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CommentLater living – a misunderstood market
When councillors in Elmbridge rejected a Guild Living scheme it highlighted a broader problem for the retirement housing sector, says Turley’s David Murray-Cox
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Robert Jenrick’s secret plan to solve the housing crisis
The rhetoric around street trees distracts from the real intent behind the government’s new design code, says Paul Smith
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Green Homes Grant fiasco highlights lack of national retrofit programme
The failure to properly fund domestic retrofit puts a national programme further out of reach
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Jenrick’s new developer levies are no easy answer to cladding crisis
Support from developers for the levies will surely splinter when detail emerges
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Housing associations’ social purpose is now urgent
We have to renew efforts to relieve the pressure on disadvantaged communities who have suffered most during the pandemic, says Bob Kerslake
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Brexit is a chance to fix problems that bedevil public procurement
Few of us will miss complicated OJEU rules but cutting out waste in tendering is still a challenge, says Ben Derbyshire
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Let’s ‘buy back’ to help victims of the cladding crisis now
Housing associations are in a position to solve the problem of struggling leaseholders unable to sell, says Maureen Corcoran
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Meeting net zero targets means working more closely with insurers
Renewed scrutiny of fire and building safety regulations poses challenges for the adoption of sustainable construction materials such as timber, says Paul Lowe
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Housing associations must embrace the government’s charter for tenants
The social housing whitepaper rejects top-down models in favour of stakeholder engagement, which can only be positive says Optivo’s Paul Hackett
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Ten top tips for post-pandemic resi
Yolande Barnes on how developers and investors can respond to increasing demand for home workspaces
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Housebuilders will have to react quickly to a changing market
Housing companies have responded well to the crisis, but bigger shifts in buyer and renter behaviour are under way, says Arcadis’ Richard Jones
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Why Oxford is serious about investing in MMC
The city is due to complete its first zero carbon social housing project and soon it will launch a £750m modular framework, says ODS’s Simon Yung
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How to innovate and make the most of brownfield sites
Turley’s Amy Cooper looks at the ZED Pods housing scheme in Bristol as an example of optimising land in our cities
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Government cannot avoid funding cladding repairs
The idea of giving leaseholders loans to meet the costs is deeply flawed, says Igloo’s Chris Brown
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Get the landscaping right, then construction can follow
Too many developers think the space between buildings is little more than a decorative afterthought, says HTA’s Ben Derbyshire
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The government needs to get its green house in order
Policies to make housing more sustainable have been disjointed and temporary, says Andrew Shepherd
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New housing formula is better politics than it is policy
The government’s latest U-turn appears to direct growth towards areas that are unlikely to deliver it, writes Joey Gardiner
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With the right controls, expanding development rights could save town centres
Allowing buildings in Class E to convert to residential use would be entirely sensible if properly managed, says Strategic Land Group’s Paul Smith
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The planning white paper is a poke in the eye for localism
Government needs to let local authorities do their job and engage with their communities, says Curtin Co director and councillor Philip Corthorne
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Does Boris still have the appetite to take on planning?
Given Tory unease over proposed white paper reforms, plans could be watered down or even dropped
