Social landlords are re-assessing how they do housing management amid increased scrutiny on the sector. Many are reducing their patch sizes, but is there a magic patch size? 🏘️
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ICYMI I wrote about the regulator's new consumer standards that social landlords will need to meet (as of yesterday). Their purpose? To improve the quality and safety of social homes by reintroducing proactive regulation in the sector 🦺🏠
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#journorequest I'm looking to chat with housing officers for a piece exploring what the job is like and any challenges you face. Please message or email me (email in bio) if that's you!

'You would never send your child to school to be taught by a teacher who isn’t qualified'. In my recent article, I explore how the social housing sector is preparing for the introduction of mandatory housing manager qualifications next year 🏘️📜
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Homes England has taken a 19-hectare site (equivalent to 26 football pitches) at Forth Yards, Newcastle, into public sector ownership for £7m, after the developer on the scheme appointed administrators in July last year
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The government has announced a further £3bn for its affordable housing loan scheme but in the absence of additional grant funding uncertainty remains about its ability to boost social housebuilding tinyurl.com/3t3ay8ra

I've written about the spat between Michael Gove and Sadiq Khan over London's development strategy. The findings from Gove's review are yet to come to light but in the meantime, you can read about what's happened so far and what it all means: tinyurl.com/3z5mf6n8

Read Muniya Barua, our Deputy CEO, in Building News talking about the importance of the Government collaborating with City Hall to address London's housing crisis. Piece by Olivia
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New housing minister Lee Rowley says that government can't subsidise modern methods of construction (MMC) forever, but it will for a 'reasonable timeframe'. Housing Today
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