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Now Boris Johnson wants to shake up … shared ownership

Homeownership is in the prime minister’s sights as he plans for a snap election

In Focus

Housing crisis? What housing crisis?

A recent report’s finding that the UK doesn’t need more housing supply is challenging long-held assumptions

Councils: The new master developers

The £600m recently granted for housing infrastructure is a leap forward for local authorities and need not shut out the private sector either

Your essential guide to extra care housing

Where’s the work and who is doing it in this growing sector

How will Johnson’s government transform housing policy?

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on driving up homeownership – but Brexit hangs over funding decisions

Building Better, Building Beautiful report: Style and substance?

The commission’s interim findings address questions of planning and engagement but there’s less about resource

Profile: Master developer Urban&Civic

Managing director Robin Butler on quality, reliability, and how to get what you want from housebuilders

Spending Review: Analysing housing’s chances

What investment in housing does the industry need from the government – and what is it likely to get?

Boris or Jeremy: what will it mean for housing?

Analysis: What plans the rival Tory leadership candidates could have for built environment policy

Barking fire: what can we learn?

The blaze at a Building Regs-compliant, timber-clad residential block prompts searching questions

Regional inequality: what’s the plan?

The initial findings of the UK2070 Commission inquiry into city and regional inequalities confirm what we already know. So what are we doing about it?