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Burnham’s council housing vision, funding frustration and Reform UK disruption: talking points from the Housing Community Summit 2026
Thousands of social housing professionals once again gathered in Liverpool for the Housing Community Summit this week. This year’s conference was dominated by discussion about the new prime minister and how shifts in housing policy direction will affect the sector. Carl Brown and Alex Funk report
Reform UK conference: Farage scandal overshadows radical planning proposals
An undercover Channel 4 investigation forced two senior Reform UK figures to resign during the party’s Birmingham conference, deepening questions about its electoral prospects. But the party’s radical brownfield planning proposals still have significant appeal in the housing development and construction sectors
Has Andy Burnham really backtracked on his ‘council housebuilding revolution’?
The national press seized upon this week’s SAHP as evidence of a u-turn by the new PM. But while Burnham only has himself to blame for the bad headlines, the policy detail suggests big changes really could be on the way.
‘A pretty bold swing’: New NPPF ushers in an era of permissive, nationally-led planning policy but could be scuppered by viability crisis
The much-awaited new national planning framework was published earlier this week, with a suite of pro-development policies. But builders are already warning that getting consent is only half of the story. Daniel Gayne reports.
UK Design Capital of the year: How Cardiff is rethinking its industrial heritage to drive regeneration
In the last of our UK Design Capital series, Joey Gardiner looks at how Cardiff has used placemaking to rebuild its future after a potentially existential decline with the collapse of the coal and steel industries
How the West of England plans to rocket-boost its regeneration
The West of England Combined Authority is one of the UK’s most productive regions - but its director of homes and regeneration believes it is only just getting started
What matters most to housing employees?
Housing Today’s first Good Employer Guide explored what housing associations are offering staff. Our second quarterly good employer report surveys employees themselves about what they value most – and where the offer may need to go further. Emma Maier looks at what the results tell us
The draft London Plan beyond the headlines: Five things you might have missed in Khan’s latest vision for the capital
City Hall’s 288-page draft London Plan sets out sweeping changes to density rules, green belt release and tall building policy. Here’s a break-down of what the proposed policies could mean for development across the capital
The rise of Burnham pushes regeneration even higher up the agenda: what the second quarter of Regen Connect has taught us
Regen Connect has continued to track billions in funding, major project approvals and the way regeneration is shifting across the UK. Here is a summary of the campaign’s activity in the second quarter
‘We’ve only got this one chance’: how Newcastle-under-Lyme seized the regeneration opportunity
In the latest in our Voices of Regeneration series, Simon McEneny explains how a small Staffordshire town is drastically revamping its town centre in a bid to revive the High Street
UK Design Capital of the Year 2026 shortlist: How York is becoming a beacon for heritage revival
York’s example shows how a city with a proud history is using careful regeneration, low-carbon design and brownfield development to prove heritage can be a springboard for renewal
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