In Focus – Page 19
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In FocusInterview: Andrew Taylor, Patel Taylor
The architect on designing London’s large, residential-led schemes and how to make distinctive places
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In FocusBarking fire: what can we learn?
The blaze at a Building Regs-compliant, timber-clad residential block prompts searching questions
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In FocusInterview: Mark Kitts, Liverpool Foundation Homes
The housing company boss talks rent-to-buy, its relationship with the council, and helping to found a boxing academy
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In FocusRegional inequality: what’s the plan?
The initial findings of the UK2070 Commission inquiry into city and regional inequalities confirm what we already know. So what are we doing about it?
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In FocusLarkhill housing scheme: radical collaboration
A time-constrained project for military housing is an exemplar of collaboration between rival timber frame firms
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In FocusInterview: Paula Higgins, HomeOwners Alliance
The campaign group leader discusses snagging retention and what reforms buyers really need
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In FocusInterview: Andrew Matthews, Proctor & Matthews
The acclaimed architect discusses distinctive places, design and build, and developing communities to combat loneliness
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In FocusHAs: caught in a cross-subsidy trap?
Housing associations’ increased dependence on revenue from private sales could leave them over-exposed to market fluctuation
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In FocusModular construction: the Goldman Sachs effect
The investment bank’s decision to put £75m into TopHat could signal changes to come for the whole housebuilding industry
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In FocusDo we need a Healthy Homes Bill?
The TCPA’s proposed 10-point standards for new homes are supported by many but also raise cost concerns
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In FocusInterview: David Colley, Ealing council
The regeneration manager on his current new-build and refurb project, and why councils are trusted by housebuyers
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In FocusShould PDR be permitted after all?
Calls for the reform, review or even extension of permitted development rights are prompting a reevaluation of the policy’s effect
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In FocusInterview: Matt Willcock, PLATFORM_
The build-to-rent specialist’s development director on how to meet a 1,000 homes-a-year target
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In FocusHousing's quality crisis: what's the solution?
Persimmon’s offer of retentions to customers and a government-appointed ombudsman only offer partial solutions
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In FocusThames Estuary: stuck in the mud?
Interest has ebbed in the former ‘gateway’ to London – but infrastructure investment could get things flowing
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In FocusInterview: Richard Cherry, Stonebond Properties
The Chelmsford-based housebuilder’s directors on their plans for the small but ambitious company in today’s housing mix
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In FocusInterview: Alex Ely, Mæ
The architect discusses his experiences working with councils and what makes good neighbourhoods
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In FocusWorker homes: a 21st-century model?
Employers’ efforts to secure affordable accommodation for staff are creating new housing models
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In FocusInterview: Yolande Barnes, Bartlett Real Estate Institute
Why house prices will never grow again, what affordability really means, and the sky-high running costs of skyscrapers
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In FocusBrownfield: the golden bullet for housing?
The CPRE’s recent audit of brownfield sites highlights their potential, but there are other factors to consider