All Housing articles
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NewsBerkeley gets green light to restore 200-year-old gasholder as part of Fulham towers scheme
Georgian structure is on Historic England’s at risk register
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CommentWe can solve the UK’s housing crisis by protecting smaller builders
The backbone of postwar Britain’s vast housebuilding drive, small builders now face extinction as regulatory barriers and policy layering make it ever harder for them to compete, build and survive. Hugo Owen has some solutions
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NewsIndustry welcomes government’s £15bn Warm Homes Plan but warns of skills shortages
Experts say more focus is needed on skills to ensure quality of work
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CommentHow housebuilders can take a sustainable approach to placemaking
Sustainability in housebuilding encompasses everything from construction to placemaking to future skills requirements. Keepmoat’s John Bowden says housebuilders must integrate all these elements in their projects – with placemaking at the centre
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Features‘The cliff edge has probably been reached’ … When the Warm Homes Plan finally arrives, will there be an industry left to deliver it?
Reports suggest the upcoming plan will see a big move towards low carbon technologies and shift in emphasis from grant to regulation. But industry figures say its long delay and the cancellation of the ECO scheme last year could leave DESNZ without the workforce to deliver its goals
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NewsFCBS submits plans for 272-home co-living scheme in Bath
Riverside development to be city’s first wholly co-living scheme
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NewsUnite hit with £10m planning bill after student homes developer pulls plug on resi scheme in Paddington
600-bed proposal finally got approval last month – three years after first being refused by Westminster council
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CommentWill government’s aspirations for good design be derailed by under-resourced planning departments?
Pro-building planning reforms are undoubtedly a good thing for our industry but we must be careful to ensure that legitimate community concerns can still be heard, writes Denise Chevin
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CommentSocial value is not the problem – poor implementation is
Social value isn’t failing because the principle is flawed - it’s struggling because procurement systems lack the capability and confidence to deliver on their own ambitions, says Ellie Jenkins of Akerlof
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FeaturesTop 50 Housebuilders: searching for signs of hope
With hopes of a rapid return to growth dashed, which firms have managed to navigate choppy waters successfully? And do the seas look calmer ahead?
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CommentWhy it’s so important to change the public perception of new towns
Only large-scale developments can offer enough investment for the major new infrastructure that people want and need, but we must work hard to take those people with us, writes Brian Yates at Stantec
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NewsMake’s twice rejected student resi scheme in Paddington gets green light from City Hall
600-bed proposal called in by London mayor in spring gets approval three years after first being refused by Westminster council
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NewsAndy Burnham unveils £1bn plan for thousands of homes across Manchester region
Programme to see three projects built in each of the city’s 10 boroughs with initial £400m investment set to be approved next week
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FeaturesBuilding better new towns: how to turn a bold housing vision into lasting, liveable communities
A recent roundtable, hosted in partnership with Ridge, explored the delivery challenges presented by the government’s new towns programme. Mary Richardson reports
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CommentSmall housebuilders are being pushed to the brink. What would the late Duncan Davidson do in this market?
Persimmon’s founder once embodied the bold spirit of the industry - a spirit Denise Chevin argues is now being stifled by rising costs, red tape and planning inflexibility
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NewsCompletions rise at Barratt Redrow, firm says in update
Housebuilder adds that order book edged up
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NewsDeveloper Bywater switches plans for office scheme in Bermondsey to co-living
Property developer Bywater has submitted fresh plans for a scheme in Bermondsey, changing the original designs for an office development into student accommodation after it acquired the site from another developer.
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NewsAwaab’s Law comes into force for social landlords
Social landlords from today must address emergency damp and mould hazards within 24 hours of reporting
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NewsNew towns programme needs minister with ‘sufficient rank’ to ensure cross-departmental support
Lord Gascoigne says current setup not strong enough
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CommentRegeneration of overlooked communities alongside new towns will be vital if UK is to hit homebuilding target
Only by adopting an ambitious, long-term mindset and working in partnership will we manage to build those 1.5 million homes, writes Sir Michael Lyons, chair of the New Towns Taskforce