Housing Comment – Page 8
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CommentTomorrow’s skyline will be our legacy
Our capital city is set to be transformed by residential towers
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CommentA city of a million small sites
The UK is glued to top-down ideas of housing regeneration. Sharing work among smaller developers would prove more fruitful
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CommentDrawing battle lines
Under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, the Labour Party differs wildly to the Conservatives in its answer to the housing crisis and attitude to social housing. It will be interesting to see how the government responds to the new rhetoric
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CommentWe need answers
World events rumble on and we must focus on the problems we can fix. Jeremy Corbyn is right that radical action is needed to resolve the housing crisis, but his plan to print money will drag us back to the 1970s
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CommentA lack of understanding
Construction delivers around 7% of the country’s GDP. So why does this Conservative government seem so intent on running the industry that has underpinned the economic recovery into the ground?
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CommentThe long and winding road
Housing is now recognised as one of the small handful of public policy issues that is absolutely essential for the government - and broader society - to solve. But this is just the start…
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CommentWe need another brick in the wall
Brick and labour shortages are exacerbating the housing crisis, we need to be looking for sustainable solutions
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CommentWill the budget undermine housing delivery?
What impact will the Conservative’s cut to rents paid for affordable housing have on delivery?
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CommentOut of the frying pan, into a flat
Overheating in homes, particularly in city flats, is increasingly common
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CommentWho are we building for?
London property should be open for international purchasers but the balance now is wrong
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CommentThe future of associations is rooted in their history
The reduction in housing association rental income won’t be as hard-hitting if associations keep their cool
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CommentPlanning’s not the problem
Despite the chorus of approval these measures will do little to boost supply of homes in the short term
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CommentA solution to the home ownership crisis?
A new social enterprise aims to help those struggling to raise a deposit
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CommentHousing: Use your imagination
In the quest to create more homes, we need to help and incentivise local authorities to think outside the box to identify sites for development, and perhaps even more critically, redevelopment
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CommentPolicy review
What will the Conservative’s right to buy and starter homes initiative mean for UK housing?
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CommentRight to buy and development
What impact would an extended right to buy have on housing association development programmes?
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CommentHousing associations are taking back control
When it comes to asset management more and more HAs are ditching partnerships with contractors and managing their own affairs, but what are the risks?
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CommentThe private rented sector can make a positive contribution
PRS should not be seen as a quick development opportunity, it is a long-term investment that can meet the needs of a community
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CommentIslands of housing within a green sea
We should be debating an appropriate redefinition of the interface between town and country