All Housing Delivery articles – Page 19
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Comment
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
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News
Housing 21 appoints new chair
The older people’s housing provider has picked Gurpreet Dehal to replace Stephen Hughes at head of board
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News
Affordable housing loan scheme gets extra £3bn to build 20,000 new homes
Gove unveils pre-election plans to address the housing crisis, including brownfield planning reforms
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News
L&Q quarterly completions drop by a third
The 109,000-home housing association has reduced its development target to focus on investing in existing stock
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News
Places for People’s takeover of Origin gets go-ahead
Origin is set to be taken over by PfP in its centenary year
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Comment
Making the case for Build-to-Rent to politicians
Build-to-rent is misunderstood in Westminster but the product can help provide security of tenure and quality, writes Robert Sheldon
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News
Starmer pledges to ‘reform housing’ in address to CIH
Keir Starmer sets out Labour’s vision for “nation renewal” in speech at annual presidential dinner
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News
Barratt agrees to buy rival Redrow in deal worth £2.5bn
Acquisition will create a £7.5bn-turnover housebuilding giant
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Comment
A Royal Commission might just help us develop the long-term strategy we need
The Housing Ombudsman’s call for a long-term, depoliticised approach could help us join the dots between housing, health and welfare, writes Paul Hackett
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News
Build-to-rent planning approvals are taking at least a year to be granted, research finds
According to research by the BPF and Savills, the time required for BTR planning applications to be approved has shot up over the last decade
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News
Homes England says affordable housing delivery will be lower than NAO estimates
Reprofiled £11.5bn Affordable Homes Programme set to deliver less than 157,000 homes
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Comment
We know we need volumetric modular – now we need a plan from government
A House of Lords committee said Whitehall’s plan for MMC is in ‘disarray’. Carl Leaver outlines what government should do to boost volumetric modular
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News
Karbon Homes in talks to take over Leazes Homes
With Newcastle City Council’s ALMO earmarked for closure, Leazes Homes is looking to become a subsidiary of Karbon Homes
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News
Housing bodies warn that proposed Northern Ireland budget cuts will impede social housing delivery
The CIH and Homeless Connect said the proposed spending will mean missing annual social housing delivery targets
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News
£1.5bn Richmond scheme approved for the third time after second staircase changes
Third redesign for controversial 1,068-home plans hoping for GLA sign-off after council gives approval
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Thurrock council insists £1.4bn regeneration plan isn’t dead despite terminating agreement
The Essex local authority said it is committed to delivering the project and is working with Homes England and other investors to find “alternative delivery options” after funding difficulties
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Comment
Revised planning framework shows Gove has not completely caved in to the NIMBYs
Ministers seem to have taken the view that there are votes in delivery, but can the proposals be delivered as intended, asks Peter Canavan
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News
Stonewater completes takeover of 1,600-home Surrey housing association
Mount Green has officially joined 37,000-home association as a subsidiary
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In Focus
Gove and Khan’s row over London’s housing delivery numbers explained
How the mayor’s spatial development strategy became the centre of a spat in this multiple-election year
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News
Geeta Nanda to step down as chief executive of Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing
The former chair of the G15 group will step down from her role in autumn this year