Planning reform and housing delivery in the year ahead – a lot to do but the signs are promising
Paul Smith describes the current planning reform landscape and finds positivity in the government’s general direction of travel
What exit of ‘the Peters’ means for the future of Homes England
The departure of both the chair and chief executive of the government’s housing agency sends a strong message that the ministry wants to build more homes and work with partners in a different way, writes Joey Gardiner
Partnerships and location are key to success of government’s new towns ambitions
New town developments have had mixed results in the past and there are lessons to be learnt. Four essential factors should be considered if this latest initiative is to work, says Oliver Steele
It’ll take 10 years to solve the housing crisis – but here’s how we might do it
The UK housing crisis is so entrenched that it needs to be put onto a war footing and fought through a cross-party accord, says Jackie Sadek
Gove appears to have woken up to the housing crisis – but his solutions are half-baked
To tackle the housing crisis we need strategic leadership but this is beyond the current government, writes Brendan Kilpatrick
Gove’s attempt to speed up planning decisions could have unintended consequences
Rather than procedural change to drive the illusion of improvement, we should completely re-assess what planners need to be doing, argues Paul Smith
Why do we keep missing the government’s housing delivery target?
The housing market is not dysfunctional, it is the planning system that is holding back development, writes Paul Smith
Housebuilders are right to expect better from politicians after nutrients reform failure
Michael Gove has sought to blame Labour for defeat of government proposal, but nutrients reform package was set up to fail, says Joey Gardiner
Time for Gove to stop throwing stones at housing sector
The housing secretary ignores the hard work and goodwill of so many housing professionals at his peril. There may be unintended consequences to the blame being dished out
Risk and responsibility: unpicking the first post-Grenfell court decisions
Recent High Court decisions suggest contractors will struggle to successfully challenge the costs of an implemented and effective remedial cladding solution
