The role and purpose of social housing continues to evolve

The role and purpose of social housing continues to evolve

What does the future look like for housing associations in 2025 and beyond? What does it look like in a changing economic and social environment, one with greater commitments and fewer certainties – one where the government has promised to build 1.5 million new homes in a five-year parliament? These questions were at the heart of a New Statesman roundtable debate, “More than a Landlord: What Does the Future Look Like for Housing Associations?”. …

The entities that promote the measure that requires to reserve 30% of protected housing in new promotions or large rehabilitations oppose "any cut" of the norm, whose modification is scheduled to be processed this year. They ask not to take "not a step back" and they want the modification to be to "strengthen" the measure. Moreover, they propose that the reservation be mandatory to make rental flats and propose to increase it to 40%.Keep reading…

Plans for social housing on site in Howth put on hold due to cost increases, council says - Dublin Inquirer

Maybe it’s time to go back to an earlier plan to make the site into a proper park, a local councillor says. The post Plans for social housing on site in Howth put on hold due to cost increases, council says appeared first on Dublin Inquirer.

Improving housing shortage: using offsite for social homes

The UK is in a housing crisis with more than one million waiting for a social home*. The government has set a target to build 1.5 million homes in five years, but to deliver this we must innovate. Piloting a new social housing solution Midland Heart is one of the largest housing associations in the […] The post Boosting housebuilding with innovation: using offsite for social homes first appeared on netMAGmedia Ltd.