All Policy articles – Page 50
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CommentCould 2022 be the year when we start to fix our failing housing system?
It is time for a proper long-term housing strategy, rather than focusing on propping up a system that isn’t working, argues David Orr
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NewsNotting Hill Genesis appoints sustainability director
Former Orbit exec Elly Hoult is also a board member at the Chartered Institute of Housing
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NewsShepherds Bush Housing Association put under investigation by regulator
The RSH said the developing association is at risk of failing to meet the expected standard
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NewsTaylor Wimpey strikes deal with regulator over leasehold homes
Housebuilder will strike out onerous contract clauses requiring ground rent payments to double
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NewsTroubled housing association Swan appoints acting CEO
Susan Hickey brought in to replace current chief exec John Synnuck who is leaving his post early citing health issues
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CommentHousebuilders are under pressure on net zero but their approaches are inconsistent
The housing world feels different post-COP26, writes Chris Brown
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NewsHousebuilding consumer code published
Code to be policed by New Homes Ombudsman Service set up in response to quality complaints
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NewsUrban Task Force author Richard Rogers dies
Celebrated architect behind Lloyds building was also influential figure in urban thinking and placemaking
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CommentIs the planning system on the brink of collapse?
The government must find a way of making the planning system work better, otherwise it stands no chance of hitting its 300,000-home target, warns Paul Smith
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NewsHousing minister turns down 1,000-home Woking scheme
Plans latest to be refused on design grounds follow Westferry and Brighton Marina decisions
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NewsGovernment mandates 30% cut in carbon for new homes
Revised building regulations mean reducing carbon emissions by a third from this summer
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NewsDevelopment by housing associations drops 20%
Analysis of audited accounts show impact of pandemic on housing association housebuilding
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CommentPlanning policy must better support the provision of care accommodation
The adult social care reform white paper has been published but the proposals won’t be effective unless the planning system supports new residential care provision, including through the regeneration of the High Street, argues Christopher Collett
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In FocusWhere are Help to Buy sales falling fastest?
The steep drop in Help to Buy sales since strictrer new rules have come in is concerning housebuilders. But which areas are most affected?
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NewsDLUHC hits out at RICS over refusal to change EWS1 guidance
Government tells RICS to “work harder” to protect leaseholders from fire safety costs
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NewsSwan fails regulatory test after losing control of development
Essex-based landlord and pioneer of MMC now likely to merge with housing association Orbit
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NewsMPs say housing PDR will ‘unbalance’ high streets
Select committee report finds government had ‘insufficient evidence’ to press ahead with new residential permitted development right
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NewsModular housebuilders form new trade body
Ilke’s Dave Sheridan to lead body to promote offsite housing sector
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NewsIndustry should not have been trusted to build high-rise blocks, government tells Grenfell inquiry
Housing department lawyer said public trust in construction firms had been “misplaced and abused”
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NewsConcealing cladding dangers ‘one of the major scandals of our time’, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Inquiry told that coalition government allowed itself to become the “junior partner” to the construction industry in a drive to cut red tape