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Lion Green Road’s Stirling Prize victory is a timely statement about the future of council housing delivery

Mary Duggan Architects and RUFFARCHITECTS’ Lion Green Road has taken the Stirling Prize, but the win carries political weight far beyond its architectural merits - arriving at a pivotal moment for council housing in Britain, says Ben Flatman

Burnham’s council housebuilding focus provides an opportunity to diversify supply and tackle stigma

By James Cogan

The return of council housebuilding must add to housing supply rather than shift responsibility from one part of the sector to another, writes James Cogan

Councils can build homes again, but funding alone won’t drive delivery
By Caroline Compton-James
Devolution can make place-based retrofit a reality
By Richard Ellis
Planning reform alone will not deliver better places
By Ben Derbyshire
How will the Building Safety Levy impact development?
By Robert Ray
Why housing associations should be delivery partners at the heart of devolution
By Aly Heald
The new NPPF – why planning is becoming harder and less predictable
By Paul Smith
More must be done to ensure diversity at all levels of seniority in social housing
By Cerys Clark
Calmness and consolidation: what the affordable housing sector needs from Burnham’s first Budget
By Paul Hackett
Burnham’s council housing pivot risks an immediate drop in delivery by other parties
By Richard Cherry
What housing and the armed forces have to offer each other
By Elly Hoult
The role of for-profit providers: why the housing crisis needs more than one model
By Guy Horne
Early, flexible and joined-up support is crucial to ensure no young person is left behind
By Claire Woodward

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