All Housing Today articles in May 2024 – Page 11
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NewsSocial landlords report decrease in tower blocks with 'life critical' external wall fire safety defects
The regulator’s latest fire safety remediation report attributes the reduction “at least in part” to the completion of remedial works in some buildings
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CommentWhy power connection delays are more likely to slow development in Scotland
As the Scottish government declares a national emergency, Nicky Grant outlines one area of regulation that could be changed to speed up housing schemes north of the border
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NewsRegulator orders halt to work on 50 higher-risk schemes due to building control issues
Liquidation of one building control surveyor and failure of another to register in time puts projects on hold
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NewsSkills shortage means workers in ‘green trades’ in London are now earning more than £130k a year, report finds
Insulation specialists and heat pump installers picking up £70 an hour
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NewsPublic believes more upfront investment in infrastructure needed to support social housebuilding, survey finds
Places for People’s pre-election survey found that more than 50% of people worry about the strain that housebuilding would put on existing infrastructure
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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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NewsGreat Places appoints more than 100 suppliers to its latest £1.5bn construction framework
Bids to provide works and services under the latest framework increased by 23%
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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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NewsBerkeley to launch 4,000-home build-to-rent business as annual profit falls
Push into BTR landlord market comes as housebuilder warns sales will “remain subdued” in the short-term
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NewsPlaces for People and Clarion use shared ownership staircasing automation technology
Clarion completed a two-month pilot with Stairpay, which Stairpay say saw a 50% increase in staircasing transactions
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CommentWhy housebuilders are increasingly looking to set up for-profit registered providers of social housing
Colette McCormack and Matt Cowen explain why the affordable housing development landscape is changing
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NewsBrighton & Hove City Council and Hyde planning 300 homes on site of former trading estate
The Hyde Group and Brighton and Hove City Council JV could purchase land at the former trading estate and deliver council and shared ownership homes
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CommentWhat should co-design in the local planning process look like?
Rather than standardising physical parameters, authority-wide design codes should be utilised by the next government as a “patchwork of participation”, writes Ben Derbyshire
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NewsMoat appoints Settle boss as new chief executive
Gavin Cansfield will join 22,000-home association after he leaves Hertfordshire landlord later this year
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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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NewsEx-Peabody boss to step down from Sustainability for Housing chair role
Brendan Sarsfield will stand down from his role as chair of the social housing sustainability reporting organisation later this year, after more than three years in the position