All Housing Today articles in August 2026 – Page 7
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CommentThe planning system needs to take viability more seriously
Residential development is unviable in nearly half of England. Government must either reduce build costs by removing regulation or subsidise development from the public purse, argues Paul Smith
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NewsCrest Nicholson warns of full-year loss as talks with lenders slip
Housebuilder revises down guidance for profit and full-year completions
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NewsPennycook confirms final new town locations to be chosen by end of the year
Programme will feature ‘bespoke’ planning policy and ‘site specific’ delivery vehicles
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NewsReform UK unveils plans to cut affordable housing requirements to 5% on brownfield land
Party also wants to scrap BNG requirements, landfill tax, Section 106 payments and most building standards on brownfield housing schemes
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CommentThose who accuse housebuilders of landbanking misunderstand how development works
The idea that developers routinely profit from withholding consented land is wrong and diverts political energy from the structural reforms needed to boost delivery, writes Huseyin Huseyin
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NewsHome Group increases surplus despite drop in turnover
Shared ownership income falls and market sale revenue halves as provider pivots to reduce market exposure
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NewsCala slips into the red following one-off £20m building safety remediation cost
CEO says 2026 sales ‘disappointing’ so far
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NewsGreen light for City & Country’s 200-home mansion block scheme approved by Bath council
Proportion of affordable homes drops compared with 2016 consent
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CommentEnsuring every resident can use their voice regardless of race, faith or heritage
In the current climate it’s vital social landlords go beyond listening and take meaningful action so residents feel their community belongs to them, writes Kai Jackson
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NewsFirst wave SAHP allocations were reduced after Burnham made PM, housing minister says
MHCLG ‘left more funding back’ to be allocated to councils later on after new PM refreshed priorities
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NewsCIH criticises Conservative plan to cut local housing allowance
Housing body says policy would increase homelessness and that cost savings would be short-term
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NewsAnchor reports deficit after £50m hit from one-off costs
But later living provider smashes its development target for the year
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NewsLondon Square picked to deliver mixed-use neighbourhood in Waterloo with 133 new homes
Project will be 50% affordable
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NewsBasildon set to continue fight against imposed local plan with increased housing provision
Council to discuss next steps this week after minister demanded it update 27-year-old plan
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NewsTurnover and completions down at Riverside
But operating surplus and margins up as major housing association ‘balances ambition with financial discipline’
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NewsAugust house prices see first yearly decrease since November 2023, says Lloyds
But growth still marginally up from start of the year
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NewsBSR innovation unit cuts approval times in half after a year in operation
But regulator still doesn’t meet statutory requirement as caseload grows
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In FocusReform UK conference: Farage scandal overshadows radical planning proposals
An undercover Channel 4 investigation forced two senior Reform UK figures to resign during the party’s Birmingham conference, deepening questions about its electoral prospects. But the party’s radical brownfield planning proposals still have significant appeal in the housing development and construction sectors
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NewsVistry calls for new shared ownership model backed by private capital
White paper says model would increase delivery and save money for government
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NewsTributes paid to experienced housing leader Colin Sherriff following death
Grainger Trust chair passed away last month