All Comment articles – Page 29
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CommentHousing 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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CommentTen 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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CommentHousebuilders 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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CommentWhy 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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CommentHow 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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CommentGovernment 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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CommentGet 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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CommentThe 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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CommentNew 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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CommentWith 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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CommentThe 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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CommentDoes 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
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CommentLevelling up should go beyond tackling the North-South divide
We need a more nuanced approach to redressing inequality wherever it is found, says Optivo’s Paul Hackett
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CommentWhat does Trump vs Biden have to say about UK housing policy?
The US presidential election highlighted how suburban housing has become a new political battleground
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CommentDesigning homes with empathy
We need to ensure we are creating places to live from the perspective of people who have different needs and priorities from our own, says Kyle Buchanan
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CommentBiodiversity net gain and its impact on viability
The proposals in the Environment Bill sound fine in principle but we need to take the time to work out if some developments could be disproportionately affected, says Toby Lambert
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CommentThe key to longevity is flexibility, so why don’t we design homes that way?
We need to ditch our obession with capital costs and focus on how homes can adapt over their lifetimes, says HTA’s Ben Derbyshire
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CommentLevelling up means Homes England re-prioritising how it spends
The government has a mountain to climb to address its ‘levelling up’ promises, and a good place to start is affordable housing, says Chris Brown
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CommentTrue democracy in planning means listening to everyone - not just objectors
Reforming the planning system could finally broaden the range of people who respond to public consultations, argues Paul Smith
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CommentWhy Barratt is backing the Social Mobility Pledge
Levelling up is good for Britain and good for business, write chief executive David Thomas and former education secretary Justine Greening