All Comment articles – Page 7
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Comment‘We won’t be party to division’ - Why Places for People is leaving X
The housing association is among several organisations to announce it will no longer have a presence on the social media platform. Greg Reed explains why, and how it will ensure resident engagement won’t suffer as a result
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CommentRegistered providers must be prepared for new heat networks regulation
New rules due to come in next year will require a professionalisation of the operation of heat networks and there are several things housing associations can do to ensure they are ready, writes Kris Kelliher
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CommentPartnerships and location are key to success of government’s new towns ambitions
New town developments have had mixed results in the past and there are lessons to be learnt. Four essential factors should be considered if this latest initiative is to work, says Oliver Steele
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CommentI hear you Angela Rayner, and I raise you this: What the new government must do to fix the housing crisis
The new Labour administration must give councils the freedom to build on a much bigger scale, writes Anthony Okereke
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CommentWe must stop squabbling and retrofit now – there is no time to lose
The sector must stop tussling on decarbonisation and work together on practical solutions to present to government, writes Smith Mordak
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CommentStarmer must do more to boost net zero by linking it with social housing policy
The new government has made a promising start, but comments at a recent roundtable with social housing providers suggest we need more policy certainty and consistency over net zero to enable the sector to do more, writes Mike Foy
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CommentTime to bring back New Town Development Corporations?
As Keir Starmer eyes a generation of new towns, John Walker and Lee Shostak argue an “infrastructure-first” approach backed by powerful NTDCs could play a key role
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CommentWill proposed planning changes help Labour to deliver more homes?
Last week was dominated by housing policy including a new towns task force and proposals to build more homes in more places including the green belt.Thomas Lane assesses what implications the proposals may have for new housing supply
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CommentWe are working to end homelessness – but it requires a united effort
It is an honour to join the international mayors’ council on homelessness and to share the work we are doing with an international audience, says Tom Hunt
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CommentOvercoming local resistance to affordable homes
In a year in which we have commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Chris Jones reflects on the need to channel the wartime spirit to build the homes we need for future generations
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CommentHow we can improve planning under Labour
Ministers must be wary of unintended consequences when pushing ahead with planning reforms, writes Ben Derbyshire
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CommentWill Labour’s planning reforms deliver new homes or just new planning permissions?
The new government will need to marry planning reform with other interventions in order to meet its housing targets, argues Rory Stracey
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CommentIn the rush to build 1.5 million homes how do we safeguard quality?
Starmer’s government wants to build at a speed and scale not seen since the 1970s, but the building spurts of the past resulted in homes of dubious quality, warns Denise Chevin
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CommentAI and analytics: why the social housing sector needs a data-first approach
AI can help housing providers more quickly and easily identify suitable sites for development and problem properties, writes Joanna Lee-Mills
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CommentWhy housing associations need to make healthy surpluses
Those who tell stories about the sector ‘raking in’ surpluses fundamentally misunderstand the nature of our strained social housing financial model, writes Fiona Fletcher-Smith
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CommentStarmer’s government must not forget about shared ownership
Bjorn Howard makes the case for ensuring shared ownership homes are included in the government’s renewed housing delivery targets
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CommentElection results have created a real opportunity for step-change in tackling the housing emergency
Elly Hoult sets out some interventions the new government could make to boost housing delivery
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CommentHere are some alternative housing policies for the new government
New towns, 1.5m homes and building on the green belt will use up the UK’s entire carbon budget but there are other things Keir Starmer can do, writes Chris Brown
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CommentWhat makes a successful new town?
Samuel Hughes explores the key elements of successful new towns through history and how these lessons might inform the new government’s housing strategy
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CommentWill Labour backbenchers try to block planning reform?
The election result means many traditionally anti-development constituencies now have Labour MPs with small majorities. Will they oppose Starmer’s green belt plans? And if so will he stand up to them, asks Paul Smith.