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CommentGive co-living the planning consistency it needs and it will deliver
Co-living needs its own, nationally consistent space standards to remove ambiguity and build trust, writes Damien Sharkey
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CommentThe future of the social housing sector is speaking. But who is listening?
A landmark report last week from CIH Futures and Altair shed light on the views and experiences of under 35s working in social housing. The sector must act on the findings, write Halisha Kaur and Emma Gilbank
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Comment2026 is the test: will bold housing policy become real-world delivery?
Government has set the right tone on housing - but tone alone won’t build a single home. If 2026 is to move the dial on the national target, the sector needs clarity, commitment and the courage to follow through on the bold policies already announced, says EDAROTH’s Mark Powell
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CommentPlanning reform: Can Steve Reed save Christmas?
The fact that measures to standardise planning decisions will be made non-statutory is disappointing but planning reform can still be a valuable gift, writes Paul Smith
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CommentWhy Supreme Court nutrient neutrality ruling is a win-win for nature and housing developers
A recent court ruling has provided crucial clarity which could pave the way for more projects, writes Jeremy Gardiner
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CommentForget Trump and the anti-green rhetoric, housebuilders must double down on net zero
Now is not the time for turning on energy efficiency, writes David Thomas
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CommentLearning from social housing’s past
Social housing’s almshouse roots and centuries of experience have much to teach today’s professionals and practice, says Dominic Bradley
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CommentWhy new SAHP should make possible regeneration schemes entirely for social rent
Opening up funding for regeneration is crucial for meeting needs of current and future generations, writes Paul Hackett
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CommentThe Budget set out bold ambition - now this must be translated into targeted, practical policies
Ministers’ commitment to housing provides confidence to the sector. Now, whether it be rent convergence or warm homes, we need certainty about detail, writes Jonathan Layzell
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CommentThe Budget was a missed opportunity for housing affordability and supply
While some measures were welcome, Reeves’ package of policies fell short overall, writes Chloe Fletcher
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CommentWhy the Renters’ Rights Act means a divided landscape for student housing
The government’s landmark bill to reshape the private rented sector is now on the statute book. Nikita Asher and Faye Craggs explain the likely impact
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CommentInvestment in people and skills can turn ambition into reality on housebuilding
As the budget approaches, Manuel Atkinson argues the government must go further to create more pathways into construction alongside simplified planning
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CommentRent convergence is essential for decent homes
Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, Elly Hoult makes the case for rent convergence with a £3 uplift
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CommentWe must revise home standards to mitigate climate risk
Government should implement more comprehensive housing standards that include flood risk mitigation, rainwater harvesting, thermal comfort strategies and renewable energy integration, argues Rebecca Dillon-Robinson
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CommentHow government can ensure money for housing has the greatest possible impact
Ahead of the Budget, David Orr outlines several policy ideas he believes can boost housing without costing the taxpayer a penny
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CommentDon’t listen to the negativity, much in social housing has improved
According to some commentators, everything was perfect in the social housing sector in the past. This is not true and believing that now is the worst possible time of delivering services risks demotivating people, writes Jamie Ratcliff
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CommentLet’s extend 28-day adjudication to buyers of new homes
Tony Bingham makes a plea to housing secretary Steve Reed to ditch a Construction Act exclusion that ill serves new home buyers
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CommentIt’s time to be bold and recognise our housing system just isn’t working
We must review housing end-to-end, including land supply, planning, tax, investment and workforce planning, argues Keith Exford
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CommentImproving transparency to help residents make sense of service charges
G15 landlord Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has reported a 63% drop in follow-up queries to service charge letters. Kush Rawal explains how it achieved this
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CommentCan the government’s devolution reforms deliver for social and affordable housing?
The government’s English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill could offer the chance to “reset” and ensure we have the structures to deliver the homes and places we need, writes Pete Canavan