by Kate Aubrey•05:45, March 14, 2022•3 minute read Kate Aubrey 05:45, March 14, 2022 3 minute read As the catastrophic flood leaves thousands homeless, the Queensland Government is rolling out measures to address housing challenges. The Queensland Government has announced a $600,000 Rapid Response Fund to help provide improved housing and homeless services in affected […]
A weekly roundup of the most important headlines for housing professionals A firefighter tackles the Relay Building blaze in Aldgate East (Picture: Alamy) dividing lines A weekly roundup of the most important headlines for #UKhousing housing professionals Good afternoon. When footage of a fire broke out on one of the highest floors of the Relay […]
More than 17,000 property damage assessments have been carried out in South East Queensland as the state government prepares to implement a series of measures in response to ongoing housing and homelessness issues after recent heavy rains and floods. In Gympie – 202 houses were found severely damaged – 94 moderate and another 124 – […]
SDLP Councilor Brian Tierney said a new survey had shown how desperate the situation was for Derry residents on waiting lists for social housing. Cllr Tierney, who represents Ballyarnett Borough, recently conducted a ‘Derry Housing Survey’ online and asked residents to share their experiences. Among the findings of the respondents, 73% of people had been […]
A weekly roundup of the most important headlines for housing professionals Image: Getty dividing lines A weekly roundup of the most important headlines for #UKhousing housing professionals Good afternoon, Events in Ukraine over the past week have been difficult to follow. The images of the country’s major cities like Kyiv and Kharkiv being bombarded, while […]
Proudly working and building on over £1 billion of homes across Merseyside over the past 35 years, Sutcliffe is no stranger to providing the very best civil and structural engineering services on social housing projects. With responsibility for continuing to build affordable housing across the Liverpool area and beyond, having worked on a number of […]
“People need places to live.” It’s a phrase I use a lot, and some might think it oversimplifies the problems of the UK property market, but in summary, that’s essentially what we’re providing. It is for this fundamental reason that I believe the buy-to-let market will remain a central part of the environment […]
Room to Improve presenter Dermot Bannon spoke about the housing crisis in Ireland and what we need to do about it. The housing crisis is at the stage where the supply is insufficient to meet the demand of first-time buyers, who cannot afford a house, and renters who are struggling to find affordable property. to […]
Experts warn Western Australia will face a crisis when the hard border falls this week – and no, it’s not the threat of Covid spreading. The dismantling of Western Australia’s hard border this week has been widely welcomed, but experts are warning a ‘crisis’ is looming – and it’s not the threat of spreading Covid-19. […]
Report commissioned by Council draws criticism from residents and politicians Michael Gallagher A report commissioned by Mayo County Council has been called ridiculous by locals and politicians. The report’s conclusion – that there is no affordability crisis in the town of West Mayo – was met with derision by families and individuals […]
More than 40 housing charities, frontline organizations and leading local authorities have united to call on the government to clean up exempt housing, an under-regulated form of supported housing that has been plagued by exploitation, corruption and profit. The social justice charity Commonweal Housing and the Local Government Association […]
The housing crisis is the biggest challenge facing London today and remains a major concern for our residents and a top priority for Tower Hamlets Council. With one of London’s fastest growing boroughs, it is difficult for many people to have secure and affordable accommodation due to rising private rents and a lack of truly […]
Isabelle (pseudonym) is a single mother from the Bega Valley and although she has rented all her life, she recently found herself without a place to call home. Key points: Homeless people call for political action on the issue There’s a 10-year wait for social housing across the NSW south coast Housing should be a […]
New Brunswick is expanding the Canada-New Brunswick Housing Benefit program to include more low-income working families in the province, Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch announced in December. While any investment in housing is essential to the well-being of New Brunswickers, housing advocates and academics worry that the short-term, targeted approach of this benefit will do […]
Yesterday the government’s long-awaited white paper on ‘race up’ was released, discussing some of the geographical disparities and, importantly, the government’s proposed reform of systems and the policy agenda for the coming years to remediate. The definition of its medium-term political objectives, at the heart of this document (alongside priority areas such as health and […]
