£73m boost for Tower Hamlets housing budget approved

£73m boost for Tower Hamlets housing budget approved

The £73million boost to the borough’s prior budget was given the go-ahead on Wednesday September 20 following a cabinet discussion. Councillor Kabir Ahmed, cabinet member for regeneration, inclusive development and housebuilding, said: “Overcrowding... Read more »
JTP submits 21-storey student housing tower in Ealing ‘tall building cluster’

JTP submits 21-storey student housing tower in Ealing ‘tall building cluster’

If approved, the Hastings Road student accommodation development will be delivered using offsite, 3D volumetric modular methods, following the demolition of a Majestic Wine outlet. It is one of two towers currently... Read more »
Snapshot of the UK Housing Market Right Now…

Snapshot of the UK Housing Market Right Now…

One of the many monthly house price market reports comes from Home – it’s arguably lower profile than most but is highly respected.  Here is a summary of its September housing market... Read more »
Politics trickles back — starting with housing – POLITICO

Politics trickles back — starting with housing – POLITICO

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More housing coming to Huron County

More housing coming to Huron County

An empty field behind a current Huron County owned social housing apartment complex will soon be home to even more affordable housing in Exeter, Ont. “Huron County realizes that we have a... Read more »
Sunak to intervene in London housing in challenge to mayor

Sunak to intervene in London housing in challenge to mayor

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has taken aim at Sadiq Khan, accusing the London mayor of failing to build enough homes in the capital, as Downing Street prepares to announce a review of... Read more »
New RIBA commission debuts to boost social life in large East London housing development | News

New RIBA commission debuts to boost social life in large East London housing development | News

A pair of new interventions commissioned for East London’s Becontree Estate by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Create London have debuted this summer as an artistic effort to provide... Read more »
Brokers warn on growing housing market crash fears …

Brokers warn on growing housing market crash fears …

Kim Kinnaird, director of Halifax Mortgages, says: “Concerns about persistent inflation have led to a significant increase in the cost of funding. Coupled with base rate rising by another 0.5 per cent,... Read more »
John Lewis rental housing setback as chief steps down…

John Lewis rental housing setback as chief steps down…

Chris Harris, seen as the architect of the move by the John Lewis Partnership into rental housing, is stepping down this autumn. He has been property director of the firm for five... Read more »
Sheltered housing tenants receive new tree to replace ‘unsightly stump’ – South London News

Sheltered housing tenants receive new tree to replace ‘unsightly stump’ – South London News

The gloom of a dead tree stump has been removed and a new tree has been planted just in time for summer to bring a little bit of cheer to a sheltered... Read more »