3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (480+ words) Gentoo has completed its 115-home Cricketers Hill development in Sunderland, with all properties now occupied following a £27.7m brownfield regeneration. Delivered in partnership with RE:GEN Group, the scheme has transformed a 4.28-hectare brownfield site into a new neighbourhood, providing two…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (430+ words) Housing association Incommunities has signed an agreement securing 97 new affordable homes for local people, as part of the first phase of Bradford’s City Village regeneration. The agreement, confirmed earlier this month, unlocks capital already secured through Homes England’s Brownfield, Infrastructure…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (786+ words) The latest Housing Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) introduces important changes for housing associations. While the accounting requirements themselves are relatively straightforward, the updates expose a much broader question that the sector is facing: Is your housing association data true,…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (475+ words) Construction has reached a key milestone at a Brighton regeneration scheme that will deliver 222 council homes and a new community hub. Concrete frame works are now under way on the first residential block at the Moulsecoomb Housing and Community Hub…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1115+ words) The first useful AI in housing may not arrive as a transformation programme. It may arrive as a clearer repairs update, a better complaint summary, or 10 minutes saved before a difficult tenant call. That matters because the most useful opportunities…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (297+ words) L&Q has become the first G15 housing association to adopt the Shared Ownership Code, bringing over 22,000 homes under the framework. The Code, operated by the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB), sets requirements covering transparency, customer service and fair treatment, from…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (981+ words) The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has published a “streamlined” draft plan to boost the delivery of affordable housing and support economic growth in the capital over the next 20 years. The revised London Plan, published yesterday, is nearly half the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (191+ words) Amiri Homes has been appointed principal contractor for a 73-home development at Chapel Hill, Basingstoke, housing association VIVID has announced. The scheme will transform the former Lakeham Healthcare site into a mix of apartments and maisonettes, alongside associated infrastructure and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (252+ words) The National Housing Bank (NHB) has agreed £35m in loans to support regeneration and deliver around 2,500 homes across Salford, Bromley and Ludlow. The newly formed bank, a Homes England company, has struck what it calls purpose-led loan deals in the three…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (404+ words) The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has called for independent oversight to be built into the delivery of More Homes Scotland, to avoid wasting public money. In a discussion paper – How Will We Know if More Homes Scotland is Working?...