Karbon appoints housing association chief executive as new chair of board

Karbon Homes has appointed a housing association chief executive as the new chair of its group board

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Scottish government gives landlords power to end domestic abusers’ tenancies

Social landlords in Scotland now have the power to end domestic abusers’ tenancies after new regulations came into force on 1 August

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Retrofit programme to offer improved loan terms for housing associations

Lenders have announced an overhaul of loans to help housing associations upgrade their homes

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The housing sector should not be a spectator in the debate about young people’s education

Everyone has opinions on why young people are not in education or work, but are they asking the right questions, asks David Levenson, founder of Coaching Futures

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NHF and CIH cede control of Housemark as procurement firm acquires majority stake

A Cheshire-based procurement company has taken a majority stake in industry data firm Housemark

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Orbit seeks contractors for £1.6bn long-term property investment and compliance schemes

Orbit is seeking contractors for two programmes worth a combined £1.6bn for safety works and upgrades across the housing association’s 46,000 homes

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Orbit turnover and operating surplus slightly up while completions rise by a fifth

Orbit’s turnover and surplus were slightly up in the last financial year, while increased repair volumes contributed to a “challenging operating environment”

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Large Midlands landlord sees annual completions slide 56%

Midland Heart has seen its annual completions more than halve, while spending a record amount on improving its existing stock

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Housing associations failing residents ‘face insufficient accountability’ and should face greater punishments, MPs say

Housing associations failing their residents “face insufficient accountability” by complaints processes that “exhaust rather than resolve”, a group of MPs has said

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We build. Councils buy. Is this a vision for mass municipal rent?

Taking partnership to the next level could be a solution to the housebuilding crisis, writes Stephen Teagle, chief executive of partnerships and regeneration at Vistry Group

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BPHA’s surplus edges up after shared ownership sales boost

BPHA’s pre-tax surplus has risen by 8% to £21.7m after its earnings from its development and sales business almost doubled, helping to offset a rise in operating costs

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National Housing Bank launches search for six investment directors

Homes England is looking to recruit six investment directors and a finance director for its subsidiary, the National Housing Bank

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Hyde gets Gateway 2 approval for 100% affordable scheme in London

Hyde Group has received Gateway 2 approval for a 100% affordable housing scheme in Greenwich

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Housing Moves: Our round-up of senior sector appointments in July 2026

Inside Housing’s monthly round-up of top-level housing sector appointments details the main moves in July 2026

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Karbon sees surplus fall by 13% as repair costs jump

Housing association Karbon’s surplus has dropped by 13% after operating costs rose, driven by higher spending on repairs

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Fixing adult social care starts with mandating higher national accessibility standards

Could the new prime minister finally make it so homes are designed to be accessible, inclusive and support everyone to thrive, asks Habinteg CEO Martin Warhurst

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Onward’s new CEO sets out his ambitious growth plans and how he hopes Andy Burnham will deliver for housing in the North West

Onward’s chief executive Sandy Livingstone sits down with Ellie Brown to discuss swapping Scotland for the North West, SAHP bids and his expectations for Andy Burnham

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Burnham has promised to turbo-charge council housebuilding – here’s what local authorities say they need to make it happen

A new inquiry by a group of MPs is examining the problems preventing councils from building social rent homes at scale, and has asked the sector for practical solutions. Eliza Parr rounds up the key points

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Technical education is back on the agenda – and it’s the key to unlocking the housing crisis

We need a government that treats the two agendas of housing and skills as the single, interlocking challenge they are, writes Tom Arey, managing director of PfP Thrive

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Clarion gets approval for 249 new social rent homes

Clarion Housing Group has secured planning permission for 249 new social homes in London

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Northern landlords call on government to invest in regeneration outside of rail hubs

Landlords in the North of England have urged the government to invest in regeneration projects outside of train station catchment areas so as not to leave other places behind

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Housing association SNG bucks London housebuilding trends according to latest annual report

Sovereign Network Group has revealed how it is “going against wider sector trends” by upping delivery in London, and set out its plans to achieve a C1 grade

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Trident appoints interim chief executive

Trident Group’s finance director is set to take over as interim chief executive from mid-August

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Southern Housing records £7.7m loss as it targets £10m in further efficiencies

Southern Housing made a pre-tax loss of £7.7m in the last financial year, as its annual report revealed it is targeting at least £10m in further efficiencies this year.

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Platform says revised SAHP bid will reduce delivery over next few years

One of the sector’s biggest builders says it will complete fewer homes over the next few years because it has had to change its bid for government grant funding

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Guinness awards contract to restart stalled scheme three years after modular firm collapse

Lovell Partnerships has won a £53m contract to complete an affordable housing development that stalled after the collapse of Ilke Homes in 2023

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When policy becomes personal: the Welsh government must listen to the youth voice on renters’ rights

It’s promising to see the Welsh government announce the first phase of its new housing legislation so early in this Senedd term, so let’s make sure it is listening to the needs of Generation Rent, writes Lucy White, housing advisor and member of CIH Housing Futures Cymru

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Latest housing research: How can we improve conditions in private rented housing?

As the government proposes to extend the Decent Homes Standard to the private sector, two papers look at how policymakers can work to improve housing conditions for private renters, writes Richard Hyde, chair of the Thinkhouse Editorial Panel

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How can repairs and maintenance contractors embed resident engagement?

Our new Customer Partnership Board aims to build customer voice into the way asset management services are designed and delivered from the beginning, writes Judy Hegarty, managing director at Fortem

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CIH calls for more guidance on local government reorganisation as survey highlights concern for housing services disruption

The Chartered Institute of Housing has called for clear guidance on how local government reorganisation will impact housing as a new survey reflects concern among the profession

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