A report from HOUSING pointed to failures in communications between tenants and Dudley Council, but a plan for improvement is underway. At a meeting of the Housing and Public Realms Review Committee on January 27, councilors discussed a plan to improve housing supply in the Borough of Dudley. The local council commissioned experienced housing consultant, […]
THE GOVERNMENT said its Housing for All plan had made “significant progress” towards increasing the volume of supply. The Government today released the second quarterly update on progress in delivering Housing for All since it was launched in September last year. It shows that the closure of the construction sector during last year’s first lockdown […]
Municipal opposition to housing development has contributed to Canada’s current housing crisis, according to Scotiabank Canada chief economist Jean-Francois Perrault. The federal government regulates who comes into the country, but municipalities — and, to a lesser extent, provinces — hold a lot of power over where people end up living, Perrault told the House finance […]
Productivity Commission confirms worsening housing crisis Today’s Productivity Commission report on government services shows more and more Australians are being pushed to the brink of poverty and poverty homelessness due to the explosion of rents and the reduction in the supply of social housing. In 2021, an alarming 45.7% of people on Commonwealth Rent Assistance […]
Calls on the government to address the lack of emergency shelter and accessible social services NewsAllyson Brownie — Posted January 23, 2022 3 minutes As winter and Omicron strain Montreal’s shelter system, experts discuss options to address the housing and homelessness crisis. Photo courtesy Kelsey Litwin In March 2020, the pandemic forced shelters to adopt […]
The private sector has a role to play in helping address the housing shortage, according to the state government. Arthur Gorrie The state government is taking long-term action to provide more social and emergency housing in the Wide Bay area of Gympie as soaring house prices and rents put a strain on many people who […]
Laois are living in emergency accommodation while new homes for council tenants lie unfinished, and others lie empty awaiting repair. People are “constantly” receiving notices to leave their rental accommodation, which is increasing the number of homeless people, according to a Laois adviser. Portlaoise Borough Councilors this week urged Laois County Council to hire more […]
Breadcrumb Links Opinion Columnists There are too many separate working groups, summits and programs going on right now at all three levels of government. Ottawa, like other cities in Ontario, is struggling with affordable housing, whether rental or owner-occupied. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia Content of the article Ontario is in the midst of a […]
Opinion: Government policies simply aren’t on the radical scale required to cut costs and prices enough to close the affordability gap In a 1978 episode of RTE’s Frontline, journalist Forbes McFall said, “There is now a general feeling that something is wrong with the housing market. Thousands of people can no longer afford to buy”. […]
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Ontario is in the midst of a housing crisis as prices continue to soar. People should have the choice to live close to work and family, just like the generations before them. But for too many of them, the housing crisis has already made that choice for them. Tragically, as these problems ripple through the […]
Helen Rogers, Director of Housing Products at Global Software Providers Civicexamines the potential of digital twins to deliver a better, safer and greener social housing sector across the UK Every industry knows the importance of digital transformation. From aerospace to construction, automated processes and digital collaboration have quickly gone from a “nice to have” to […]
Whether you’re a struggling renter or a hopeful home buyer, you find yourself in the same predicament every time you log on to real estate sites. When it comes to Ireland’s housing crisis, it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Rising prices eclipse buyers’ dreams. But will 2022 be any […]
Perth is eyeing the barrel of a potential housing crisis as labor shortages account for more than a third of the city’s approved apartment developments, a property expert has warned. A new report from the Property Council of Australia has found that more than a third of approved apartment developments in Perth are on hold […]
Councilor Heather Kidd raised the issue at the full council meeting Shropshire Council has now vowed to look into the issue, after councilors reported tenants had been asked to vacate their homes by landlords seeking to cash in on the ‘stay-away’ boom. Councilor Heather Kidd, who represents Chirbury and Worthen, raised the issue at a […]
The housing minister has said a report that a fifth (19%) of the population live below the poverty line when housing costs are taken into account is “incorrect”. Writing in an editorial for the Irish Examiner, Darragh O’Brien said the Social Justice Ireland report was “an important insight into the impact of housing costs on […]
