All Housing Delivery articles
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In FocusFrom £50k homes to a £1bn platform: HSPG’s next phase in affordable housing
The social impact investor says a £1bn equity injection from Sixth Street into its for-profit provider PPHA will help it acquire around 4,000 homes and hold more stock for the long term. Guy Horne discusses HSPG’s journey
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CommentWhy community matters in the housing debate
The housing sector often talks about numbers of units developed but at its heart housing is about whether a community feels like home, writes Elly Hoult
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CommentWe must tackle the tax and regulatory burdens on developers to boost housebuilding in London
Building new homes reduces housing costs, boosts productivity and generates jobs. We should let housebuilders get on and build, writes Chris Weaton
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NewsHoney reduces losses as it aims to more than double annual revenue to £175m
Sheffield-based housebuilder backed by private equity firm targets “rapid expansion”
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NewsHousing Today and G15 call for increased devolution of funding in latest report
The recommendation is among 10 ideas outlined in annual State of the Capital report
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CommentThe Future Homes Standard will be challenging but sharing knowledge is the key to success
New requirements confirmed last month are a positive opportunity for the housebuilding sector, writes David Thomas
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CommentFrom a plot of land to a key in the door: why housing delivery only works when the system does
The housing sector doesn’t lack land, capital or expertise. What it lacks is alignment, says EDAROTH programme director Toby Bonner. If we are serious about delivering social housing at scale, we must move beyond fragmented delivery and adopt integrated models that bring funding, land and delivery together from day one.
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NewsGlobal investment firm Sixth Street announces plan to invest £1bn in for-profit provider
Park Properties Housing Association has identified around 4,000 homes to add to its portfolio
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In Focus‘I could walk you down a road where the average life expectancy drops by 20 years within a mile’ : Matt Forrest on regeneration opportunities and challenges in the Tees Valley
The post-industrial Tees Valley is a region with lots of potential regeneration opportunities but many acute challenges also. As part of Housing Today’s Voices of Regeneration series, the chair of the new Tees Valley Housing Partnership explains how it can fulfil its potential
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In FocusArada bought the dip in the UAE and reaped the rewards. But will it work in London?
Its purchase of developer Regal London last year might have been the first most in the UK had heard of Arada. But in the UAE it has been building up a reputation for green, wellbeing-led development for the better part of a decade. Daniel Gayne finds out what it plans ...
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NewsL&G Affordable Homes’ for-profit RPs get highest grades across the board in first regulatory judgements
Guildford Borough Council improves from C3 to C1 consumer rating, while Connexus handed ‘failing’ C3 grade
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CommentCould standard section 106 templates speed up delivery?
A committee of MPs has called for national standardised section 106 templates. Pete Canavan assesses what impact this could have
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In FocusWith build-to-rent on the back foot, can major regeneration schemes still stack up?
Retailer John Lewis blamed its decision to scrap plans to build 10,000 BTR homes on a ‘fundamental shift’ in economic conditions. Joey Gardiner wonders what the future is for this vital sector
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NewsReeves pledges £2.3bn to remove ‘roadblocks’ to regeneration with three-quarters of the money going to the north
Chancellor also promises ‘roadmap’ for fiscal devolution to the regions by the autumn and vows to tackle geographical imbalances
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NewsWeston Homes proposes new first time buyer equity loan scheme
Under housebuilder’s proposed ‘loan to own’ model developers would pay the interest for the first five years
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NewsFinance watchdog opens probe into accountants at Vistry’s south division
Investigation comes after series of profit warnings in 2024
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In FocusInside West Yorkshire’s quiet renaissance: A regional deep dive into the forces transforming its cities
Devolution is giving Leeds, Bradford and the surrounding local authorities the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Joey Gardiner profiles West Yorkshire, its funding streams, community priorities, key clients and active consultants
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NewsWheatley reports increase in completions and tenant satisfaction in first half of the year
Glasgow-based provider says it has exceeded target of housing 11,000 homeless households over five years
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NewsNHF and G15 back call for new shared ownership staircasing model to unlock up to £33bn for HAs
Sector bodies endorse Southern Housing’s new subsidised ‘staircasing’ mortgage proposal, describing it as a ‘win-win’ for housebuilding and homebuyers that ’would not stoke house prices’
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In FocusA new era for regeneration: Housing Forum’s Alex Notay on funding models, patient capital and the future of placemaking
As pressures mount across planning, funding and delivery, new Housing Forum CEO and Regen Connect advisory panellist Alex Notay outlines why the sector must step beyond traditional silos to unlock regeneration at scale. Carl Brown reports