Unlocking Section 106: what the data tells us is really going on

The government has chided housing associations for not buying enough Section 106 homes. Keith Cooper examines Inside Housing’s exclusive Biggest Builders data and talks to development directors across the sector to find out what is actually happening. Illustration by Martin Cotterell

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Unlocking Section 106: what the data tells us is really going on

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Regulator uses powers for first time to remove two officers from housing co-op

Regulator uses powers for first time to remove two officers from housing co-op

Government’s ‘emergency’ Section 106 plan could see unsold affordable homes flipped to private sale

London providers to get nearly two-thirds of government’s £2.5bn social housing loans

Sector responds to plan for rent convergence and raft of other policy changes

What do the long waiting lists for allotments tell us about housing demand?

Government reveals rent convergence levels of £1 next year with a rise to £2 in 2028

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