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In FocusKey talking points from UKREiiF 2025
Building safety regulator delays, new towns and infrastructure were the biggest topics at this year’s gathering of construction professionals in Leeds as the industry debated the degree to which a huge amount of work could be threatened by systemic challenges
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In FocusNation of collaboration: Spotlight on the Welsh social housing sector
As part of Housing Today’s new series looking at the social housing landscape in the devolved nations and English regions, Alex Funk visits Cymru to find out more about the country’s challenges
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In FocusBeyond the green belt review: Five things you might have missed in the London Plan consultation
Sadiq Khan’s green belt rethink got the headlines, but there was plenty more to learn from last Friday’s announcement
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In Focus‘I make it a virtue that I’ve changed my mind’: Khan makes a show of green belt U-turn, but where might homes be built?
In his speech last Friday, the mayor of London stressed that his green belt review was a radical policy change. Daniel Gayne asked him about the kind of land that could be targeted, while combing through his consultation documents for clues
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In FocusKey talking points from the CIH Housing Brighton 2025 conference
The social housing sector gathered this week for its annual event on the south coast. From the spending review, and recent local election results, to housing targets, fire safety and damp and mould, there was no shortage of things to discuss. Alex Funk and Carl Brown round-up the key talking ...
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In Focus‘I’m going to deal with this’ – Riverside boss Paul Dolan opens up about personal and professional resilience
Riverside’s new boss took the reins a year ago but, within days of starting, he was plunged into a battle with bowel cancer. Now, back from surgery and after chemotherapy, he uses his first interview to tell Carl Brown about his journey and his plans for the ...
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In Focus‘The government’s pro-development agenda is really helpful overall’: HBF CEO Neil Jefferson on delivering through economic turbulence
With an announcement every week from the housing ministry, it must be difficult for HBF chief Neil Jefferson to keep up. Daniel Gayne catches up with him to discuss the latest on planning, building safety and the world economy
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In FocusGen Zs and millennials: what they really want from employers in the built environment
A panel of younger professionals came to our Good Employer Guide Live event last month, here they feedback on what they look for when applying for jobs and how employers can retain talent long-term
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In FocusA distinct culture but familiar dilemmas: Spotlight on Scotland’s social housing sector
In the first in a new series looking at the social housing landscape in the devolved nations, Daniel Gayne sits down with leading figures from the Scottish sector to discuss the key trends and challenges north of the border
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In FocusKey talking points from CIH’s TAI 2025 conference
From affordable housing development, to new building safety legislation, tenant engagement and the pros and cons of mergers, attendees at TAI 2025 in Wales this week heard vigorous debates on many topics. Alex Funk rounds up the key takeaways
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In FocusDo TMOs and ALMOs really need to change post-Grenfell?
The government has pledged to review the governance of organisations managing stock on behalf of councils. But is this really necessary? And, if so, what should reform look like? Alex Funk explores
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In FocusWhy most new homes are still being built to old standards
Almost two in three new homes are still being built to regulations that applied in 2013, over a year and a half after the end of the transition period for the new part L and other requirements. How has the government got its projections so wrong? Tom Lowe reports
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In FocusAre housing associations really overcharging residents?
Tenants are winning service charge cases in court, but official figures show housing associations spend more on services than they actually bill for. Daniel Gayne looks into whether these cases are isolated errors, or whether other factors are at play.
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In Focus‘Work hard and be nice to people’: Gavin Cansfield reveals his plans for Moat
The Kent-based association has gone through a tricky period with a terminated repairs contract and regulatory criticism. In his first interview, the provider’s new chief executive explains how he intends to improve matters
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In FocusHousing Today and G15 State of the Capital report
Housing Today publishes its exclusive research into ways of boosting affordable housing in London, in partnership with the G15 group
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In FocusHousing Today’s Good Employment Report in full
Housing Today this week publishes its exclusive Good Employment Report.
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In FocusSix key takeaways from Scotland’s Housing Festival 2025
The Scottish social housing sector gathered in Edinburgh this week. Delegates mulled the impacts of a new Westminster government and regulatory changes with one eye on Holyrood elections next year. Daniel Gayne reports.
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In FocusHow closely has the government adhered to the Grenfell Inquiry’s recommendations?
While Angela Rayner has promised to ‘take forward’ all of the recommendations, not all appear to have been adopted to the letter. Daniel Gayne and Tom Lowe analyse the wiggle room the government has given itself over some of the key measures
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In FocusRural housing champion: Rethinking local delivery of repairs with Stonewater CEO Nick Harris
Stonewater has grown its housing stock by around 10,000 properties in just 10 years since it was formed through a merger of Raglan and Jephson. Nick Harris talks about the challenge of maintaining customer service across a large number of rural areas
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In FocusIt’s deja vu all over again: Can the Ox-Cam Arc work second time around?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have