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  • East London council plans 47 new homes to address housing waitlist
  • A council housebuilding boom is central to Burnham’s vision. Can it be done?
  • Council set to sell Glasgow properties to housing association in almost £500k deal

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standard.co.uk /1 month ago

East London council plans 47 new homes to address housing waitlist

The aim is to build family-sized townhouses and semi-detached homes for families on Barking and Dagenham Council’s housing register

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theguardian.com /1 week ago

A council housebuilding boom is central to Burnham’s vision. Can it be done?

With 1.5m families waiting for social housing and Labour’s building targets already falling short, the challenge is hugeFrom the front garden of the red-brick terrace where she has...

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glasgowlive.co.uk /1 month ago

Council set to sell Glasgow properties to housing association in almost £500k deal

Key Housing Association has been the care provider to the tenants in the homes for around 20 years.

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glasgowlive.co.uk /1 month ago

87 homeless children rehoused in Glasgow as tenants 'give up' larger homes

The move is part of council scheme, which sees people who are under occupying larger homes move to other smaller flats.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Inside Northland's biggest social housing development

The opening of a massive social housing development has been life-changing for some. RNZ talks to a few lucky tenants - and some of those still waiting.

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standard.co.uk /1 month ago

Tower Hamlets approves new five-storey block of flats with no 'affordable' homes

The development will include one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom flats

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propertywire.com /2 weeks ago

Burnham proposes major council housebuilding programme

Andy Burnham has outlined plans for a large-scale council housebuilding programme in his first major speech in Manchester, targeting what he described as Britain's housing crisis....

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standard.co.uk /1 month ago

East London council evicts single mother from home after failing to charge her rent

Newham Council has admitted to ‘a number of failures’ in its handling of the case

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glasgowlive.co.uk /1 month ago

Glasgow council to get almost £500,000 for two homes after deals approved

Key Housing Association, which provides care to the tenants, is set to buy the properties.

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oxfordmail.co.uk /3 weeks ago

Tenants give top marks to council homes in South and Vale

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils, which currently manage 92 properties across both areas, received 100 per cent satisfaction scores.

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news.ontario.ca /3 weeks ago

New Affordable Housing Coming to London

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glasgowlive.co.uk /23 hours ago

Old Glasgow care home site to be used for social housing as plan approved

Linthouse Housing Association has secured approval to build on the former Davislea care home site.

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theconstructionindex.co.uk /1 month ago

Clarion picks Hill for Tower Hamlets homes

Clarion Housing Group has appointed The Hill Group as main contractor for its Clare House redevelopment in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which will deliver 145 new homes at...

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propertywire.com /1 month ago

Social housing waiting lists would take 119 years to clear

England's social housing waiting lists would take 119 years to clear at current construction rates, according to research by Shelter. More than 1.3 million households are waiting f...

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southleedslife.com /5 days ago

Homes plan for Holbeck listed building

A historic building could be turned into a 17-bed shared house if latest plans are agreed with the council. Planning permission is sought for the conversion of Grade II-listed Matt...

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southleedslife.com /1 month ago

Clarence Road flats plan set for council approval

Plans for 247 homes on a former industrial site in South Leeds look set to be approved by the council. Houses and flats are proposed for a vacant site on Clarence Road near the riv...

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Hundreds trade tents, cars and overcrowded houses for warm, stable homes

Regional New Zealand's biggest social housing development has opened to families. "It means a home that we can call ours."

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independent.ie /1 month ago

Questions over why housing applicants at top of list denied new homes by Wexford council

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edinburghnews.scotsman.com /1 month ago

Edinburgh housing crisis: Council's £92 million investment this year for over 2,000 new homes

First instalment of £1.6 billion investment by council

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thejournal.ie /1 month ago

Developer switches half of homes in new social housing estate to private market at last minute

Carlow County Council’s chief executive Cóilín O’Reilly has apologised after families on the housing waiting list found out by seeing the homes listed for sale online.

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propertyindustryeye.com /3 weeks ago

City Hall launches housing arm as Khan hails ‘new era for housebuilding’

This marks a significant step towards City Hall becoming an active developer

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edinburghnews.scotsman.com /1 month ago

Student accommodation: New Edinburgh developments could face requirement to provide 35 per cent affordable flats

Edinburgh could follow example of London Mayor Sadiq Khan

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walesonline.co.uk /1 month ago

Cardiff social club site to be turned into housing

It is planned to introduce 'high-quality affordable housing' into the area

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thejournal.ie /1 week ago

New housing rules could leave people without shelter as beds lie empty, homeless charity warns

The new legislation will formally require people applying for social housing to prove they are both legally resident and habitually resident in Ireland.

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