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Housing association Aster Group announces another year of major investment as it reports a rise in revenues and profits in its last financial year. The group plans to invest £55m during the 2019/20 financial year in improving its 30,000-strong portfolio... View Article

One Manchester welcomed Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to its latest development, to unveil 27 new affordable homes in the heart of Openshaw, including 15 bungalows designed specifically for those living with cognitive conditions. Andy Burnham praised the social housing... View Article

A community group from Crystal Palace has been chosen to develop its own affordable homes after winning a council-run competition. Crystal Palace Community Land Trust (CLT) has been selected for its commitment to turn a piece of council land at... View Article

The key to alleviating the pressure on the housing market is better development of later living accommodation, a new survey has shown, but this will not be achieved without bold action being taken.    Research undertaken by law firm Shakespeare Martineau and the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (Housing LIN), revealed that a re-think of... View Article

By Mark Davis, Creative Director, me&dave The build-to-rent (BTR) sector is hotting up. With more than 140,000 BTR units either completed or planned across the UK, and a Savills’ Sky’s The Limit report stating that the sector looks set to... View Article

An innovative pilot scheme which will see the first modular homes built as part of Cardiff Council’s flagship housebuilding programme has been given the go-ahead by Planning Committee. The 100 per cent affordable housing project on Crofts Street in Plasnewydd... View Article

Age UK and Habinteg has released a new campaigning factsheet, which calls for all new homes to be built to higher accessibility standards. There are currently 6.5 million people with mobility problems and 13.9 million disabled people in the UK... View Article

A skills shortage within M&E is significantly adding to the pressure of those working in the construction sector, who are battling to address the UK’s housing crisis according to a recent report from Uponor. Uponor’s report draws on the findings... View Article

As the new government beds in, the July 2019 RICS Residential Market Survey results show some of the improvement seen in near term expectations for sales and prices partially reversed. In particular, the short term outlook for prices has turned... View Article