All Housing Today articles in May 2021 – Page 5
-
NewsIndustry demands urgent clarity over planning reforms
Ex-PM attacks government proposals as Queen’s Speech puts planning Bill at centre of legislative timetable
-
NewsPost-Brexit product rules could bring supplies to ‘grinding halt’
Construction Products Association moots extension to transition period on CE markings
-
NewsRedrow appoints Richard Akers as new chair
Housebuilder picks former Land Secs director to replace John Tutte in June
-
NewsHigh-rise housing developers to face fire safety regulation change from August
Move follows Dame Judith Hackitt’s proposals made in wake of Grenfell blaze
-
NewsL&G names UKGBC boss as new sustainability chief
John Alker was behind David Cameron’s ‘hug a husky’ campaign in 2006
-
NewsApache launches £1.6bn suburban build to rent venture
Investment management firm looking to initially develop 3,000 family homes using MMC
-
-
CommentHow the Construction Playbook could unlock housing delivery
Here’s what Ben Derbyshire thinks could happen if the housing sector actually followed the government’s new guidelines
-
NewsPlanning bill forms centrepiece of Queen’s Speech
Industry welcomes announcement of bill amid reports government is keen to deregulate
-
NewsLabour appoints new shadow housing minister
Manchester Central MP given the role after incumbent Thangam Debbonaire promoted
-
NewsHouse prices shoot up in April
The Halifax says average price of a homes rose 1.4% in the month to new record
-
NewsACM panels ‘not involved’ in Ballymore block blaze
Developer claims Grenfell-style combustible cladding played no part in major fire at New Providence Wharf development
-
NewsCouncils call for new power to tax developers
Local authorities want to levy council tax on homes granted planning but not built out
-
NewsGiant ACM-clad Ballymore block hit by blaze
Ballymore subsidiary had been ‘named and shamed’ by the government in January for failing to remove cladding
-
NewsContinued strong growth in housebuilding reported in April
Latest purchasing managers’ index shows ‘hot’ market is feeding fastest rise in construction costs in 20 years
-
NewsUS private equity giant proposes £1.2bn St Modwen takeover
Blackstone proposal undergoing ‘due diligence’ before a formal offer is made
-
NewsCall to ensure cladding tax doesn’t make housebuilders ‘pay twice’ for repairs
HBF says £2bn tax must take account of ’hundreds of millions’ spent by developers already on fire safety works
-
NewsUrban Splash in talks over Brick By Brick acquisition
Manchester developer could enter London market with buyout of troubled Croydon housing company
-
NewsBarratt raises volume expectations on ‘strong’ trading
Housebuilder’s 2021 completions to be within 1,000 homes of pre-pandemic level
-
CommentAsk communities how they wish to live
Careful analysis of how society’s needs have changed should shape how we design housing developments in future, says Deborah Aplin