affordable housing – Housing View

Developers struggling to find housing association providers

A new report from Knight Frank highlights the struggles faced by developers in finding housing associations for Section 106 homes.

Thousands of affordable homes stalled due to lack of bids

A report by the HBF reveals that over 17,000 homes are on hold due to a lack of bids from housing associations.

Elly Hoult: “When you think about it, it’s quite an amazing thing that we do.”

Elly Hoult is on a mission: to get more people talking about housing and champion the industry as a rewarding and attractive career choice.

Richard Donnell: “Everyone needs to ask, ‘What am I really good at?’”

Richard Donnell has over twenty years of experience in the housing market, focussing specifically on data, analysis and technology. Here, he speaks to Housing View about home ownership, the Gobi Desert, and how technology can make everyone’s life easier

Local councillors believe housing crisis has worsened, says survey

A survey from SEC Newgate finds that nearly three-quarters of local councillors believe the housing crisis has worsened over the past year.

Jill Murray BA FCIH: The philosophy of being ‘EPIC’

Jill Murray is four months into her term as president of the Chartered Institute of Housing. Here, she tells Housing View about how the CIH supported her rise through the ranks, why housing is the fourth emergency service, and how we can all be EPIC

I was going to change the world. I wish I’d chosen a different career instead

Jane Eyles has worked in the affordable housing sector for over three decades. Here, she talks about ‘That Culture’, how she sought to change the world, and the words which made her question everything.

Race and housing: have we made any progress in forty years?

In 1983, Tom Murtha wrote a report exposing the housing association sector for its lack of diversity. Forty years on, he asks: has anything changed?

Lara Oyedele: “It’s been a while since the President did anything that made anyone uncomfortable.”

Lara Oyedele is not afraid to ruffle a few feathers. As she nears the end of her CIH presidency, the housing champion and diversity campaigner talks to Housing View about what she has achieved, her plans for the future, and challenging the status quo.