All Comment articles – Page 7
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CommentInvestment in people and skills can turn ambition into reality on housebuilding
As the budget approaches, Manuel Atkinson argues the government must go further to create more pathways into construction alongside simplified planning
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CommentRent convergence is essential for decent homes
Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, Elly Hoult makes the case for rent convergence with a £3 uplift
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CommentWe must revise home standards to mitigate climate risk
Government should implement more comprehensive housing standards that include flood risk mitigation, rainwater harvesting, thermal comfort strategies and renewable energy integration, argues Rebecca Dillon-Robinson
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CommentHow government can ensure money for housing has the greatest possible impact
Ahead of the Budget, David Orr outlines several policy ideas he believes can boost housing without costing the taxpayer a penny
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CommentDon’t listen to the negativity, much in social housing has improved
According to some commentators, everything was perfect in the social housing sector in the past. This is not true and believing that now is the worst possible time of delivering services risks demotivating people, writes Jamie Ratcliff
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CommentLet’s extend 28-day adjudication to buyers of new homes
Tony Bingham makes a plea to housing secretary Steve Reed to ditch a Construction Act exclusion that ill serves new home buyers
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CommentIt’s time to be bold and recognise our housing system just isn’t working
We must review housing end-to-end, including land supply, planning, tax, investment and workforce planning, argues Keith Exford
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CommentImproving transparency to help residents make sense of service charges
G15 landlord Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has reported a 63% drop in follow-up queries to service charge letters. Kush Rawal explains how it achieved this
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CommentCan the government’s devolution reforms deliver for social and affordable housing?
The government’s English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill could offer the chance to “reset” and ensure we have the structures to deliver the homes and places we need, writes Pete Canavan
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CommentBuilding 1.5 million homes requires a radical, joined-up strategy
Saying ‘build baby build’ is not a policy, we need fundamental structural change to housing, writes Richard Jones
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CommentHow Greatwell Homes is using ‘nudge’ theory to improve gas safety access rates
Chris Holloway explains how a simple shift in language – grounded in ethical behavioural science – helped Greatwell Homes save money, achieve compliance and better understand their residents
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CommentSmall housebuilders are being pushed to the brink. What would the late Duncan Davidson do in this market?
Persimmon’s founder once embodied the bold spirit of the industry — a spirit Denise Chevin argues is now being stifled by rising costs, red tape and planning inflexibility
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CommentAI could force us to re-imagine public consultation in planning
Residents are increasingly using AI tools to craft letters of objection to schemes en masse. We need to think about how technology could help us create a better planning system, writes Paul Smith
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CommentNew towns taskforce report lacks a strategy for creating accessible housing for disabled people
New towns are a not-to-be-missed opportunity to create inclusive communities for health and wellbeing, writes Christina McGill
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CommentResidents must be active partners in housing services
Housing providers face a challenge to fund and embed a resident engagement approach systematically, but it is central to delivering high-quality services, writes Marcus Canning
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CommentWill complaint-handling be one of the first social landlord services exposed to AI without being prepared?
AI can help landlords save time, but it is not a magic wand and cannot overcome a flawed operating model, writes Richard Blakeway
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CommentAwaab’s Law – the role of building fabric in tackling damp and mould
As Awaab’s Law comes into force, David Ward from ROCKWOOL UK looks at the underlying causes of damp and mould – and explains how to prevent them
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CommentWe can’t fix social cohesion without fixing housing
Secure homes are the foundation of safer, stronger, more united communities, argues Rachael Williamson
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CommentTime to share why you are a good employer in housing
Taking part in Housing Today’s Good Employer guide project will not only help promote your organisation and housing careers to a wider audience, but will also help share valuable learning for the sector, writes Carl Brown
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Comment‘More than new repair obligations’: Why Awaab’s Law creates new challenges for new-build contracts
When new requirements come into force on 27 October, social landlords must rethink how they structure defects clauses, writes Gabor Taller