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Housing bodies hit out at government plans to remove Section 106 thresholds Housing bodies have spoken out against government plans to remove Section 106 thresholds for medium-sized sites and replace them with cash contributions

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Large Northern landlord hires chief financial officer A northern landlord that owns over 29,000 homes has appointed a chief financial officer, who worked at the provider until 2024

12.03.2026 19:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Valuer: rent convergence uplift now plays into stock acquisition bids Rent convergence is becoming a consideration for registered providers approaching stock acquisitions, according to a senior figure at a major sector valuer

12.03.2026 14:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Why the impact of rent convergence will be significant For registered providers navigating rising costs, rent convergence represents not just a policy adjustment, but a structural shift, writes JLL’s Marc Burns

12.03.2026 10:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Manchester City Council set to partner with pension fund to deliver 1,600 homes Manchester City Council and the Greater Manchester Pension Fund will partner to deliver around 1,600 new homes

12.03.2026 09:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

SNG’s Peter Benz: our fundraising activities are ‘wide in nature’ SNG’s chief financial officer talks to Social Housing about the strategy behind securing more than £2bn in the two-and-a-half years since its merger, and the plans ahead for the 85,000-home landlord. Michael Lloyd reports

12.03.2026 06:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Housing bodies hit out at government plans to remove Section 106 thresholds Housing bodies have spoken out against government plans to remove Section 106 thresholds for medium-sized sites and replace them with cash contributions

11.03.2026 17:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Large Northern landlord hires chief financial officer A northern landlord that owns over 29,000 homes has appointed a chief financial officer, who worked at the provider until 2024

11.03.2026 16:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

How the Shared Ownership Code presents an opportunity for a fairer sector The Shared Ownership Code champions better customer outcomes and supports a stronger, fairer sector, writes the New Homes Quality Board’s Emma Toms

11.03.2026 08:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Why the impact of rent convergence will be significant For registered providers navigating rising costs, rent convergence represents not just a policy adjustment, but a structural shift, writes JLL’s Marc Burns

11.03.2026 07:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Deals round-up: February 2026 A round-up of the main development deals involving housing providers, local authorities and the private sector

10.03.2026 12:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Appointments round-up: February 2026 A number of senior housing professionals were appointed to new roles in February 2026

10.03.2026 09:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

How the Shared Ownership Code presents an opportunity for a fairer sector The Shared Ownership Code champions better customer outcomes and supports a stronger, fairer sector, writes the New Homes Quality Board’s Emma Toms

10.03.2026 05:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Deals round-up: February 2026 A round-up of the main development deals involving housing providers, local authorities and the private sector

09.03.2026 09:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Appointments round-up: February 2026 A number of senior housing professionals were appointed to new roles in February 2026

09.03.2026 06:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

RPs’ spending hits record £14.8bn amid ‘challenging times’, finds regulator Large registered providers spent a record £14.8bn in the 2024-25 financial year despite rising costs, the latest data from the regulator has shown

06.03.2026 17:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pennycook promises delayed housing strategy ‘shortly’ Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has vowed to publish the government’s delayed long-term housing strategy “shortly”, but raised doubts over whether it will be this month

06.03.2026 17:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Temporary accommodation funding gap to rise to nearly £4bn, warns LGA The cost of temporary accommodation to councils could more than double to nearly £4bn over the next four years without intervention, the Local Government Association has warned

05.03.2026 19:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

OBR predicts uptick in housing net additions after ‘strong’ EPC registrations The Office for Budget Responsibility has forecast a slight short-term uptick in housebuilding as new data emerges, but still expects the government to miss its 1.5 million new homes target

05.03.2026 17:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

RPs’ spending hits record £14.8bn amid ‘challenging times’, finds regulator Large registered providers spent a record £14.8bn in the 2024-25 financial year despite rising costs, the latest data from the regulator has shown

05.03.2026 14:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pennycook promises delayed housing strategy ‘shortly’ Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has vowed to publish the government’s delayed long-term housing strategy “shortly”, but raised doubts over whether it will be this month

05.03.2026 14:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Hyde to take on specialist London neighbour to provide ‘stability’ Hyde has revealed that a specialist London housing association being investigated by the regulator will join the group as a subsidiary next month

05.03.2026 14:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Why placemaking is vital for the social housing sector Sustainability for Housing’s Piers Williamson looks at the importance of placemaking, and explains the data that shows how housing associations are shaping their communities with residents at the centre

05.03.2026 09:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Landlord appoints former board member as new permanent chief executive A 12,700-home landlord has appointed one of its former board members as its new permanent chief executive after having an interim boss since last summer

04.03.2026 17:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Temporary accommodation funding gap to rise to nearly £4bn, warns LGA The cost of temporary accommodation to councils could more than double to nearly £4bn over the next four years without intervention, the Local Government Association has warned

04.03.2026 16:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

For-profit Sage raises nearly £550m in major refinancing deal Sage Homes has completed the largest capital markets deal by an individual registered provider with a £546.5m commercial mortgage-backed securitisation

04.03.2026 14:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

OBR predicts uptick in housing net additions after ‘strong’ EPC registrations The Office for Budget Responsibility has forecast a slight short-term uptick in housebuilding as new data emerges, but still expects the government to miss its 1.5 million new homes target

04.03.2026 14:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Finance boss at large London landlord to leave after just over two years in role One of London’s largest housing associations has announced that its chief finance officer is stepping down to explore “new opportunities”

04.03.2026 11:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hyde to take on specialist London neighbour to provide ‘stability’ Hyde has revealed that a specialist London housing association being investigated by the regulator will join the group as a subsidiary next month

04.03.2026 11:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Why placemaking is vital for the social housing sector Sustainability for Housing’s Piers Williamson looks at the importance of placemaking, and explains the data that shows how housing associations are shaping their communities with residents at the centre

04.03.2026 06:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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