A number of affordable homes are set to be built in the north-west of England, it has been revealed.The Housing Corporation has issued Chester city council with a £5.4 million grant to construct a total of 81 new properties.

Affordable housing is set to be at the heart of a development due to be constructed at the Walthamstow Greyhound Stadium in London, it has been revealed.Purchased by a consortium consisting of yoo Capital, L&Q and KW Linfoot, the 8.1 acre site is to be transformed into a mixed tenure residential scheme.

A new housing association in the north-west has been launched, it has been revealed. Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) was officially unveiled at a ceremony at the city’s St George’s Hall in which the council’s remaining properties were transferred to the association.

A London housing association has received a prestigious prize from the Housing Corporation, it has been revealed.Winning the Gold Award for Excellence, Old Ford Housing Association - which operates in the Bow district of east London - was commended for its achievement in the social housing sector.

An increasing number of affordable homes are set to be built, it has emerged.In a statement by Persimmon, it was revealed that the housebuilder is looking to double the number of such properties constructed over the medium term, Building.co.uk reports.

Broadland Housing Association has been praised in a pilot short notice inspection by the Audit Commission, it has been revealed.In its report, the commission - which gave the association just five days’ notice ahead of their arrival - stated that Broadland was offering a "good" level of services to its tenants.

A £1 million affordable homes development in Cornwall is set to be opened later this week, it has been revealed.Located in the village of Boyton, the project - which has been delivered by Westcountry Housing in partnership with North Cornwall district council - consists of ten new homes.

An umbrella organisation has been created for a number of housing charities operating in Nottingham, it has been revealed.
Known as the Nottingham Community Almshouse, the institution will be managed by
Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) and will see seven almshouse charities located across the east Midlands city to work together and share examples of best practice.

RENEW is to regenerate a number of homes in North Staffordshire, it has been revealed.In partnership with Housing Corporation, the Beth Johnson Housing Association and English partnerships, RENEW is to convert three pairs of properties in Shelton into three single larger homes which offer more bedrooms and expanded living space.

Housing 21 has been chosen by a housing association to provide services for a residential development in the east of England, it has been revealed.The institution has been chosen by Axiom Housing Association to provider 25,000 hours of care per annum for The Pavilions, a 40-apartment scheme in Peterborough which is to open in July.