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A senior housing manager with responsibility for procuring housing for Ukrainian refugees has been suspended by Aberdeen City Council.

Dudley Council’s new director of Housing, Kathryn Jones, on how she was inspired to get into public sector housing and how she plans to deliver for tenants.

Catalyst has submitted a hybrid planning application to Haringey Council for a mixed-use development in South Tottenham.

Former Newcastle City Council chief executive Pat Ritchie CBE has received an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from Northumbria University.

Pressure to deliver on building safety, net-zero, and affordable housing are putting strain on local authorities, the National Federation of ALMOs says.

Peabody’s 3,500 home mixed-use development on the site of the old Ford stamping plant in Dagenham has been approved by the LBBD planning committee.

A West Midlands Housing First scheme has supported 500 people to get off the streets and into accommodation since it was set up in 2018.

Clive Betts says the government is “failing to step up and provide sufficient clarity on how people will receive the rebate”.

Hywel Williams praised the Grŵp Cynefin scheme for helping meet the growing needs of local families on the local authority waiting list.

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