All Housing Today articles in February 2020 – Page 2
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Comment
The building beautiful commission’s report is too narrow
It ignores our recommendations – which come from our customers – and proposes blanket solutions
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News
Half a million people live in fire-risk blocks, study finds
Call for multibillion-pound fund to help those in buildings clad in non-ACM flammable material
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Government ‘ignoring’ calls for flood regulations review
Tens of thousands of new homes could become uninsurable in the event of flooding
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News
Locals to help Lewisham council design 200-home scheme
Community-led design to pave way for modular housing project in Ladywell
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Grosvenor gets green light for 1,500 homes in south London
Approval comes after seven years of planning on the BTR scheme
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Thousands of new homes ‘uninsurable’ due to flood risk
As many as 70,000 homes affected, Conservative think tank estimates
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L&Q can be ‘bigger builder than Barratt’
Group development director Fiona Fletcher-Smith recommits to 100,000-home build target despite development ‘pause’
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Telford loses appeal over 200-home Bethnal Green scheme
Planning inspector turns down 16-storey East London development on heritage grounds
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CPD
CPD 1 2020: Ambient loop / carbon zero
This CPD considers how the ambient loop heating concept can help reduce energy consumption to meet new targets on carbon emissions
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Comment
The Conservatives could win young people over with radical housing change
Making planning decisions by need rather than for a vocal minority would shore up support, if the government is brave enough
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News
£1bn Teviot Estate regen goes out to tender
Poplar Harca looking to find joint venture development partner for 2,500-home east London scheme
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Bellway secures garden city permission
Housebuilder wins approval for 221 homes from Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
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Immigration plans 'will hit housing numbers'
RICS says home secretary’s prospective ban on low skill migrants will stop UK building one million homes
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Southern Housing increases new-build activity
Southern Housing is planning to build nearly 500 homes across six developments in London and the South-east as part of its three-year corporate plan. Work on the 488 homes has either started or is due to get underway in the next few months. Nearly three-quarters ...
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News
Give councils the power to act on unbuilt housing land, says LGA
A million homes with planning permission have not been delivered in past decade, new statistics show
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News
Cala to build 262 homes in Surrey
Nearly a third of development near Godalming will be affordable
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Old Kent Road residential towers given go-ahead
Bogle Architects’ supermarket scheme squeezes through planning
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Forge New Homes names new project director
Andy Beattie joins from BTR specialist Sigma Capital
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In Focus
‘Genuine community building’: Ken Dytor on transforming Purfleet
The Urban Catalyst founder on big plans for the Essex town, improving the health of its residents and what regeneration is like post-Brexit