Notting Hill Housing is set to begin formal merger discussions with Croydon Peoples Housing Association (CPHA), it has been revealed.
Should the talks be successful, CPHA - a community-based organisation that mainly provides housing to black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in south London - will become a part of the Notting Hill group from April [...]

The Housing Corporation has published the results of its fourth market survey of those working for housing associations, it has been revealed.
Measuring the opinions of people with housing jobs, it was shown that the main area of concern was in relation to problems being caused by the continuing slowdown in the country’’s residential property sector [...]

The Housing Corporation has signed a social housing funding agreement with an arms length management organisation (ALMO) based in the north-west of England, it has been revealed.
Stockport Homes has received some £1.02 million from the corporation to fund the construction of 17 new properties - consisting of a mixture of two, three and four-bedroom bungalows [...]

Alistair Darling, chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced a multimillion pound investment into social housing.
In yesterday’’s (November 24th) pre-Budget report, Mr Darling reported that some £775 million is to be brought forward to "invest in thousands of new and modernised social homes as well as regeneration projects".
Of such a figure, £150 million is to be [...]

Housing associations in Wales make a significant contribution to the region’’s overall economy, it has been revealed.
In research conducted on behalf of Community Housing Cymru by the Welsh Economy Research Unit at Cardiff Business School, it was reported that those with such housing jobs contributed some £400 million in 2007-08.
The figures also showed that 1,533 [...]

Shelter has welcomed moves by Boris Johnson to increase social housing in London, it has been revealed.
The charity has commended the mayor of London’’s draft housing strategy which will see about £2 billion invested every year into delivering new homes and improving existing properties.
Furthermore, it was revealed that the household income limit to be eligible [...]

Registered social landlords (RSLs) are building an increasing amount of properties, it has been reported.
In research carried out by the Department of Communities and Local Government, it was indicated that the three months leading up until the end of September saw RSLs construct a total of 4,790 homes, in news that might interest those looking [...]

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) have been called upon to provide innovative ways of working, it has been revealed.
Steve Douglas, chief executive of the Housing Corporation, claimed that the organisations - which will take over from the corporation later this year - may face difficulties in ensuring the [...]

Hundreds of eco-friendly homes are to be built in Wales, it has been revealed.
The Welsh Assembly government has pledged some £80 million towards the construction of the properties that are to be built with high environmental specifications.
It was reported that the initiative comes in response to the recent Essex Report that investigated the issue of [...]

Tenant satisfaction with housing associations has remained consistent, it has been reported.
In its research of key performance indicators by the Housing Corporation, it was revealed that the average resident contentment stood at 80 per cent. Such a figure remains unchanged from that recorded in 2007.
However, it was shown that there is a 20 per cent [...]