All In Focus articles – Page 10
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Review of 2021: the year’s key departures and appointments
This year saw more than its fair share of big appointments and shock departures. Here is Housing Today’s countdown of the biggest people stories in the sector in 2021
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Review of 2021: the biggest interviews
Throughout 2021, Housing Today brought you memorable and thought-provoking interviews with senior figures from across the housing development sector. Here are our 10 biggest interviews of the year.
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Review of 2021: the year in mergers and acquisitions
This year saw a huge amount of merger and acquisition activity, as private investors – many overseas – continued to see value in UK housebuilders.
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Housing Today’s Top 35 Housebuilders: exclusive data and analysis
For some housebuilders the consequences of the pandemic and lockdowns determined their performance in this year’s top 150 rankings. For others it has been all about how well they recovered. Joey Gardiner reports
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Top 35 housebuilders: Full tables
Full sortable data from Housing Today’s ranking of the top 35 UK housebuilders
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Where are Help to Buy sales falling fastest?
The steep drop in Help to Buy sales since strictrer new rules have come in is concerning housebuilders. But which areas are most affected?
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Peter Redfern interview: ‘We were right to shut down so we could come back safer’
As Pete Redfern announces he is standing down, here is Housing Today’s exclusive two-part interview with the long-time Taylor Wimpey boss from earlier this year.
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Eight things you should know about Lisa Nandy and housing
Wigan MP Lisa Nandy has the formidable task of shadowing Michael Gove, but what do we know about her and her views on housing?
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Removing the barriers to later living development
Faced with an ageing population and a shortage of family housing, housing minister Chris Pincher wants more later living development, but what are the barriers getting in the way? Carl Brown finds out
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After a year of housing resilience and recovery, ‘risk’ is set to influence 2022 trends
Catherine Kennedy, head of development and head of housing and regeneration (property) at Forbes Solicitors, looks at what 2022 holds for the housing sector
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Housing Champions Q&A: Matthew Biddle, McLaren Living
In our latest reader Q&A, Matthew Biddle talks about resources, how property management runs in the family and his love of wakeboarding
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Homing in on net zero: do housebuilder pledges make a difference?
Housebuilders have been bigging up their green credentials of late – but how well are they really doing, asks Joey Gardiner
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Housing Champions Q&A: Sophie Atkins, Abri
Sophie Atkins talks about the challenges of working in an evolving sustainability landscape and her special tip for keeping things in perspective
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Briefing: L&G Affordable Homes’ ambitious plans for expansion
L&G Affordable Homes (LGAH) is one of a number of new ‘for-profit’ providers set up by institutional investors to fund new affordable housing. Chief executive Ben Denton talks about the provider’s strategy
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Housing Champions Q&A: Robert Whitton, Impact Capital
In our latest Q&A, Robert Whitton, founder and group chief executive of modular housebuilder Impact Capital, tells us about his childhood fascination with houses, his positivity about change and why we need an overhaul of the planning system
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The £2bn cladding tax: likely impact on housebuilders
First estimates of potential residential development property tax bills for the largest housebuilders
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Taking his place in the spotlight: meet the new Peabody boss
In his first major interview as Peabody chief executive, Ian McDermott explains how he sees the housing association mega-merger with Catalyst playing out
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Housing Champions Q&A: Olivia Harris, Dolphin Living
In our latest Q&A, Olivia Harris, chief executive of registered provider Dolphin Living, talks about the rebuilding of the New Era estate in Hackney
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Eight key takeaways from the Heat and Buildings Strategy
Hydrogen shelved, potential mandatory EPC targets for mortgage lenders and could new homes be cut off from the gas grid? Here’s our round-up of key points from the Heat and Buildings strategy
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Consumer priorities are shifting towards smarter, more sustainable homes
Property developers need to continue to find new ways to create spaces where people want to live, work, play and invest in