All In Focus articles – Page 8
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In FocusThe Building the Future Commission: the interim findings revealed
The interim report includes headline findings from an in-depth review of England’s planning system
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In FocusFive things you need to know about Angela Rayner and her views on housing
Angela Rayner has been named shadow housing secretary and given Labour’s poll lead, could well soon be holding the portfolio in a Starmer government. Here’s what we know about her views on housing
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In FocusWill Gove’s latest local plan reforms have a positive impact on delivery?
Matilda Battersby talks to industry players about the local aspect of the housing secretary’s long term strategy, and what it might mean.
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In FocusBriefing: Modulous, the MMC provider without a factory
Client accounts director Chris Spiceley on the story behind the firm’s technology and sub-assembly approach to offsite
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In FocusBriefing: Why Weston Homes plans to ‘in-source’ everything
Forget outsourcing expertise, material imports, software and even factories. In 2023, Weston Homes is “in-sourcing” as much as possible. Chair Bob Weston explains why.
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In FocusHousing Champions Q&A: Richard Mussell, Rund
Richard Mussell talks about the importance of simplifying planning and tackling skills shortages to boost housebuilding and explains why telepathy would be his ideal superpower
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In FocusFrom global banking to social housing with Hyde boss Andy Hulme
Hyde’s chief executive explains the parallels between his banking career and housing and how he intends to use third-party funding models to boost development
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In FocusPosi-Joist cassettes become a key component in energy house 2.0
Behind the walls of Energy House 2 exists eHome2 – a unique concept build house. MiTek’s Posi-Joist cassettes are an essential part of the home’s design which focuses on sustainability and accelerating us towards low carbon and net zero housing
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In FocusWhat went wrong for Ilke Homes?
Following the collapse of the Knaresborough-based business lauded as a pioneer of modular construction, Matilda Battersby asks the experts what happened and how other businesses in the space can avoid a similar fate
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In FocusCould stamp duty reform be the answer to making UK homes net zero?
With carbon emissions from homes going up and little incentive for existing homeowners to make energy efficiency renovations, we talk to policymakers and industry about a proposed solution
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In FocusSeven key takeaways from this year’s CIH conference
With new social housing regulations and a gloomy economic outlook, attendees at the Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference were not short of things to talk about. Daniel Gayne and Carl Brown report on the hot topics in Manchester this week
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In FocusTime for ministers to enforce boardroom diversity? Meet Lara Oyedele
Have we reached the point where diversity needs to be enforced through regulation? The CIH president thinks so
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In FocusBriefing: Why Mount Anvil's ethos comes from ‘granny’s shop’
Managing director Darragh Hurley explains why decency and respect are key for developers forming joint venture partnerships to regenerate housing estates
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In FocusBursting at the seams: why 310,000 children are sharing beds with family members
The National Housing Federation recently published stark figures showing the extent of chronic overcrowding caused by a lack of affordable housing. Emily Twinch finds out what might be done about it
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In FocusSandbach saga: meet the housebuilder standing up to Michael Gove
In the latest example of the housing secretary intervening in planning on design grounds, we talk to Colin Muller of Muller Property Group, about the Sandbach development in Cheshire East which has been called in
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In Focus‘Bigger and complicated is what we enjoy’: an interview with Clarion’s Richard Cook
Clarion smashed its housebuildng record last year but has since dialled back on its development plans. Richard Cook, its director of development, explains his vision for the group
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In FocusDesign codes are coming but will they deliver?
Earlier this month Berkeley Homes went to war with Michael Gove over the design quality of a scheme in Kent, but compulsory local design codes are meant to help avoid such conflict. Will they work?
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In FocusWhat does the closure of L&G's flagship factory mean for the future of modular in the UK?
Industry players from Mark Farmer to Mike Leonard reflect on the end of production at L&G’s factory in Yorkshire and what it means for the modular development sector. Matilda Battersby reports.
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In FocusWhy partnerships are key to fixing the housing crisis: an interview with Sir Michael Lyons
The one-time New Labour fixer tells Joey Gardiner about his plans to expand the English Cities Fund, the ‘shameful’ state of English planning - and what the next government needs to do to get more homes built
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In Focus‘We’re victims of short-term policy-making’: Interview with Taylor Wimpey boss Jennie Daly
Taylor Wimpey’s chief executive thinks that a national housing strategy is needed to save the country from its current planning paralysis.