Wandsworth council has invited one of its network partners, the mayor of London, to visit the latest phase of its council housebuilding programme, it has announced.
It has proffered the invitation as part of its attempts to foster new approaches to addressing the capital’s affordable housing difficulties.
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Local authorities across the UK have recently been surveyed to assess their performance in identifying and dealing with unlicensed houses with multiple occupancy (HMOs), it has been reported.
According to the Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (Lacors), councils have received a total of 22,314 applications from landlords operating licensable HMOs, which are home to over [...]

During the last eight years the number of new build houses in England has been steadily increasing, according to recently released government figures.
In news likely to interest those seeking jobs in the housing industry or ther network partners in construction, since 2000-01 new build starts have risen by a full 19 per cent and completions [...]

Any housing organisations undergoing inspection by the Audit Commission are being encouraged to develop new ways of pursuing key lines of enquiry (KLOEs), it has been stated today.
The commission has reported that it is changing the documentation available to housing organisations, providing suggestions about the ways in which the groups can address KLOEs - and [...]

A project to construct the country’s first eco-village has taken a step forward with the announcement of a shortlist of developers.
Those interested in planning jobs and roles in the housing sector may be interested to read the latest news from English Partnerships, which states that seven developers are in the running to create the 150-home [...]

Some £9 million has been awarded to the county council in Denbighshire today through a social housing grant, it has emerged.
The Welsh Assembly funding will be spent over the next two years on the construction of more affordable housing for the region, with involvement from a number of local housing associations.
Denbighshire County Council said the [...]

Westminster council has received praise today for its recent performance, with assessors recognising its efforts to address the needs of the whole community and of individual neighbourhoods.
A report published this morning by the Audit Commission gives the council an ‘excellent’ rating for its comprehensive performance assessment, while the corporate assessment team found “clear and challenging” [...]

In the wake of some of the worst flooding Britain has seen this century, homeowners have been warned to be on their guard against cowboy builders when repairing damage.
Communities secretary Hazel Blears issued the caution as she expanded on how the government will aid the hardest-hit communities.
The flooding has caused over £6 billion worth of [...]

The organisers of an affordable housing scheme for the elderly in Suffolk are celebrating today following the announcement that the Mere View scheme has been shortlisted for two accolades at the 2007 Affordable Home Ownership Awards.
Housing 21 has overseen the development of Mere View, a complex of 32 one and two-bedroomed homes purpose-built for those [...]