All Comment articles – Page 2
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CommentHousing Today and the G15’s wish for low-interest loans has been granted – but how do we make the most of the opportunity?
Paul Hackett considers creative ways to increase the availability of the £2.5n of low-cost loans announced by the government
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CommentHow and why social landlords should say sorry to residents
The Housing Ombudsman orders 4,000 apologies a year. Richard Blakeway explains why social landlords should not shy away from saying sorry
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CommentRegen Connect campaign: joining the dots between local ambition and delivery
At a pivotal moment for urban regeneration, Housing Today’s editor Chloe McCulloch introduces a new editorial campaign designed to connect local priorities with the expertise needed to deliver real change
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CommentWhere is the digital planning revolution?
The potential for using technology to improve planning is huge, but progress is slow. Paul Smith explains what needs to happen to speed things up.
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CommentWe don’t just need funding for adaptations – we need policy to drive delivery of new accessible homes too
Government must strike the right balance between adaptations and new build, argues Christina McGill
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CommentThe green belt has fuelled our housing crisis – so why is Labour reluctant to give it up altogether?
At a time of a housing crisis there is a genuine case for replacing green belt requirements, argues Simon Cox
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CommentFinally – we have government policy to help prevent homes overheating
The Warm Homes Plan published this week is the first time the government has grasped the nettle on extreme heat, writes Matthew Scott
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CommentHousing is just as crucial to the success of Ox-Cam arc as science and technology
The government is betting big with a £500m investment in Oxford and Cambridge. But, argues Steve Brett, a shortage of affordable and sustainable housing across the region would halt growth before it even begins
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CommentHow the National Housing Bank is changing the financing landscape for social housing
Homes England’s new subsidiary has the potential to reshape capital flows in new housing provision. This and other new sources of funding mean social housing providers must now optimise their financial capacity like never before, write Gary Grigor and Rachel Dros
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CommentGood quality development will depend on councils getting their local plans right
Balancing the visionary and practical in local plans is difficult but it is vital local authorities do it successfully, writes Anthony Okereke
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CommentTackling the intransigent opposition of local groups to development
Ben Derbyshire, who is president of the London Forum of Amenity & Civic Societies, explains how he wants groups to adopt a more proactively positive stance
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CommentTime to question assumption social housing is procured via a tax on developments
A significant increase in the number of social and affordable rented homes is required if we are to get close to hitting the government’s targets, David Rudlin writes
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CommentWhy housing associations are essential to tackling worklessness
Scaling up place-based, personalised support would improve outcomes for individuals while making local economies more resilient argues Fiona Fletcher-Smith
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CommentWill government’s aspirations for good design be derailed by under-resourced planning departments?
Pro-building planning reforms are undoubtedly a good thing for our industry but we must be careful to ensure that legitimate community concerns can still be heard, writes Denise Chevin
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CommentWhat will 2026 mean for housing associations’ development capacity?
Government announcements last year were positive but there’s more that can be done to help reverse the long-term erosion of providers’ balance sheets, writes Paul Hackett
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CommentWhy it’s so important to change the public perception of new towns
Only large-scale developments can offer enough investment for the major new infrastructure that people want and need, but we must work hard to take those people with us, writes Brian Yates at Stantec
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CommentReflections on a year of pivotal change for housing
Change has become a constant in our sector, but there are signs of progress also, writes Gavin Smart
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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