All Comment articles – Page 21
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Comment300,000 homes a year is achievable if we can remove barriers to delivery
The housebuilding sector is capable of ramping up its output but it needs substantial government support, argues Lord Richard Best
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CommentThe time has come to get building
When it comes to building sorely-needed new affordable housing, it is time to translate words into action and Housing Today’s A Fair Deal for Housing is a good first step, writes Geeta Nanda
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CommentIt’s time for A Fair Deal for Housing
Housing Today has launched a new cross-sector campaign looking at what the government and housing development industry needs to do to help us build more than 300,000 homes year, explains Carl Brown
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CommentA house price slowdown amid rampant cost inflation will throw viability up in the air
An impending reversal of the usual ‘high price growth-low inflation’ environment will lead to housing developers having to rethink their approach. Richard Jones gives some tips on how the industry should react
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CommentThe rhetoric of planning reform has changed more than the substance
Michael Gove has artfully repositioned the government’s planning reforms, but more of his predecessor’s original vision remains then you might think, writes Paul Smith
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CommentPower in planning politics may be shifting too far towards anti-development groups
Localist measures in the levelling up and regeneration bill must not simply be a tool to placate those opposed to development, argues Matt Clarke
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CommentWe must not let housing policy fall victim to political popularism
The proposed Right to Buy for housing association tenants shows Boris Johnson is desperately grasping for policies that won’t work and will cause damage, warns Ben Derbyshire
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CommentUnlocking large sites with transport is key to boosting regeneration
Genuinely collaborative spatial planning is the key to delivering maximum value to communities, writes Fiona Fletcher-Smith
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CommentCreating the right local design code
The levelling up and regeneration bill will require all planning authorities to have an area-wide design code in place. This brings opportunities and challenges for planners and developers, writes Jane Dann
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CommentWhy Gove’s proposed ‘street votes’ policy deserves our support
Street votes could enable denser, more energy efficient, car-free neighbourhoods that people actually want, argues Ben Derbyshire
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CommentHousebuilders have signed the developer pledge - now we must work out the details
Housebuilders have pledged publicly to fix issues on blocks they built without using public money, but what is this likely to mean in practice? Solicitor Charmaine McQueen-Prince looks at the detail
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CommentWe must get the design of the new Infrastructure Levy right
It is vital the proposed Infrastructure Levy boosts on-site affordable provision and avoids unintended consequences, writes Paul Hackett
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CommentSocial value, housing associations and the Procurement Bill
The Procurement Bill in the Queen’s Speech hammers home the need for housing associations and public bodies to take into account social value when procuring work, but a lack of consistency in measuring it may prove challenging, argues Steve Cooper
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CommentWhy can’t we have a national housing strategy like other countries?
As Michael Gove seemingly backs away from housebuilding targets, David Orr argues what we really need is a coherent long-term housing strategy
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CommentThe government should do more to support build-to-rent
Despite a fall in starts and completions last quarter, build-to-rent is on the rise but needs more backing from ministers, argues James Simondson
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CommentThe government’s regulation and rhetoric threatens the viability of sites
Ministers’ focus on quality over quantity could increase costs, hit delivery and make it harder for smaller builders to flourish, argues James Thomson
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CommentSuperfluous and unconvincing: why the levelling up bill is a missed opportunity
The lack of depth in Michael Gove’s flagship legislation announced in the Queen’s Speech will make change difficult, argues Derek Long
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CommentThe Queen’s Speech shows the government in full retreat on planning reform
But the government could still include measures to help the system deliver more homes when the detail is brought forward, says Joey Gardiner
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CommentSolving nutrient neutrality puzzle is a key test of ministers’ housebuilding commitment
On nutrient neutrality, the government must find a way of protecting the environment while being fair to the housing development industry, argues Joey Gardiner
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CommentChoices, choices, choices: ministers must decide whether they’re serious about the housing crisis
Ahead of the Queen’s Speech next Tuesday, Paul Smith suggests how ministers could best choose to improve the planning system