Carl Brown
Head of Content at Building
Head of Content at Building Design News
Head of Content at Housing Today
Housing & construction journalist. Head of Content at @BuildingNews @Housing_Today & @BDonline . Likes running @lcfc @49ers Formerly Inside Housing
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housingtoday.co.uk | Carl Brown
50,000-home provider improves operating surpluses and marginsPlatform Housing Group has invested less in development in 2024/25 due in part to scheme delays. The 50,000-home housing association, in an unaudited trading update this morning, said it completed 1,028 homes in the year to 31 March. This is down on the 1,202 completed the previous year. The group’s spend on new homes was 8% down year-on-year, in part due to difficulties with schemes due to contractors becoming insolvent.
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housingtoday.co.uk | Carl Brown
Housing association giant continues to explore sale of student properties to free up capitalSanctuary will report a deficit of around £30m in its 2024/25 accounts due mainly to property revaluations and a development write-down. The 126,000-home housing association revealed the impending deficit in a short unaudited trading update yesterday.
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housingtoday.co.uk | Carl Brown
G15 landlord received reports of damp and mould in the property in CamdenA coroner has opened an inquest into the death of a baby boy in a flat managed by Notting Hill Genesis. Akram Mohammed died in February and an inquest at St Pancras Coroner’s Court is looking into the circumstances of his death.
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bdonline.co.uk | Carl Brown
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housingtoday.co.uk | Carl Brown
Regulator criticises London borough’s data accuracy in latest batch of judgementsBrent Council has been handed a low ‘C3’ grading in the latest batch of judgments from the Regulator of Social Housing due to concerns over fire safety and stock data. The judgement for the north London local authority means there are serious failings, and it must make significant improvements.
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For-profit providers call on Rayner to remove tax and regulations ‘disadvantage’ to attract more finance for social housing #ukhousing https://t.co/2H9rATi3Kh
Riverside’s new boss Paul Dolan took the reins a year ago but, within days of starting, he was plunged into a battle with cancer. Now, back from surgery and chemotherapy, he opens up about his journey and his plans for the national landlord #ukhousing https://t.co/yy7dF1hJiw
Civil servants from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have expressed an interest in discussing a new funding model proposed by Housing Today and the G15 group of landlords. #ukhousing @mhclg https://t.co/YpPbD1JLrX