All Housing articles – Page 7
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CommentStarmer must do more to boost net zero by linking it with social housing policy
The new government has made a promising start, but comments at a recent roundtable with social housing providers suggest we need more policy certainty and consistency over net zero to enable the sector to do more, writes Mike Foy
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CommentWill proposed planning changes help Labour to deliver more homes?
Last week was dominated by housing policy including a new towns task force and proposals to build more homes in more places including the green belt.Thomas Lane assesses what implications the proposals may have for new housing supply
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CommentWe are working to end homelessness – but it requires a united effort
It is an honour to join the international mayors’ council on homelessness and to share the work we are doing with an international audience, says Tom Hunt
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NewsHousebuilding volumes must double if Labour to meet 1.5m homes target, says NHBC
New homes figures show quarter-on-quarter rise in building rates
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CommentIn the rush to build 1.5 million homes how do we safeguard quality?
Starmer’s government wants to build at a speed and scale not seen since the 1970s, but the building spurts of the past resulted in homes of dubious quality, warns Denise Chevin
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CommentHere are some alternative housing policies for the new government
New towns, 1.5m homes and building on the green belt will use up the UK’s entire carbon budget but there are other things Keir Starmer can do, writes Chris Brown
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In partnershipWolverhampton’s Royal Quarter: How do you put placemaking at the centre of regeneration?
Rebecca Bennett Casserly, corporate director of development, WHG speaks to Jordan Marshall about the project
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CommentHow voters look at housing as an election issue: a short history
Ben Marshall of polling firm Ipsos looks at how housing has ranked as a priority for the electorate over the decades and what it says about the gap between politicians and people
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NewsEngland needs 550,000 new homes a year to solve housing shortage, says report
If the UK returned to pre-financial crisis productivity levels, salaries could be up to 25% higher
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NewsAnnual UK house prices rise in April for second month
Buyer demand stabilised in April, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
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NewsMore than 200 new homes approved as part of Trafford Waters development
Peel Waters aims to deliver 3,000 homes in total
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NewsPlans submitted for first phase of £1.3bn new Scottish coastal town
More than 800 homes planned for first phase of scheme by Edinburgh council and Cruden Homes
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NewsHouse prices flat as sellers pause plans until after election
The prices in five of the six cheapest areas reached record highs
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NewsLabour criticised over omission of 40% affordable housing target from manifesto
Labour sources say target remains party policy
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NewsCrest Nicholson rejects two takeover bids from Bellway
£650m offer“significantly undervalued” business says housebuilder
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In FocusThe upkeep challenges of the UK’s social housing
Industry experts gathered to discuss how to tackle the challenges of remediating, upgrading and maintaining the UK’s social housing stock, at a recent roundtable hosted by Building, Housing Today and JLA
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NewsStrong rhetoric on planning but no surprises as Keir Starmer launches Labour manifesto
Policy document light on new policy and bets big on growth