All In Focus articles – Page 12
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In FocusInterview: England’s first bishop for housing
Guli Francis-Dehqani, the first bishop for housing, takes up her post in April. With a Church of England housing report out this weekend, she explains why the role is much more than a token one
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In FocusWill Sunak heed pressure to extend stamp duty cut?
A long extension to the stamp duty holiday would be popular with the industry, but might not solve many problems
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In FocusFive things you need to know about the Future Homes Standard
The government has published the draft version of Part L which comes into force next year. We outline what it means for the industry
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In FocusReview of 2020: The covid year
It has been a year dominated by a single theme, but 2020 had its plus points …
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In FocusA year of radical planning shake-ups
2020 review: government faced resistance to its attempts to tackle the housing shortage through planning changes
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In FocusGrenfell inquiry latest: How insulation firms covered up fire-safety data
Module two has put the spotlight on product manufacturers, here is an overview of some of the early evidence that emerged
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In FocusSentiment survey: How confident do developers feel about 2021?
The housing sector is blessed with a mini-boom - if you believe the hype - but new data reveals not all residential firms are bullish about their resilience to covid or their prospects next year
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In FocusGrenfell Inquiry: Another uncomfortable week for Kingspan
Further details emerge of insulation giant’s efforts to convince construction industry Kooltherm K15 was safe for high-rise use
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In FocusWhat does the future hold for council-owned housing companies?
The travails of Brick By Brick are likely to throw other similar firms under the spotlight, argues Joey Gardiner
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In FocusWhat next for planning reform?
A government climbdown on a new formula to determine housing need looks inevitable in the face of Tory backbench revolt. Will it now also have to backtrack on its wider planning reforms, asks Joey Gardiner
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In FocusGrenfell Inquiry: What KCTMO and expert witnesses told us this week
Client says bending procurement rules ‘not uncommon’ as fire safety consultant savaged for failings in reports
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In FocusCould covid spell the end of open-plan living?…
… probably not, but people are reassessing their housing needs, with room for home-working and outdoor space top of the wishlist. Now housebuilders are starting to rethink home designs
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In FocusGrenfell Inquiry: What we learned last week
There were significant revelations as cladding specialist Harley Facades spent the week under the microscope
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In FocusPlanning reform: The devil will be in the detail
The white paper begs many questions. It could take years to find the answers
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In FocusDoes the market for high rise apartments have a future?
We went into lockdown with one housing market and came out of it with quite another. Joey Gardiner reports on what the pandemic means for developers of high-rise housing
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In FocusGrenfell Inquiry: What we learnt from Rydon’s second week under scrutiny
Project manager believed firm had been quite thorough in checking work quality; refurbishment director says lack of challenge to design still haunts him
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In FocusInterview: Jez Sweetland, Bristol Housing Festival
Lawyer turned housing innovator explains how the festival is helping deliver MMC built homes in Bristol
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In FocusBriefing: TopHat’s vision of an automated future
Chief executive Jordan Rosenhaus explains his ambitions for modular manufacturer TopHat
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In FocusBriefing: Impact Capital, a MMC business for a socially distanced world
Robert Whitton and Nick Shattock, the founders of a new developer and manufacturer explain their ambitions for the business