All Housing Delivery articles – Page 9
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News
Places for People’s 234-home canalside development in Birmingham approved
The scheme will be built in Ladywood, close to the Birmingham main line canal
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In Focus
A vision for 150,000 homes but no water to supply them. Does Gove’s Cambridge plan stand a chance?
The housing secretary wants to build nearly three times as many homes as the target set by Cambridge’s own planners. Is there something he knows that they don’t? Daniel Gayne reports
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Sadiq Khan announces £100m housing kickstart fund
The fund’s objective is to revive housing schemes that have been stalled due to economic challenges
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Competition watchdog opens inquiry into £2.5bn Barratt Redrow deal
CMA to probe whether deal will lead to “substantial lessening of competition”
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£8.5bn redevelopment of Earl’s Court due to start in 2026
The Earls Court Development Company will submit a hybrid planning application for phase one this summer
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Financial position of Scottish social landlords ‘weaker than it has been for several years’
Scottish social housing regulator has said landlords have diminished financial capacity to respond to challenges
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DLUHC confirms end of policy enabling councils to keep 100% of RTB receipts
Policy will end despite DLUHC asking the Treasury for an extension
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Persimmon profit more than halves despite strong end to year
Housebuilding giant expects “subdued” market throughout 2024
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Comment
How tenure-blind design can help chip away at social housing stigma
‘Poor doors’ can reinforce segregation based on economic status, but there are often good reasons why affordable housing is kept separate from market sale homes. This circle can be squared, writes James Zamchick
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Councils given new powers to tax empty homes
The empty homes premium will apply after one year, rather than the current two years
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In Focus
‘I’m extremely demanding’: Greg Fitzgerald on delivering the Vistry growth plan
The Vistry boss talks about bonuses, subcontractor price cuts, offsite construction - and whether Vistry can really follow through on its expansion strategy
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Dame Kate Barker to lead new housing inquiry
The economist will head up a new commission into housing shortages in England, 20 years on from the Barker review of housing supply
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Fresh £450m funding round opens for council refugee housing scheme with focus on new-build
DLUHC wants half of properties delivered through the Local Authority Housing Fund round three to be new homes
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Comment
A lack of housing impacts every aspect of people’s lives
As we look ahead to the election, politicians must realise a shortage of homes affects physical and mental health, education, work, mobility and leisure, writes Richard Jones
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News
Peabody subsidiary’s chief executive to stand down after 13 years
Town and Country boss Bob Heapy will leave the housing association in April
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UK house prices near 2022 peak, rising for the fifth consecutive month
February house prices increased by almost 2% year-on-year, according to the Halifax house price index
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Comment
Why green belt development is sometimes the best
Building on the green belt is politically unpopular, but it can bring benefits that brownfield development cannot, argues Craig Pettit
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Avant Homes submits plans for 230-home scheme in Scotland
Jeff Fairburn-led housebuilder planning £51m development in South Lanarkshire
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CIH Scotland to announce housing emergency at national conference
Last week the Scottish government cut affordable housing supply budget by almost £200m
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Plans approved for 159 flats at Manchester build-to-rent scheme
Peel Waters gets green light for new homes at former dockland site