Housing Delivery

Devolution can make place-based retrofit a reality

The devolving of warm homes funding to mayors and local communities give places and local partnerships more freedom to address challenges together, argues Richard Ellis

The new NPPF – why planning is becoming harder and less predictable

The value of more permissive policies are limited when the system is in flux. We need a system with clear rules and predictable processes, argues Paul Smith

Home Group increases surplus despite drop in turnover

Shared ownership income falls and market sale revenue halves as provider pivots to reduce market exposure

We cannot plan for 1.5 million homes without planning for water

Water scarcity should be a catalyst for better infrastructure planning, not another barrier to delivery, argues Lisa Cook