Housing
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         News NewsBerkeley defends decision to cut affordable housing to 8% in controversial Peckham schemePlanning Inspectorate launches eight days of hearings into 877-home Aylesham Centre redevelopment 
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         News NewsHowells wins outline consent for Edgbaston Street Gardens development at appealPlans assume relocation of Bull Ring Indoor Market traders to David Kohn Architects’ new market hall within Lendlease’s Smithfield development 
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         News NewsMixed sector reaction to ‘emergency’ package to boost London’s housebuilding marketDoubts remain about impact on affordable housing delivery and effectiveness in tackling demand 
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         News NewsGovernment and City Hall confirm two-year cut in affordable housing requirements from 35% to 20%Long-awaited package of support to boost housebuilding in London also includes changes to design standards, relief from levies and changes to mayoral powers 
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         News NewsWatkin Jones gets green light for 800 homes in EdinburghNews comes day after trading update which predicted revenue fall 
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         News NewsBPF calls for tax reforms in next month’s Budget to kickstart developmentTrade group says changes needed to reverse drop-off in new homes being built 
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         News NewsJohn Lewis gets green light for 170-home BTR scheme in Reading£70m project designed by architect Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher 
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         News NewsBellway sees profit and completions rise but warns on lingering ‘weak consumer sentiment’Housebuilder says worries about household finances grow ahead of next month’s Budget 
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         News NewsMcCarthy Stone appoints former Redrow boss as CEOMatthew Pratt lands role at later living giant as John Tonkiss stands down 
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         News NewsDeputy mayor overturns London council’s decision to refuse residential tower planningBexley council had previously said 25-storey block was too tall and would impact nearby abbey 
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         News NewsL&Q boss accuses HBF of ‘whinging’ over section 106 take-upWorking with ‘unregulated cowboy’ S106 managing agents poses a risk to regulatory compliance, Fiona Fletcher-Smith tells conference 
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         News NewsBuilding publishes key report into new infrastructure fundingPrivate finance is essential if government is to deliver key major projects, report unveiled at Building the Future conference in London concludes 
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         News NewsViability and funding are the biggest obstacles councils face in delivering homes, report findsResearch published by the Housing Forum and campaign group 1.5M New Homes at Building’s Building the Future event in London today 
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         News News‘Thousands’ of homes at risk of not being built because of section 106 impasse, HBF warnsGroup adds 700 housing developments stalled because of registered providers not buying affordable housing units 
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         News NewsMHCLG appoints former Fosters partner as interim chief construction adviserAppointment made in response to Grenfell Inquiry recommendation 
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         News NewsHousing minister denies government has tasked Tory peer with writing second planning billPennycook says ’bulk of reform’ has been done and warns organisations not to delay delivery 
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         News NewsWatkin Jones signs deal to develop tallest residential building in ScotlandStudent accommodation job will reach 36 storeys 
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         News NewsSector leaders welcome new towns announcement but warn of viability and infrastructure challengesCalls for Homes England to step in and ‘de-risk’ 40%-affordable sites amid persistent construction cost hikes ... 
 






 
 
 



 




