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Housing finance reforms were nearly scrapped
Efforts to reform the housing finance system came close to being shelved, it has emerged.
Council bans rent arrears evictions
Stirling Council has put a ban on evicting its tenants for rent arrears.
Sovereign and Wessex join but avoid usual merger charges
Sovereign Housing Group this week joined with Wessex Housing Partnership to form a new 30,000-home housing association.
MPs warn planning must speed up to meet housing demand
The planning process must be speeded up to allow enough homes to be built to meet demand, MPs have found.
Architecture body appoints new chief executive
Harry Rich is to replace Richard Hastilow as chief executive of the Royal Institute of British Architects from October.
Building goals put pressure on greenfield land
Councils are coming under pressure to allow development on greenfield land to meet house building goals, a study has found.
