In Focus – Page 11
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In FocusHow good housing can rescue the high street
With Mothercare joining the list of famous retailers to disappear, David Blackman considers alternative ways of keeping town centres alive
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In FocusWill Persimmon now put its own house in order?
Has Persimmon’s financial success come at the expense of quality and safety?
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In Focus‘We are still fighting our corner’: Interview with Katy Jordan, Storey Homes
The managing director of Storey Homes on succeeding as an SME housebuilder and taking on the government
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In FocusHow high-priority will housing be for the new Johnson government?
With five years ahead, the Conservatives have a real chance to tackle the housing crisis – but this depends on where the sector sits on their to-do list
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In FocusBriefing: Key Conservative housing promises
Manifesto includes pledge to build a million homes and support modern methods of construction
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In FocusWhat do the manifestos say about homeownership?
The second of two articles on the main parties’ housing policies looks at their plans to boost homeownership, which is a particular focus for the Conservatives
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In FocusBig election pledges on green building…
But can they be delivered? We explore what the three main parties are promising on energy efficiency
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In FocusWhat housing pledges are contained in the main parties’ manifestos?
As the 2019 general election draws ever closer, David Blackman scrutinises how the main parties plan to meet housing demand
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In Focus‘It is like living in a container, but it’s not’ – Inland Homes’ hugg
How Inland Homes – via a division named hugg – became an accidental pioneer in temporary housing
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In Focus‘There are many central London sites sitting there that could be earning an income’
Russell Pedley of Assael Architecture explains why how putting homes above a railway line is tricky yet lucrative
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In FocusCut down to size: Scrutinising the London Plan
The Inspectors Report has rubbished the GLA’s small sites plans as ‘undeliverable’
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In FocusBriefing: How Ilke plans to produce 5,000 modular homes a year
Ilke Homes boss David Sheridan spells out how the modular housebuilding operation will realise its ambitions
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In FocusTightening the purse strings: Local authorities and the Public Works Loan Board
The single percentage point hike in the Public Works Loan Board’s lending rate may still sound like a good deal but is causing headaches
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In FocusBriefing: Furnishing middle-income earners with new homes
The joint venture between Ikea and Skanska announced a deal for 200 homes in Bristol earlier this month, and last week it revealed plans on Housing Today to open a UK factory. So, what do we know about the business, and what can we expect?
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In FocusIs infrastructure delivery hampering housing developments?
Housebuilders are increasingly being called on to carry out infrastructure projects
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In FocusFuture Homes Standard: Up to the job?
What do changes to energy regulations mean for housebuilders – and does construction have the means to carry out the plans?
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In FocusInterview: Nic Davies, founder of Helix Construction
The housebuilder’s chief talks to Housing Today about the challenges it and other pocket-sized housebuilders face
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In FocusInterview: Dave Sheridan, executive chairman, Ilke Homes
The modular homes manufacturer talks targeting new markets, new factories, and a modular academy
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In FocusLabour conference: Housing policy round-up
The Labour Party wants to boost investment in housing to £10bn, but how radical is that proposal – and its many others?
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In FocusInterview: Colm Lacey, Brick by Brick
The Croydon developer talks to Housing Today about plans to take its model of delivering affordable homes across the capital