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Innovative Councils: Embracing Entrepreneurial Mindsets for Local Growth
With rising demand, stretched budgets, and a shifting policy landscape, councils must think creatively about how they deliver for their […]
Understanding the Policy, Legal, and Regulation Framework for Affordable Housing in the UK
Affordable housing is a critical issue worldwide and understanding different countries’ frameworks for governing it can provide valuable insights for […]
Q4 Sector stocktake: What a start to the year!
Altair has just completed our quarterly round-up for clients on what’s happening in the social housing sector. And what a […]
The impact of build costs and planning reform on social housing supply in England
Newcastle, Northumberland, Birmingham and Nottingham among councils at risk of seeing no social and affordable housing delivered through the planning […]
Q3 2021 SECTOR STOCKTAKE SUMMARY: Economic update for affordable housing
Introduction and Overview This blog provides a summary of recent updates and announcements within the affordable housing sector. Notably issues […]
Clear Focus on Local Authorities
Teresa May’s Government confirmed again at the Conservative Party Conference that there will be a clear policy focus on local […]
Chris Wood appointed to new Grenfell Recovery Taskforce
New taskforce to support recovery from Grenfell fire disaster Communities Secretary Sajid Javid today (26 July 2017) announced details of […]
CoCo, DevCo, WOC, WOS, HDV, LHC, whatever you call them council-owned housing companies are on the rise!
There has been rapid growth in the number of local authorities setting up housing companies. Generally called local housing companies […]
New Year, New Village
Early in the New Year we saw the Government’s announcement of the location of 14 new ‘Garden Villages’. These will […]