The Future Homes Standard is often framed as a major step forward for new build. For much of the market, that is true. For social landlords, it’s closer to catching up with a direction we have already been taking.

At Peabody, we are already meeting, and in many cases going beyond, many of these requirements. We build homes that we will own and manage for decades, often for the next century. That changes how we think about standards from the outset.

The question for us is not whether a home complies at handover. It is whether it will still perform in 30 years’ time. That means looking closely at how design decisions today shape residents’ bills, building performance and long-term maintenance.

This is where the current approach feels slightly misaligned.