All Housing articles
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In Focus
Housing Today and G15 State of the Capital report
Housing Today publishes its exclusive research into ways of boosting affordable housing in London, in partnership with the G15 group
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News
LGA hits back at plans to curtail role of planning committees in approving development
Legislation introduced yesterday would put more decisions in the hands of planning officers
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In Focus
Housing Today’s Good Employment Report in full
Housing Today this week publishes its exclusive Good Employment Report.
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Comment
Balancing quality and quantity to deliver 1.5m homes
The government – and housebuilders – must be given the best possible chance of achieving its ambitious target writes Ben Derbyshire
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Comment
Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain one year on. Is it working?
A year after 10% Biodiversity Net Gain was mandated for large, newly-approved housing developments, James Taylor reflects on the policy’s impact on the housebuilding industry and the challenges it continues to face
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News
BPF urges Reeves to fund ‘new approach’ at Building Safety Regulator
British Property Federation calls for next month’s spending review to include ‘additional resource’ for safety regulator amid spate of high-rise delays
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News
‘Make housing a passionate choice’, says Elly Hoult in presidential address
The Chartered Institute of Housing president explains how social housing changed her life and why the sector should ‘shout from the rooftops’ about its careers opportunities
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In Focus
‘Are we putting customers at the heart of our decision-making?’ Phil Andrew reveals Orbit’s transformation plan
The chief executive has taken an unusual route to the social housing sector via studying glaciers and working for British American Tobacco. He tells Carl Brown about his journey
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News
Watkin Jones slashes losses to £300k after turbulent 18 months
Developer buoyed by increased profit from student housing schemes
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In partnership
Queensland Road: A case study on building and fire safety remediation
Symon Sentain, executive director property services, Newlon Housing Trust speaks about the housing association's approach to tackling fire and building safety
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News
RIBA calls for ‘consequential improvements’ in existing single staircase towers
Institute wants more stringent safety regulations in non-residential buildings in its full response to Grenfell Inquiry report
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News
Persimmon spent £60m on building safety remediation last year
Housebuilder has now spent £120m on safety works with 30% of remediation jobs still yet to start
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News
Gleeson says trading in line with expectations but boss warns housing recovery remains sluggish
Housebuilder says government needs to provide clarity on spending review plans
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News
Ongoing audit of fire safety provisions puts Crest Nicholson results back two weeks
Auditor asks for more time to run rule over ‘appropriateness of fire remediation provision’
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In Focus
The 1.5 million-home question: Does the government’s planning reform programme add up?
Ministers unleashed a barrage of planning reforms in the dying days of 2024. Joey Gardiner asks if these can give the industry the boost it needs to get anywhere close to the government’s ambitious housebuilding target?
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News
10-year rent settlement would generate extra £13bn for social landlords over a decade, CIH and Savills find
Decade-long settlement would cumulatively generate £72bn over 30 years for social landlords, compared to £37bn for the government’s proposed five-year arrangement
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News
MTVH changes parent company in move to simplify structure
Credit rating agency Standard & Poors says move to switch parent company ‘better reflects importance’ of Metropolitan side of the business.
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In Focus
‘My push has always been to give young people a chance’: Geraldine Howley on inclusivity and inspiring the next generation
The outgoing chair of the Chartered Institute of Housing has spent the past 40 years striving to make the sector more inclusive while inspiring young talent to join. As part of Housing Today’s Every Person Counts campaign, she talks about her journey
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In Focus
‘I’m passionate about villages having the right sort of housing’ … My work as a development officer at Hastoe Housing Association
Tim Wells tells Housing Today how his rural roots inspired his career and how he is helping to overcome the challenges to build much-needed affordable homes
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News
Vistry and LLDC form joint venture to build 948-home scheme in Stratford
Pudding Mill Lane project will be 45% affordable