All Comment articles – Page 37
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CommentSchoolboy economics and the ‘housing crisis’
Lack of understanding by both electorate and politicians makes effective housing policy distinctly hit and miss
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CommentIs self-build the answer to tackling the housing crisis?
With 6 million Britons interested in building their own home, initiatives are just starting to cater to this market
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CommentThe London Plan and achieving London’s housing targets
Details are needed on subsidy level, and how the job will actually get done
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CommentTheresa May’s housing legacy: assessed
Does the prime minister’s analysis of what she’s achieved in office match with industry perception?
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CommentWhat’s the right direction for the high street?
Clear government policy is needed to support efforts to revive flagging town centres
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CommentGlasto: A lesson for housing in the 21st century
Music festivals can teach us a lot about positive placemaking
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CommentTime for a new age of council housebuilding
Mark Swenarton on what we need to learn from the Homes Fit for Heroes programme a century ago
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CommentSelling public land: not such an easy job
There are many good reasons why the government has trouble selling its land – but solutions are out there
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CommentBuildings are homes, not just investments
If buildings continue to be seen simply as financial investments, we will never overcome the quality issues that make people feel unsafe in their homes
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CommentTime to embrace for-profit RPs
Collaboration between for-profit registered providers and housing associations could be key to building additional homes
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CommentLies, damned lies and land-use change statistics
Building more homes on brownfield sites isn’t the miracle supply solution some would like to think
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CommentBob Kerslake: It is possible to build more and better homes
Redeveloping the Holloway prison site shows responsible construction can be done by working together
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CommentAmbition and ingenuity – delivering semi-rural affordable homes
Rural contexts need just as much attention importance of placemaking and demanding the highest standards
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CommentThe housing association as master developer
Arcadis’ Richard Jones sees HAs are growing into a role to which they are particularly suited
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CommentChanging the way we approach ageing in cities
Urban areas are seeing an increase in older people – so we need better age-friendly design
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CommentBuilding homes in a climate emergency
As the public and politicians realise the need to change – and fast – what will this mean for housebuilding, asks Chris Brown
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CommentMark Farmer on the MMC Definition Framework: Defining our future
Setting out what ‘modern methods of construction’ actually means could be the key to unlocking this growth area
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CommentWhen it comes to joint ventures, size is important
Smaller JVs can be more effective in responding to market shifts, local opposition and physical constraints
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CommentTory local election defeats: blame planning policy?
A swing to Lib Dems, Greens and independents seems to cluster round planning problem areas
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CommentExtend the Community Housing Fund to help this emerging sector bloom
Longer-term certainty is needed to spread the myriad benefits seen in Cornwall from community land trust housing