crucial to meet housing need says CIH
In a news release today from The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) it reveals: according to a new best practice research guide by them a close relationship between local authorities and housing associations will be crucial to meet housing need. Local authorities and housing associations across England were interviewed and visited as part of the research…
Read MoreHousing associations relieve pressure on NHS according to new report from NHF
New report from National Housing Federation (NHF) published 12th September 2017 headlined ‘From hospital to home: Housing associations relieve pressure on NHS.’ Housing providers are helping the NHS save money by helping people out of hospital into homes faster with the right care and support, a new National Housing Federation report has found. With over…
Read MoreGovernment plans causing Housing Associations to slash plans to build new homes according to NHF
Housing associations providing vital supported, sheltered and extra care housing have had to slash plans to build new homes, down from 8,800 to 1,350 units, according to a new survey by the National Housing Federation. David Orr, Chief Executive at the National Housing Federation, says: “These findings really bring it home: changes to supported housing…
Read MoreNew home registrations remain stable in the second quarter of 2017 according to NHBC
NHBC Q2 2017 statistics, released yesterday 9th August 2017 headlined ‘Latest new home registrations in line with 2016, reports NHBC’. The number of registrations was 40,343, a 1% decrease on last year (40,810). Of these: Private sector registrations in Q2 2017 decreased by 7% (29,123), compared with the same period in 2016 (31,381). Affordable sector…
Read MoreBelvoir on Party Property Promises
Recent news release from Belvoir headlines ‘Party Property Promises’. With just over one day to go before the General Election, Belvoir sets out in brief some of the housing policies that form a large part of each party’s manifesto. Chief Operating Officer, Dorian Gonsalves said “Whilst some initiatives may help some tenants, it is unfortunate…
Read MoreNHF repsonds to new £7bn fund for affordable homes
In a press release yesterday, David Orr, Chief Executive at the National Housing Federation (NHF) responded to the announcement made by the DCLG of the £7bn fund for affordable homes by saying: “We are delighted to start the new year on such a strong footing with such a clear show of faith from the Government…
Read MoreLondon Mayor launches ‘London Living Rent’
The London Mayor, Sadiq Khan set out the first details of his plans for ‘London Living Rent’ this week, while on a visit to the new Sugar Hill housing development in Harlem, New York City, all part of a five-day business trip to Montreal, Chicago and New York to spread his message to the US…
Read MoreBrexit continues to weigh on Construction
The National Housing Federation (NHF) warned only last month about the impact a vote for Brexit would have on the Construction Industry , they now highlight the new figures released by Reuters, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the Office for National Statistics which substantiate those warnings. In a news release from (NHF) late…
Read MoreHousing Groups in Scotland welcome end of right-to-buy
Housing associations have welcomed the end of the right to buy policy in Scotland after more than 30 years. The Right-to-Buy scheme which was introduced by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980’s has been blamed for a shortage of housing in the social rental sector. Shelter Scotland reportedly said, more than half a million social homes…
Read MoreWarning of slowdown in the construction industry.
This week (Tuesday) at the National Housing Federation’s (NHF) Brexit conference the social housing sector warns of a slowdown in the construction industry. In their press release on the 19th July the (NHF) pointed out that: Early findings from new CEBR analysis suggest a construction slowdown may be on the horizon with shares in construction…
Read MoreMerger of three London Housing Associations
Three London housing associations L&Q, The Hyde Group and East Thames have entered into talks for a merger, in a bid to create one of the country’s largest housebuilders. They are expected to be able to build 100,000 new homes across London and the south east over the next 10 years, an investment of £25bn over the…
Read MoreRight to Buy pilot scheme starts.
As of yesterday Housing Association Tenants will be able to take their first step to owning their own home under government plans to extend Right to Buy according to the press release from the Department for Communities and Local Government. They will be the first in the country to be able apply to the new…
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