All In Focus articles – Page 4
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In FocusBoosting development to 300,000 homes a year and beyond: our initial recommendations
As the political parties gear up for a general election, Housing Today publishes a number of key recommendations to shape the debate about how to boost housebuilding
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In FocusClosing the performance gap to achieve true energy efficiency
Matthew Prowse, specification and housing director, for Knauf Insulation, looks at a central challenge to building energy efficient homes and what housebuilders can do to overcome it
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In FocusWill the government’s biodiversity plans prove a net gain for the housebuilding sector?
From this month, all developments will have to show how they increase biodiversity by 10% in order to receive planning permission. Joey Gardiner looks at whether the policy is a win-win or too much too soon
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In FocusBest of 2023: news stories
Our pick of the most signficant news stories from the past 12 months
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In FocusBest of 2023: opinion
Our pick of the best Housing Today opinion pieces from the past 12 months
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In FocusHousing Today’s best content in 2023
Below are links to the best of Housing Today’s award-winning content in 2023. Best news stories https://www.housingtoday.co.uk/in-focus/best-of-2023-news-stories/5126944.article Best opinion https://www.housingtoday.co.uk/in-focus/best-of-2023-opinion/5126947.article Best features and interviews https://www.housingtoday.co.uk/in-focus/best-of-2023-features-and-interviews/5126941.article
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In FocusBest of 2023: features and interviews
Our pick of the best Housing Today features from the past 12 months
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In FocusKey takeaways from Gove’s big planning speech
Daniel Gayne looks at what the secretary of state’s new planning policy could mean for the housing sector - and what you might have missed in his speech
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In FocusNorth East Housing Partnership: using strategic sites and aligning funding to build more affordable homes
A total of 17 social landlords have come together to form a group aimed at boosting affordable housing delivery in the North-east. Olivia Barber finds out more.
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In FocusTop 50 Housebuilders 2023: The calm before the storm
Despite a year of turbulence in the housing sector, the year’s Top 50 rankings largely record the growth period seen before Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini Budget imploded the market last year. Joey Gardiner sees what the numbers say about who’s up and who’s down
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In FocusTop 50 Housebuilders 2023
Full sortable data from Housing Today’s ranking of the top 50 UK commercial housebuilders
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In FocusMaximise occupant safety with Kidde’s new safety device
The new Cavius Relay RF Interconnect is an interface between Cavius RF smoke and heat alarms and hard-wired, third party input and output devices
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In FocusWhat happens to housing development plans when a council goes ‘bankrupt’?
When a section 114 ‘bankruptcy’ notice is put in place, a council’s non-statutory services are restricted and housebuilding ’goes to the back of the queue’. Yet the growing number of councils in this situation are finding ways to carry on building.
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In FocusInsulation for life: Maximising housing stock performance
Paul Barrett, head of product management at Rockwool UK, outlines how housing providers can improve their homes’ energy, fire safety and acoustic performance
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In FocusCan the new housing minister make a difference before the election?
The past nine housing ministers have come and gone in the time it takes to get a large project to site, says Joey Gardiner. So what are the chances that the latest incumbent in the role can do what is required to pick the industry up off the floor?
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In FocusUK housebuilding recession: How much worse is it going to get?
With little prospect of a rapid reduction in interest rates to spur a recovery, many in the industry are now just looking to “survive until ’25”. Joey Gardiner looks at the prospects for residential developers doing so.
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In FocusRevealed: average salaries for leadership roles at the top 50 housebuilders
A new survey reveals the locations and job titles within the industry that command the most impressive wages and bonuses. Matilda Battersby reports.
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In FocusA new and anti-loneliness model for later living: How a charity connects older residents with the community
This modern take on the traditional almshouse is intended to reduce loneliness and isolation.Could it tempt older people out of their family homes?
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In FocusHousing block uses ROCKWOOL non-combustible insulation for recladding
Dan Court is a U-shaped seven storey building containing 138 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments in Wembley, London. Following the ban on combustible materials in the external walls of relevant buildings over 18m[1] in England which came into force in 2018, Catalyst Housing appointed Higgins Partnerships to undertake the reclad ...
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In FocusBeing EPIC : talking housing professionalisation with new CIH president Jill Murray
North-east housing heavyweight Jill Murray is putting improved competency of housing staff at the centre of her presidential campaign. In her first interview in the hotseat, she explains how her campaign couldn’t have come at a better time, writes Carl Brown.