In Focus
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In Focus‘One in five of us is over 65. In 10 years, it’s going to be one in four’… Anchor CEO Sarah Jones on why affordable later living housing matters
From starting out in retail to holding financial positions in major companies, Sarah Jones has always had a way with numbers. Now, as boss of the largest non-profit provider of housing for older people, her concern is how to boost the number of social rented homes
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In FocusThe 1.5 million-home question: Does the government’s planning reform programme add up?
Ministers unleashed a barrage of planning reforms in the dying days of 2024. Joey Gardiner asks if these can give the industry the boost it needs to get anywhere close to the government’s ambitious housebuilding target?
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In Focus‘Housing links to so many things’… Florence Eshalomi on her plans for the HCLG committee
The Vauxhall and Camberwell MP has been appointed chair of a cross-party group which seeks to hold the new government to account on its housing policies. Here, she explains how affordable homes and local government finance are her central priorities
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In FocusBest of 2024: big stories and talking points
From a change of government, to the return of social housing inspections and the Grenfell Inquiry, 2024 was a busy year for housing professionals. Here is Housing Today’s round-up of the biggest stories and talking points throughout the year.
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In FocusBest of 2024: interviews
Our pick of the best Housing Today interviews from the past 12 months
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In FocusBest of 2024: features and campaigns
Our pick of the best Housing Today features from the past 12 months
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In FocusBest of 2024: comment pieces
Our pick of the best Housing Today opinion pieces from the past 12 months
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In Focus‘My push has always been to give young people a chance’: Geraldine Howley on inclusivity and inspiring the next generation
The outgoing chair of the Chartered Institute of Housing has spent the past 40 years striving to make the sector more inclusive while inspiring young talent to join. As part of Housing Today’s Every Person Counts campaign, she talks about her journey
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In Focus‘I’m passionate about villages having the right sort of housing’ … My work as a development officer at Hastoe Housing Association
Tim Wells tells Housing Today how his rural roots inspired his career and how he is helping to overcome the challenges to build much-needed affordable homes
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In FocusUpdated National Planning Policy Framework explained
The government’s proposed changes to national planning policy, set out yesterday, saw just a few tweaks from the draft set out in the Summer. Daniel Gayne looks at what has stayed and what has been changed
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In FocusTop 50 Housebuilders 2024: Searching for silver linings in a gloomy year
A year of uncertainty and malaise in the housing sector has seen income and profit plunge across this year’s Top 50 rankings. Daniel Gayne looks for silver linings in a gloomy year
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In FocusRowan Court: a blueprint for council housing placemaking?
Haringey Council’s Rowan Court helps to restore a sense of place for an under-utilised edge site on an existing council estate, writes Ben Flatman, architectural editor at Housing Today’s sister publication Building Design
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In FocusThe big social media question: should housing associations leave X (Twitter)?
Some social landlords describe X as “toxic” but for others it is still a “shop window” and remains an effective route to communicate with residents. As the platform sheds users, Alex Funk looks at how individual landlords are responding
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In Focus‘Because the spaces work for children, they work for everyone’ - how Camden’s Whittington estate fosters a community for all ages
Mary Richardson talks to two architects who have made a film about the child-friendly estate where they live, to find out what’s so special about its design
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In FocusSite safety, housing market renewal and the £60k house - A look back at John Prescott’s contribution to the sector
The former deputy prime minister, whose death was announced this morning, forced construction to realise that things couldn’t go on as they were
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In Focus‘I never feel like I’ve done enough’… High-flying Elly Hoult talks about her career so far and her plans as CIH president
The Peabody deputy chief executive shares her journey from leaving school at 16, how her experiences shaped her and why she wants more people to ‘choose housing’
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In FocusHow worried should the sector be about Vistry?
Housebuilding industry poster-child Vistry has been charting an aggressive growth course despite a tricky market over the last two years. Joey Gardiner asks why it has now lost half its value after two profit warnings in two months
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In FocusThe strain of temporary accommodation: are local authorities’ innovative solutions enough?
With council spending on temporary accommodation reaching more than £2bn last year and still climbing, some local authorities are tackling the issue head-on. But will there efforts be enough? OIivia Barber reports
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In FocusHousing association financial statements 2023/24: key trends and library of reports
The reporting season has come to an end, here are all our reports from housing association balance sheets for 2023/24