In Focus
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In FocusLocal focus, efficient growth: Vivid boss Mark Perry explains how the Hampshire landlord became one of the RP sector’s biggest builders
Despite managing only 35,000 homes, Vivid is now in the UK’s top five biggest developing housing associations. The group’s chief executive explains its strategy and its plan to transform customer services
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In Focus‘A part of you wants to be idealistic and end poverty’: My work as a money guidance manager at Clarion Futures
Mary Bunner joined Clarion Futures in 2010 to establish the money guidance team. As the financial landscape has changed, her work has evolved and evolved. As part of Housing Today’s frontline stories series, she explains how her team continues to adapt to support residents.
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In FocusYIMBYs buoyant but social housing providers anxious for funding clarity: takeaways from the Labour party conference 2024
A round-up of the key talking points for housing from Labour’s first party conference in government for 15 years
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In FocusA tale of two mergers: What do the completion of Barratt-Redrow and the collapse of Bellway-Crest Nicholson mean for Labour’s housebuilding plans?
Is the ground-breaking merger likely to help or hinder the government’s chances of hitting its sky-high 1.5 million housebuilding target?
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In FocusKey takeaways from the Building the Future Conference and Housing Today Live
Church House in Westminster yesterday was the venue for two back-to-back conferences on construction and housing attended by hundreds of professionals from the built environment. Here is a round-up of the key talking points from the event, run by Building and Housing Today.
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In FocusCo-living: Where does it go from here?
The past few years have seen investors plunge cash into the co-living market. Will it live up to the hype and why is it leaving councils cold? Daniel Gayne went to a scheme in Manchester to find out
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In Focus‘We will deliver a generational shift’… Why the Grenfell Inquiry report means another building safety shake-up
Keir Starmer wants his government’s response to the tragedy to mark a defining moment in the safety and quality of housing in the UK. Is the construction industry prepared for it?
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In FocusKey takeaways and talking points from the Housing Community Summit
Thousands of housing professionals descended on ACC Liverpool this week for the Housing Community Summit, a new event hosted by the National Housing Federation and Chartered Institute of Housing. Here are the key talking points.
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In FocusThe Grenfell Inquiry’s final report: what to look out for
The Grenfell Inquiry will present its conclusions next Wednesday more than seven years after the fire. Here’s a summary of the evidence the inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick has had to unpick
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In FocusInvestigation: how are councils assessing the risks of uPVC cladding in low-rise housing after the Barnet fire?
When a fire in 2023 destroyed four terraced houses Barnet Council brought the housing sector’s attention to an overlooked fire safety issue: the use of uPVC cladding in low-rise homes. Have other councils heeded its warning?
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In FocusBuilding Awards 2024 shortlists: Housebuilder of the Year
Housing Today’s sister title recently announced the finalists at this year’s Building Awards. Here, we take a look at the Housebuilder of the Year shortlist
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In FocusWhat does the collapse in section 106 demand mean for housing delivery?
Housing associations have stopped bidding to buy section 106 homes in many parts of the country. Joey Gardiner asks what the implications are and how the problem can be resolved
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In Focus‘I love helping people’: My work as a community safety officer at Abri
Ex-police officer Hayley McMillan helps to improve residents lives’ by tackling issues such as domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour on a daily basis. As part of our Frontline Stories series, she speaks to Alex Funk about her role
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In FocusThe ins and outs of Labour’s new National Planning Policy Framework
Keir Starmer’s government has put planning reform at the heart of its ambition to get Britain building. Daniel Gayne assesses their chances of success
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In Focus‘Thankfully it is taken more seriously now’ - My work as a tenancy fraud manager at L&Q
Tenancy fraud has long been an issue in the social housing sector. In the latest in our Frontline Stories series, Olivia Barber speaks with Nicola Evans, manager of L&Q’s dedicated tenancy fraud team, about her work.
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In FocusA boost for housebuilding or an ill-defined gimmick?: Labour’s ‘grey belt’ plans explained
Labour hopes its rebrand of ‘ugly’ green belt land will help. But will it work?
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In FocusThe challenge of defining vulnerability: how do social landlords deliver services that are responsive to tenants’ needs?
The Housing Ombudsman has raised concerns about the way social landlords are defining vulnerability. Olivia Barber speaks with housing sector experts about what landlords need to do to make their services agile
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In FocusCIH vice-president election 2024: a guide to the candidates
Chartered Institute of Housing members have a week left to vote in the election for the institute’s president in 2025. Here is a guide to the three candidates
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In FocusDoes Roger De Haan’s Folkestone housing scheme deserve so much criticism?
Former Saga owner’s luxury Shoreline Crescent scheme has been completed following a string of headlines about its lack of affordable housing. Tom Lowe tours the building and is impressed by what he finds
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In Focus‘Start now and try to move as fast as you can’ - CIH boss Gavin Smart gives his advice for the next government on housing
The chief executive speaks to Carl Brown about his thoughts on the manifestos, how we boost the financial capacity of social landlords, mandatory qualifications and the new Housing Community Summit in Liverpool