South West housing association, LiveWest, is aiming to beat the government’s target of boosting…
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Development & PlanningNews
World’s first octagonal residential high-rise to provide affordable rent homes in Birmingham
Comprising a mix of 346 new homes, the Octagon tower at the Paradise site in Birmingham will rise to 49 storeys, making it taller than the city’s BT Tower.
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25% of the new Lovell homes will be affordable, the majority of which will be for social rent for those on Welwyn Hatfield Council’s housing register.
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Guild Living accuses council of ageism amid retirement-home row
Guild Living said Elmbridge Council’s recommendation for refusal of the scheme was a breach of the 2010 Equalities Act – which the council strongly refutes.
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With the case for MMC growing ever stronger, Housing Digital talks to whg about why they’ve signed up to the WMCA’s AMC advisory group.
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Wates Residential will deliver 1,500 new homes in Cardiff by 2027, helping to tackle housing demand and meet the UK’s 2050 net-zero-carbon target.
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Work finishes on £2m modular social housing scheme in Lincolnshire
Work has concluded on a modular housing scheme in Lincolnshire, with contractor G F Tomlinson delivering the scheme for South Kesteven District Council.
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Railway Housing CEO Anne Rowlands celebrates 195 years of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and explains how it links to the history of her organisation.
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LGA says plans to scrap the developers’ duty to build affordable houses on sites for up to 40-50 homes would have seen 30,000 fewer homes built since 2015.
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Government concedes to space standards on permitted development homes
Government says all homes built under permitted development will meet space standards, with Jenrick altering the rules to tackle those “abusing the system”.