Housing delivery

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‘I could walk you down a road where the average life expectancy drops by 20 years within a mile’ : Matt Forrest on regeneration opportunities and challenges in the Tees Valley

The post-industrial Tees Valley is a region with lots of potential regeneration opportunities but many acute challenges also. As part of Housing Today’s Voices of Regeneration series, the chair of the new Tees Valley Housing Partnership explains how it can fulfil its potential

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Arada bought the dip in the UAE and reaped the rewards. But will it work in London?

Its purchase of developer Regal London last year might have been the first most in the UK had heard of Arada. But in the UAE it has been building up a reputation for green, wellbeing-led development for the better part of a decade. Daniel Gayne finds out what it plans ...

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L&G Affordable Homes’ for-profit RPs get highest grades across the board in first regulatory judgements

Guildford Borough Council improves from C3 to C1 consumer rating, while Connexus handed ‘failing’ C3 grade

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Could standard section 106 templates speed up delivery?

A committee of MPs has called for national standardised section 106 templates. Pete Canavan assesses what impact this could have

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With build-to-rent on the back foot, can major regeneration schemes still stack up?

Retailer John Lewis blamed its decision to scrap plans to build 10,000 BTR homes on a ‘fundamental shift’ in economic conditions. Joey Gardiner wonders what the future is for this vital sector

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Reeves pledges £2.3bn to remove ‘roadblocks’ to regeneration with three-quarters of the money going to the north

Chancellor also promises ‘roadmap’ for fiscal devolution to the regions by the autumn and vows to tackle geographical imbalances

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Weston Homes proposes new first time buyer equity loan scheme

Under housebuilder’s proposed ‘loan to own’ model developers would pay the interest for the first five years

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Finance watchdog opens probe into accountants at Vistry’s south division

Investigation comes after series of profit warnings in 2024

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Inside West Yorkshire’s quiet renaissance: A regional deep dive into the forces transforming its cities

Devolution is giving Leeds, Bradford and the surrounding local authorities the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Joey Gardiner profiles West Yorkshire, its funding streams, community priorities, key clients and active consultants

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Wheatley reports increase in completions and tenant satisfaction in first half of the year

Glasgow-based provider says it has exceeded target of housing 11,000 homeless households over five years

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NHF and G15 back call for new shared ownership staircasing model to unlock up to £33bn for HAs

Sector bodies endorse Southern Housing’s new subsidised ‘staircasing’ mortgage proposal, describing it as a ‘win-win’ for housebuilding and homebuyers that ’would not stoke house prices’

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A new era for regeneration: Housing Forum’s Alex Notay on funding models, patient capital and the future of placemaking

As pressures mount across planning, funding and delivery, new Housing Forum CEO and Regen Connect advisory panellist Alex Notay outlines why the sector must step beyond traditional silos to unlock regeneration at scale. Carl Brown reports

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OBR predicts net additions to housing stock will fall to 220,000 next year

Body forecasts 1.3m additions in UK from 2025/26 to 2029/30, casting doubt on ability of government to hit 1.5m homes target for England

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RPs’ repairs spend continues to rise but development ‘suppressed’ ahead of SAHP bidding

RSH analysis shows Q4 2025 figure was 9% up on previous quarter

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Platform completes 1,000 homes in first three quarters

Development up 37% at 50,000-home provider

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Housing Today announces panel of experts to inform its Regen Connect coverage

Advisers to help inform Housing Today’s focus on regional regeneration as part of year-long campaign