All housing forum articles
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NewsBuilding costs higher than house prices in one in five areas, Housing Forum finds
A report from the cross-sector network estimates that building a new home costs more than £250,000, which is higher than local house prices in some areas
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NewsGovernment needs to build 450,000 new homes a year by 2029 to meet target, says Housing Forum
Membership group sets out roadmap for how the new government can achieve the highest rate of housebuilding in 50 years
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NewsGovernment should create £4bn Housing Accelerator Fund, says Housing Forum
The fund would deliver 60,000 new affordable rented homes and more than halve homelessness
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NewsHousing Forum calls on government to scrap planning validation checklists
Validation checklists “not working well” and should be replaced with simpler planning statement system, says housing membership body
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NewsGovernment should remove nutrient neutrality from planning system, says Housing Forum
Membership body publishes recommendations to streamline the planning system
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NewsMortgage guarantee extension ‘wouldn’t make much difference’, says market expert
Soaring interest rates mean a scheme to reduce deposits will have less impact on mortgage affordability than previously, says Simon Rawlinson