Picture file Clare Sinn Féin TD Violet-Anne Wynne spoke out against the treadmill effect of families in need of social housing and the number of homes being added to the social housing stock. Deputy Wynne said: ‘There are 3,000 people on the social housing waiting list in Clare. This number has not decreased much for […]
The priorities identified at COP26 are not new, but the conference has served to increase the pressure to make progress. For social housing, this includes the issue of sustainability, according to Inenco Dan Pardesi How has COP26 changed what is expected of social housing organizations when it comes to environmental sustainability, and specifically when it […]
The Social Housing Regulator has published its 2021 Global Accounts today (December 14, 2021), a financial statement of the social housing sector for the year ending March 31, 2021. The report shows that the sector has demonstrated resilient financial performance in the face of difficult economic and operational conditions. The first part of the year […]
The last 18 months have seen the world change dramatically. For the social housing sector in the UK, this has presented various challenges and caused organizations to operate in unplanned ways. Overall, the sector has risen to the challenge and organizations have shared their learning more openly and transparently with a common purpose. The common […]
Housing industry in Pakistan Pakistan, the 5th most populous country in the world, thrives with a young population at a population growth of 2.4%. According to various statistics available on the web, the housing and construction industry in Pakistan accounts for 2.5% of the GDP and employs around 8% of the country’s approximately 60 million […]
Mary Bennell, director of SWPA, explores the challenges of implementing modern construction methods (MCM) in the social housing sector and tells us how we can overcome these blockages There has been great progress in delivering homes using MMC in the South West over the past two years and many organizations now have clear plans to […]
The demand for housing in Nelson-Tasman still exceeds the supply of new homes, leaving the area one of the least affordable in the country. A report on the state of housing in the area outlined some of the reasons for the current shortage, which was discussed at a meeting of Nelson City Council on Tuesday. […]
Scott Restrick, Liaison group responsible for energy and sustainability, is then featured in Scottish Housing News’ #COP26SHN showcase of the social housing sector’s efforts to help tackle the climate crisis with his views on how the housing sector housing urgently needs access to a more sophisticated toolkit to meet the needs of both our tenants […]
The Social Housing Regulator has published statistics on the social housing sector for suppliers registered with private and local authorities, including ownership of shares and rents as of March 31, 2021. Feedback from all registered social housing providers shows the sector providing 4.4 million homes across England with a net increase of around 25,000 social […]
Building and regeneration group Morgan Sindall Group plc will launch a technology platform this week that uses machine learning to provide social housing landlords and tenants with real-time, actionable insights to help ensure their properties are healthy, compliant and more cost-effective in energy. Using discrete, interconnected sensors placed within a home, the platform collects data […]
Financing and development of affordable housing The government must invest £12.8billion a year over the next 10 years in social rented housing to ‘break the back’ of the housing crisis, according to Shelter. The charity also wants the government to announce the next 10 years of its Affordable Housing Program (AHP) now, rather than waiting […]
To continue to drive investment, stimulate our economy and improve housing conditions for Territorians, the Territory’s Labor Government is developing a new model of social and affordable housing. Currently, the territory has an aging public housing stock and there is a great opportunity to realize economic benefits from large-scale transfers to the community housing sector […]
Australian trade commentators, analysts and investors went a little wild at the weekend after APRA, the main financial regulator, dipped its toe in house price waters and revealed a slight tightening of service rules real estate loans. He was blamed for the drop in the ASX 200 on Wednesday, banking stocks, especially Commonwealth and no […]
Municipalities and social housing organizations have not been spared by the resurgence of cyberattacks in recent years. This is all the more the case as many accommodation providers have sought to improve their adoption of digital services to accommodate the growing digital footprint of modern society. Unfortunately, as the provision of digital services increases, so […]
