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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 6m
Places for People’s turnover hits £1bn, but boss admits ‘tough’ year as costs jump
Places for People has broken the £1bn turnover barrier for the first time, but its underlying performance was more muted as its costs jumped by more than a quarter
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 6h
Reflections on the Labour Party Conference 2025
Turning political energy into practical outcomes will be the true test of this government’s housing agenda, writes The Housing Finance Corporation’s Priya Nair
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 22h
Chief executive of PA Housing to step down
Michael McDonagh will step down as chief executive of PA Housing in the first quarter of 2026 after three years in charge
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 1d
Government guarantees for temporary accommodation debt would support lease-free delivery, says developer
A developer has suggested the government set up guarantees for debt funding for temporary accommodation to replace lease-based approaches and encourage institutional lending
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 1d
Shared Ownership Council appoints New Homes Quality Board as code operator
The body behind the recently launched Shared Ownership Code has appointed an operator to take responsibility for running and governing the initiative
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 1d
The Hillsborough Law spells critical changes ahead for registered providers
The ‘Hillsborough Law’ represents a significant shift in the landscape that local authorities and registered providers will need to navigate with care, cautions Devonshires’ Samantha Grix
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 1d
Two landlords agree goverment-guaranteed loans totalling £105m
A south London landlord and an East Midlands housing association have received a combined £105m in total from two separate loans under the Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 1d
Midlands-based landlord makes internal hire for new chief executive
East Midlands-based housing association EMH Group has promoted Charley Gibbons to chief executive, replacing Chan Kataria, who is retiring after 21 years in charge
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 1d
RSH to consult on professionalisation and transparency requirements
The English regulator will consult on new professionalisation and transparency requirements for social housing providers following direction from the government
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 2d
Government guarantees for temporary accommodation debt would support lease-free delivery, says developer
A developer has suggested the government set up guarantees for debt funding for temporary accommodation to replace lease-based approaches and encourage institutional lending
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 2d
Shared Ownership Council appoints New Homes Quality Board as code operator
The body behind the recently launched Shared Ownership Code has appointed an operator to take responsibility for running and governing the initiative
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 2d
The Hillsborough Law spells critical changes ahead for registered providers
The ‘Hillsborough Law’ represents a significant shift in the landscape that local authorities and registered providers will need to navigate with care, cautions Devonshires’ Samantha Grix
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 2d
Two landlords agree goverment-guaranteed loans totalling £105m
A south London landlord and an East Midlands housing association have received a combined £105m in total from two separate loans under the Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 3d
Midlands-based landlord makes internal hire for new chief executive
East Midlands-based housing association EMH Group has promoted Charley Gibbons to chief executive, replacing Chan Kataria, who is retiring after 21 years in charge
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 3d
RSH to consult on professionalisation and transparency requirements
The English regulator will consult on new professionalisation and transparency requirements for social housing providers following direction from the government
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 5d
Fresh merger plans for just-combined Bromford Flagship would add £1.5bn capacity, in 123,000-home group
A new proposed merger between recently combined Bromford Flagship and another major housing association would create a landlord with nearly 123,000 homes
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 5d
A2Dominion reports return to surplus and progress on governance improvement
A2Dominion returned to surplus in 2025 thanks to a large sale of temporary accommodation homes and has reported progress on its journey back to regulatory compliance
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 6d
Pennycook: ‘Too easy, too often’ for developers to negotiate down affordable contributions
The current rules for assessing the viability of schemes make it “too easy, too often” for developers to negotiate down their affordable contributions, the housing minister has said
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 6d
Fresh merger plans for just-combined Bromford Flagship would add £1.5bn capacity, in 123,000-home group
A new proposed merger between recently combined Bromford Flagship and another major housing association would create a landlord with nearly 123,000 homes
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 6d
Delivery of new towns a ‘priority’, government says
The government has promised that delivering a new generation of new towns will be a “priority” across all of its departments after welcoming recommendations from an independent report on the strategy
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 6d
Lloyds’ subsidiary sees build-to-rent portfolio approach 6,800 homes
A subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group has added 95 new build-to-rent flats in Nottingham to its portfolio to take its total UK rental homes to more than 6,750
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 7d
Reeves reaffirms 1.5 million homes commitment
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has reaffirmed the government’s target of building 1.5 million homes in the current parliament – a commitment with which it is “powering ahead”
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 7d
A2Dominion reports return to surplus and progress on governance improvement
A2Dominion returned to surplus in 2025 thanks to a large sale of temporary accommodation homes and has reported progress on its journey back to regulatory compliance
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 7d
Pennycook: ‘Too easy, too often’ for developers to negotiate down affordable contributions
The current rules for assessing the viability of schemes make it “too easy, too often” for developers to negotiate down their affordable contributions, the housing minister has said
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Social Housing @socialhousing.bsky.social · 7d
Northern Ireland housing association agrees £35m RCF
A housing association in Northern Ireland has agreed a £35m five-year revolving credit facility to support the development of energy-efficient homes and retrofit existing ones
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