All articles by Joey Gardiner
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NewsVistry invites staff to apply for ‘voluntary exit’ from company
CEO Adam Daniels sends memo to workforce announcing ‘voluntary exit scheme’ with ’enhanced terms’ for those choosing to leave
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In FocusThe unlikely return of the back-to-back: how the viability crunch is leading to experimentation with older forms
As housing numbers crash, developers are seeking ways to reimagine projects, with a range of new – and old – forms being tried to move projects forward
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In FocusHow the Iran war is impacting construction and development
Joey Gardiner studies the numbers and asks how much damage has already been done to UK construction – and, talk of truces and ceasefires not withstanding – how bad things could still get?
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In FocusGreater Manchester regeneration: How the £2bn Good Growth Fund is transforming the UK’s fastest growing city region
The city region has grown at twice the rate of the rest of the country over the past decade after delivering a long-term regeneration vision. It is now looking to new mechanisms to share the wealth more evenly across the whole combined authority
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In FocusEamonn Boylan: Learnings from 40 years regenerating Manchester
Tributes have poured in since the untimely death of the much-loved former chief executive of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. His impact in the city and nationally was huge, and he spoke to Housing Today’s sister publication Building just last month, shortly before he died
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In FocusWhat the chancellor’s plan for regional devolution really means for cities
This month Rachel Reeves announced £2.3bn in additional funding for cities and a plan to devolve – for the first time – the power to keep tax revenues raised in local areas. Joey Gardiner poses the five questions that spell out what this could all mean for regeneration and development ...
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In FocusThe regeneration rethink: funding, power and the local leaders shaping what comes next
For over a decade, built environment policy has prioritised new build over regenerating places. As Housing Today launches its new Regen Connect editorial campaign, Joey Gardiner finds out why that might all be about to change
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In FocusTop 50 Housebuilders 2025: searching for signs of hope
The last year has dashed hopes of a rapid return to growth with the Labour government’s housebuilding programme. Joey Gardiner assesses which firms have managed to navigate choppy waters successfully, and whether the seas look any calmer ahead
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In FocusIs the Building Safety Regulator’s plan to tackle the backlog likely to succeed?
With construction of tens of thousands of homes held up waiting for approval by the new regulator for high rise homes, Joey Gardiner assesses whether the plan by its new management will turn things around
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In FocusWill the expected London housebuilding package rescue the stalled development industry?
With one in six housing schemes in the capital on hold and demand at rock bottom, Joey Gardiner asks whether simply reducing expectations for affordable housing will be enough to get construction going again
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In FocusA hidden housing hurdle: How sewage treatment capacity is stalling 30,000 new homes - and why it could get much worse
A growing number of water companies are objecting to planning applications for homes on the basis that there is not enough local sewage treatment capacity to cope, writes Joey Gardiner.
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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
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NewsFewer than one in four high-rise projects at final ‘gateway 3’ stage have received a decision
Just seven out of 40 projects have so far been approved
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CommentWhy there are reasons to be cheerful about the housing market
Resilient consumer confidence, falling interest rates and planning reforms are giving housebuilders hope for 2025 – but the government must do more if it wants to hit its targets, says Joey Gardiner
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In FocusWhat the delays at the Building Safety Regulator mean for high-rise development
The new system of gateway checks on high rise buildings is adding anything up to 18 months to construction programmes. Joey Gardiner finds out why
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NewsGateway 2 delays caused by outsourced delivery model, admits Building Safety Regulator
Lack of in-house expertise blamed for delays to applications for high-rise buildings
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In FocusThe 1.5 million-home question: Does the government’s planning reform programme add up?
Ministers unleashed a barrage of planning reforms in the dying days of 2024. Joey Gardiner asks if these can give the industry the boost it needs to get anywhere close to the government’s ambitious housebuilding target?
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NewsNPPF: Government drops 50% affordable housing requirement for grey belt sites
Labour yields to key housebuilder ask as it launches NPPF with 370,000-home mandatory housing target
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CommentWhat exit of ‘the Peters’ means for the future of Homes England
The departure of both the chair and chief executive of the government’s housing agency sends a strong message that the ministry wants to build more homes and work with partners in a different way, writes Joey Gardiner
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In FocusHow worried should the sector be about Vistry?
Housebuilding industry poster-child Vistry has been charting an aggressive growth course despite a tricky market over the last two years. Joey Gardiner asks why it has now lost half its value after two profit warnings in two months