Queensland’s competitive housing market has added further pressure on the disability accommodation sector, as providers look to tackle a ‘new century’ of support that emphasizes independent living. Key points: Endeavor Foundation will build 70 fully accessible homes over the next four years He estimates that 1,700 people need specialist disability accommodation in Queensland Disability support […]
News15.09.2110:50 GMTby Tim Clark A new report has revealed a gap between tenants’ concerns about climate change and their understanding of the concept of reaching net zero. Image: Getty dividing lines Social housing report reveals gap in awareness of net zero #UKhousing Research by Orbit Homes and the Chartered Institute for Housing (CIH) found that […]
A senior Homes England official said there was a ‘natural fit’ between institutional investing and the social housing sector, and said the agency’s priority was to diversify the type of capital that social landlords had access. Civitas’ Tayo Bilewu and Homes England’s Fay Mitchelson during a panel discussion on innovative financing models for the delivery […]
Question from Mrs O’CONNOR to the MINISTER of HOUSING, Mr FERGUSON Mr. Speaker, the acting Prime Minister’s responses together took up about 12 minutes of the House’s time. I’m just pointing out that today’s answers have been very long so far. Ms. Ogilvie – You didn’t even ask for indulgence. Mrs. O’CONNOR – I ask […]
As the industry’s trade body, our role is to champion the value that housing associations bring to our society and to celebrate best practice across the industry. I am immensely proud of the incredible supported housing providers we represent, who provide excellent services in an incredibly challenging environment. But they should not be confused with […]
Housing supply has kept pace with population growth, it’s just that there are fewer properties available for homeowners to buy, according to a real estate analyst. The post-lockdown housing market boom had seen house prices soar and the lack of supply was often cited as one of the main reasons for this. But new analysis […]
With respect to commercial delivery and procurement, housing associations must now “review whether they have the right policies and processes in place to manage the commercial delivery milestones identified in the NPPS, where relevant. for their supply portfolio. This is a very laudable requirement, but one that risks losing most of its housing association readers. […]
We also rely heavily on government support to subsidize new developments, and if we don’t get more government funding for firefighting and zero carbon, these issues will take a significant chunk of our balance sheets. The political context is not very favorable either. Unlike health and education, social housing is an easy target. Most of […]
A weekly roundup of the most important headlines for housing professionals An interview with Kate Henderson aired last night (Picture: ITV News) dividing lines A weekly roundup of the most important headlines for #UKhousing housing professionals Is the reputation of the social housing sector in crisis? It certainly feels like it could be. Last night […]
The letter telling Tracey Myles government housing was on the horizon appeared in April, during a months-long period of homelessness. Key points: Applicants for priority urban housing in the Northern Territories face an average wait time of 23 months NT government says housing department operates on ‘failed model’ But social service groups are questioning the […]
Evictions by private landlords have exceeded those in the social housing sector in England and Wales for the first time during the pandemic, official statistics show. Image: Getty dividing lines Evictions by private landlords have overtaken those in the social housing sector in England and Wales for the first time during the pandemic, according to […]
Interestingly, metrics are analyzed locally, and special attention is given to textual commentary, as well as trend analysis, to inform business decisions. How often do housing associations review their feedback at the street, block, project or officer level? From the outside, it seems that most housing associations still don’t care about online reviews, such as […]
A group of people – including representatives from the housing and insurance sectors – have presented a plan that will see the construction of one million new homes in the Netherlands over the next 10 years. Building more affordable and sustainable housing in the Netherlands A group of 34 organisations, including representatives from municipalities and […]
Nine in 10 social housing construction professionals believe the sector urgently needs new government guidance if it is to successfully meet sustainability targets, new research has found. In a survey of 150 decision-makers involved in specifying building materials used for social housing developments, 88% agreed the sector cannot wait for the ongoing review of the […]
Like many industries, the affordable housing sector in the United States has undergone a sea change resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Processes and protocols have changed for affordable housing professionals, some perhaps permanently. Closings are being done virtually and some of the preliminary work such as assessments and grant applications are completely different than they […]