Prime minister Gordon Brown has announced plans to boost the number of houses built in Britain over the coming years.In news that could well be welcomed by people seeking planning jobs and those looking towards regional recruitment portals to fill such vacancies, Mr Brown has called upon the public sector, housing associations and local authorities [...]

More affordable homes could be provided under flexible mechanisms or ‘cascades’ within S.106 agreements, it has been suggested.
In new research published by English Partnerships, the Housing Corporation and the Advisory Team for Large Applications, it was suggested that cascades can be helpful in ensuring delivery of property for large social housing projects quickly.
Beverley Spear, head [...]

As part of his campaign strategy to become the next mayor of London, Boris Johnson MP last week visited two residents in Notting Hill Housing properties in Hounslow.The company reports that Mr Johnson was full of praise for the housing scheme, which he said homed happy residents keen to purchase their properties in the future."There [...]

The focus given to affordable housing provision in the new draft housing strategy has been described as "good news for Londoners" by one pressure group.People seeking housing jobs and those looking for a regional recruitment portal to fill such roles may be interested to read the opinions of housing charity Shelter, which states that those [...]

The government has unveiled a £500 million package of proposals to drive forward housebuilding schemes across the UK.Housing minister Yvette Cooper has stated that the new Housing and Planning Delivery Grant will be used as an incentive for councils to increase the pace of housing supply delivery.In order to qualify for the money councils must [...]

Notting Hill Housing has described its work in the community as "going from strength to strength" as it delivers its annual performance report for 2006/07. The published report, intended for customers of Notting Hill Housing, documents a number of projects and activities that have taken place within the community of the social housing group.

London Councils has outlined what it hopes will be the core objectives of the government’s new homes agency and social housing regulator, stressing both network partners must support local authorities in enhancing the quality of life for residents.The call by the body came in response to the Communities and Local Government consultation paper Delivering Housing [...]

A new Office for Housing Standards would be created if the Audit Commission were to take up the role of regulator for social housing, it has announced.
Individuals in talent pools for housing jobs, or those looking to create good talent management structures in the sector, may be interested to read that the commission argued against [...]

The social wellbeing of people in extra-care housing has been examined and new findings published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, it has been announced.Talent pools of individuals looking for social work jobs may be interested in the social housing news, which is based upon a study undertaken by Housing 21 and the University of the [...]

Housing charity Shelter has responded to the plans outlined by the Public Services Improvement Policy Group by arguing it had avoided the main need for an increase in social housing.
The report by the Tory group had highlighted the need to break up the ‘ghettos’ of some council housing and encourage more social mobility among its [...]