All Comment articles – Page 28
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CommentA politician’s view of new permitted developments
Reforms designed to speed up regeneration of our high streets risk depriving councillors of a vital role in the local planning process, says Sachin Shah
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CommentHousing associations face difficult trade offs
Inadequate government funding to improve fire safety means social landlords are having to scale back the number of homes they build and delay energy efficiency measures, says Paul Hackett
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CommentInstitutions investing in affordable housing must recognise needs of the sector
New money for the sector is urgently needed but to have real impact partnership deals have to be on the right terms, says Richard Jones
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CommentRise of the YIMBY brings hope for the next generation
Young people suffering the worst effects of the housing crisis are increasingly fed-up with home-owning older people making decisions on their behalf, Paul Smith writes
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CommentEconomic rethink offers hope of long-term solutions
Climate change and local deprivation are far too serious issues for our short-termist system of democracy to solve. Cross-party agreement on fiscal expansion is the way to go, writes Chris Brown
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CommentNew towns require patient investment
For long-term business models to work for new community developments a number of things need to change, says Paula Hirst
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CommentWhat do we need from the next London mayor?
Ben Derbyshire suggests a few fresh policies for a more sustainabile and equitable built environment
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CommentIt’s time to start talking about the falling population
The government’s determination to build 300,000 homes a year may well have been overtaken by events, Joey Gardiner writes
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CommentIdentifying local housing needs through challenging land designation
Gianmaria Givanni explains how one inner city infill scheme managed to be built on ’metropolitan open land’
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CommentWelcome budget measures will support our industry and speed the recovery
Widening home ownership is key to a healthy economy. It is good to see that the government appreciates this, says the Barratt Developments chief
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CommentThe London Plan is already out of date
Conceived in a pre-pandemic world and reliant on high-rise housing, the plan needs flexible implementation, argues Bob McCurry
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CommentHow to make mass housing for individuals
Simon Saint at Woods Bagot argues for a different approach to achieve efficiencies at scale but also consumer choice
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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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CommentRobert 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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CommentGreen 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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CommentJenrick’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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CommentHousing 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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CommentBrexit 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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CommentLet’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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CommentMeeting 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