All development articles – Page 5
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Let’s welcome the rebirth of the streets – the single biggest asset in our towns and cities
Ben Derbyshire backs a move away from developments disconnected from their surroundings
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Why affordable housing delivery is facing significant structural change
The emergence of for-profit providers and cost pressures is leading to a drastic change in business drivers. But this offers opportunities as well as challenges, argues Richard Jones
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Buckinghamshire council picks Hill to deliver more than 177 homes
Hill Group will “transform” two sites in Buckinghamshire, building affordable homes as well as those for market sale
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Berkeley increases height of towers in scheme previously refused for being too tall
Developer Berkeley seeking approval from Sadiq Khan for three taller, but slimmed down towers in Paddington up to 39 storeys in height
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Plans for 746 homes approved as part of Manchester’s Great Northern Warehouse revamp
£294m project will see three residential blocks built
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Great Places misses build target citing supply chain and planning delays
Housing association with ambitious growth plans beset by “delivery challenges” including cold weather impacts
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Planning overhaul will merely entrench the ‘no development’ status quo
The government’s proposed new national planning policy fails to provide for an adequate supply of homes and is a dereliction of duty, writes Paul Smith
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Clarion completions fall 21% under ‘cautious’ approach
Turnover and surplus drop reported in third quarter amid challenging economic conditions
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Flagship latest housing association to report drop in development
31,800-home assocation ‘monitoring’ 4,000-home development programme following regulatory downgrade
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Housing Today launches membership platform for development leaders
New service provides database of senior people, schemes and organisations along with market sentiment benchmarking data
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In Focus
Top 50 Housebuilders 2022: full table
Full sortable data from Housing Today’s ranking of the top 50 UK housebuilders
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Metropolitan Thames Valley and L&G form JV to build 2,500 homes
First homes due for completion in 2025
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New affordable housing needs to be part of Sunak’s economic solution
The housing association sector can help spear economic recovery, but it needs the government to be active partners once again, writes Geeta Nanda
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In Focus
Can HAs keep development going as the rest of the market slows?
Thanks to subsidy, housing associations have typically carried on building through a downturn as the volume housebuilders slow down. But, there is now scepticism about whether they can do so this time around
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Completions grew 2% in second quarter, EPC data suggests
Quarterly year-on-year shows growth in energy performance certificates lodged
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Regulator warns economic turmoil likely to hit housing association development
RSH says social landlords must make difficult decisions to “maintain financial resilience” as borrowing headroom reduces
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G15 boss warns housing association build likely to be hit in coming slowdown
Unlike in the past, registered providers may not be able to carry on building as the rest of the market slows down, Geeta Nanda warns
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In Focus
Leading the pack: an interview with L&Q’s Fiona Fletcher-Smith
The boss of the UK’s largest housing association developer L&Q talks to Carl Brown about net zero, her frustrations with government and plans for expansion in the north west
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Optivo agrees £30.2m land deal to build 117 homes
The homes at Pier Way in Greenwich will be London Affordable Rent homes
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Platform scales back targets for development and energy efficiency
46,000 home housing association increases turnover boosted by increased shared ownership sales