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Paul Rickard-Photoroom

The spending review was a bold step which provides opportunities to think differently about delivery

By Paul Rickard

Ministers must now follow through by giving Homes England the autonomy and resources it needs to direct resources to SMEs, writes Paul Rickard

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The chancellor’s £39bn boost buys time for social housing – now innovative private finance models must help deliver at scale

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The Labour government is prioritising funding for grant-heavy, and much-needed, social rented homes while also promising to ramp up delivery to 1.5 million homes a year. Innovation to draw in private finance can help square the circle, says Carl Brown