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
Watchdog says system can seem ‘unresponsive’ or ‘indifferent’ to leaseholders needsThe housing ombudsman has published findings from 12 cases of failings by social landlords which he said illustrates how the system can appear “unresponsive or “indifferent” to the needs of leaseholders.
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bdonline.co.uk | Carl Brown
Committee issues call for evidence from industry on performance of the regulator amid ongoing scheme approval hold-ups A cross-party House of Lords committee has launched an inquiry into the Building Safety Regulator following widespread reports of delays to scheme approvals.
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housingtoday.co.uk | Carl Brown
CIH vice-president election 2025: a guide to the candidates By Carl Brown2025-06-18T06:00:00 Chartered Institute of Housing members can now vote in the election for the institute’s president in 2026. Here is a guide to the five candidates Voting is under way in the Chartered Institute of Housing’s vice-president election.
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housingtoday.co.uk | Carl Brown
But £100bn would be needed in private finance to plug the viability gapThe £39bn Affordable Homes Programme announced by the chancellor last week could help deliver 500,000 homes over a decade assuming an overall average grant rate per unit of £80,000, according to JLL. Rachel Reeves last week announced a 10-year AHP worth £3.9bn in grant a year on average. JLL said the funding could provide the starting tranche for 50,000 homes a year, if overall grant is around £80,000 per home.
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housingtoday.co.uk | Carl Brown
Higher than expected prices in April and May partly explain drop, along with competitive marketHouse prices fell by 0.3% in June compared to the previous month in what Rightmove described as an ‘unusual dip’. Rightmove’s latest house price index show average house price was £378,240 in June, down £1,277 month on month. The figure was 0.8% up year-on-year. It said: “The continued decade-high level of buyer choice is also continuing to put downwards pressure on prices.
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The Treasury has just announced that the chancellor will tomorrow announce a £39bn Affordable Homes Programme rather than the £25bn reported by the FT and others earlier today. It would appear Rayner has come away with a better settlement than expected. https://t.co/rRkXZULN9K
Proposed licensing reforms would likely reduce provision of supported housing further, warns NHF: Trade body concerned cost burden of new regime risks unintended consequences and calls for “pragmatic adjustments” https://t.co/KvqhNT2DhW
The green belt announcement may have grabbed the headlines last week but there are lots of other interesting things in the 76-page consultation document on the new London Plan. Here are the things you may have missed 👉#ukhousing https://t.co/Oh89Iqq4mJ