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Profitable places: Why housebuilders invest in landscape
Posted on: 10 October 2014
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Aimed at developers, this booklet highlights five ways in which landscape professionals can add value. These five principles are illustrated through five housing case studies where landscape has informed the location, layout and design of new developments to great effect.
Count us in: Lessons learnt
Posted on: 10 October 2014
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Count Us In explored how housing associations can help their residents use energy more efficiently through simple changes in their behavior. As part of the project, the National Housing Federation worked with a number of housing associations who ran pilots testing different ways of working with residents. The Federation has published the main findings from the Count Us In project. The report also sets out recommendations for housing associations wishing to deliver effective engagement activity at scale.
How to create sustainable tenancies
Posted on: 8 October 2014
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Housing providers are now thinking about how they deliver front line services in the face of the changes resulting from welfare reform. This ‘How to…’ provides advice and guidance to housing organisations who want to develop their approach to tenancy sustainment.
London development: Building opportunities East of the city
Posted on: 8 October 2014
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Examines the property market east of the city of London. As demand for housing grows, four boroughs east of the City of London are set to deliver one in three new homes in the capital.
London Prime Residential Development Pipeline
Posted on: 8 October 2014
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This annual review of the prime London residential property market considers the question that developers and investors already active in project delivery are grappling with: “how do I secure the construction capacity needed to get my development built?”
Back to the future: 60 years of housing policy (DPU60 Dialogues in Development)
Posted on: 8 October 2014
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The latest installment of the DPU60 Dialogues in Development lecture series from the Bartlett Development Planning Unit focuses on housing in the global south. Presenters Jorge Fiori, Ruth McLeod (DPU), Patrick Wakely and Ronaldo Ramirez (DPU Associates and former DPU staff members) share their experiences and look to the future.
The impact of the under-occupation deduction from Housing Benefit (social rented housing)
Posted on: 7 October 2014
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One year on from the implementation of the under-occupation deduction from Housing Benefit (also referred to as the spare room subsidy or bedroom tax) several bodies published research into its impact. This note from the House of Commons Research Library summarises some key findings of the ongoing studies into the impact of the under-occupation deduction.
Rent to buy 2015 to 2017: prospectus
Posted on: 30 September 2014
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The prospectus sets out the detail of the funding and bidding process of the rent to buy scheme. Funding is available for schemes outside of London. Bidders have the flexibility to repay the loan at any time but must retain and let the homes at affordable rent for a minimum of 7 years post completion. They must also repay the loan no later than 16 years after construction of the funded homes.
How to …increase demand for hard to let properties
Posted on: 25 September 2014
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Hard to let properties have always posed a challenge to landlords and void properties are an inevitable aspect of housing management. However reforms introduced in April 2013, particularly the social sector size criteria, have led to properties that previously would have generated a lot of interest now remaining empty for an increasingly long time. This ‘how to’ briefing explores some of the challenges faced by providers, and highlight examples of how other organisations have increased demand for their hard to let homes.
Engaging online with your communities
Posted on: 24 September 2014
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A series of slides presented by James Grant, digital officer at the National Housing Federation, as part of a workshop he did at the National Housing Federation’s Annual Conference 2014.
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