In Focus
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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 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 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.
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In FocusHow Westminster council is rewriting the rules for council housing and urban regeneration
In a London borough once beset by council housing controversy, a quiet revolution is underway, write Ben Flatman
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In FocusDirect delivery: Places for People’s Adrian Bohr talks strategic land and building 5,000 homes a year
Places for People plans to ramp up development with the help of its newly-formed strategic land division. PfP executive Adrian Bohr tells Olivia Barber how he sees it working
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In FocusHow the market slowdown is leading to a surge of interest in housing JVs
Simon Rawlinson and Neal Curtis of Arcadis examine whether joint venture models are likely to increase affordable housing supply
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In FocusKey takeaways and talking points from the Labour Party conference
Amid uncertainty around commitments to net zero and infrastructure investment, the opposition set out its stall for the coming election. Daniel Gayne and Thomas Lowe report
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In FocusHousing association accounts 2022/23 coverage all in one place
The deadline for most housing associations to publish their annual accounts has now passed. Here are all our reports as the biggest developing providers revealed their figures from a year of difficult choices and rising costs
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In FocusReforming planning: one way to solve the housing crisis
The Building the Future Commission has spent several months analysing the English planning system. Joey Gardiner reports
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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 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 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