All Housing Today articles in May 2025 – Page 2
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News‘Transformative’, ‘a game changer’ - social housing leaders react to surprise £39bn Affordable Homes Programme boost
Sector enthusiastically welcomes package, which also includes a 10-year rent settlement and a consultation on convergence
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CommentWe must ensure the private sector can recoup upfront investment in retrofit
Decarbonisation requires a step change to meet government targets, write Mark Greatholder and Aliki Zeri
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NewsGovernment to decriminalise rough sleeping by next spring
200-year-old Vagrancy Act will be repealed
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NewsGovernment faces nine ‘major obstacles’ to delivering 1.5 million homes, says report
Published ahead of the Spending Review, the Radix Big Tent Housing Commission calls for the reclassification of affordable housing as infrastructure
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NewsReeves to announce £39bn Affordable Homes Programme and 10-year rent settlement
Treasury also confirms CPI plus 1% annual rent rises and a consultation on convergence in a major win for the affordable housing sector
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NewsReeves reportedly drawing up plans for ‘housing bank’ and £25bn Affordable Homes Programme
Homes England to be redesignated as public finance institution to allow it to create financial assets and lower capital costs for developers
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NewsPlans submitted for £100m Digbeth regeneration with 240 homes
Plans for the brownfield site have been designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris architects
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NewsBellway increases completions forecast after ‘robust’ spring selling season
Housebuilder reports strong demand in second half of year
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NewsVivid names new interim CFO
David Ball has taken up the post having previously been director of finance
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NewsStarmer announces AI tool to speed up planning system
The government has announced the launch of a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool, designed in collaboration with Google, in order to speed up the planning system. An AI assistant for planning officers and local councils – which can scan hundreds of files in seconds– called Extract, was announced by the ...
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NewsWhat deal can Rayner strike for affordable housing? What to watch out for in the spending review
Wednesday’s announcement will have huge implications for housing and infrastructure, but defence and health commitments mean cuts will have to fall somewhere. Daniel Gayne reports
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NewsNotting Hill Genesis and United Living pay £550,000 to residents to settle High Court cladding case
The Exchange buildings are among thousands found to have fire safety defects in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire
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NewsStudent housing giant Unite proposes buying smaller rival Empiric for £719m
Empiric has now entered due diligence as it considers non-binding proposal
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NewsSFHA launches toolkit to help landlords recognise domestic abuse
Domestic abuse is the leading cause of homelessness among women and children in Scotland
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NewsDevelopers and housing associations call for ‘ambitious’ AHP and rent convergence ahead of spending review
Bosses of Landsec, Clarion and Peabody among signatories to BusinessLDN letter to ministers
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NewsPlanning approvals for new homes hit ‘disastrous’ new low - HBF
The number of approvals falls again as Savills forecasts 1.5 million homes target will be missed
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In FocusCounting the cost of the infrastructure challenge behind England’s 1.5 million homes target
The government has committed to ambitious housebuilding goals but risks overlooking the supporting infrastructure demands and costs
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NewsNew pre-assembled heat pump unit claims £2,000 installation savings
Hewer, a sustainable heating solutions provider, has launched Heat Saviour, a pre-assembled unit designed to simplify the installation and maintenance of heat pump systems. According to the company, the technology could save up to £2,000 per installation by reducing the need to overhaul existing heating systems.
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NewsGreen light for long-stalled 24-storey residential tower in London after developer revisions
Swiss Cottage scheme had previous 2016 consent which was never completed
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NewsSolar panels to be required on nearly all new homes, Miliband confirms
Government will only allow ‘rare exceptions’ to requirements set to be included in Future Homes Standard