Housing
News
IMF joins critics of Help to Buy
International Monetary Fund warns Help to Buy is likely to inflate house prices and calls for boost to infrastructure spending
Barratt completes £850m refinancing
Housebuilder ditches high interest placement notes and interest rate swaps
Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in April
The South-east and London outstrip the pack, with more than double the projects of other regions
Galliford Try housebuilding boss to diversify for growth
Andrew Richards looks for higher margins at Linden Homes through JVs and private rented sector sales
Seventeen councils retain block on office-to-resi conversions
London councils and handful of others exempt as government rolls out planning relaxation
Housing studies
Aylesbury Estate: Taking back the streets
How phase 1 of a two decade redevelopment has brought back the traditional grain of the streets to London’s deprived Aylesbury Estate
Passivhaus diary: Refurb
Passivhaus diaries: Keeping it all in
It’s taken longer than expected to turn a leaky Edwardian house into an exemplar of energy efficiency. Now it’s finished project architect reports on the exterior insulation, finishing off and how the house is performing
Analysis
Comment
It's a good plan, but …
Stimulating the housing market is a fine old idea, but it requires a planning system that is up to the job. Debbie Aplin considers what can be done to improve chances of getting on site
Planning applications
Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in April
The South-east and London outstrip the pack, with more than double the projects of other regions
Sustainability
Crest Nicholson blames delay over Part L for hike in costs
Housebuilder attacks government for failing to announce the revisions to energy regulations
Plans for UK's biggest Passivhaus development unveiled
Scheme would entail 150 homes being built in rural village in Herefordshire
