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CommentHow will the Building Safety Levy impact development?
The Building Safety Levy comes into force today, adding another layer of cost pressure to a strained development market. Robert Ray sets out the key impacts and why the sector should be ready
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CommentWhy housing associations should be delivery partners at the heart of devolution
The main question isn’t whether housing associations can adapt to devolution. It’s how devolved authorities can make the most of organisations that already bring local knowledge, active partnerships, and a lasting commitment to place, argues Ally Heald
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CommentThe new NPPF – why planning is becoming harder and less predictable
The value of more permissive policies are limited when the system is in flux. We need a system with clear rules and predictable processes, argues Paul Smith
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CommentMore must be done to ensure diversity at all levels of seniority in social housing
Cerys Clark discusses findings from the Chartered Institute of Housing’s membership census
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CommentCalmness and consolidation: what the affordable housing sector needs from Burnham’s first Budget
Paul Hackett explains why a low-profile Budget that protects what the social housing sector has previously secured would be a good thing
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CommentBurnham’s council housing pivot risks an immediate drop in delivery by other parties
As concerns emerge about potential development delays due to the prime minister’s policy shift, Richard Cherry argues housing needs a long-term approach, not political wins.
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CommentWhat housing and the armed forces have to offer each other
Peabody has signed the armed forces covenant pledging to support the military community. Elly Hoult explains more about the G15 landlord’s approach
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CommentThe role of for-profit providers: why the housing crisis needs more than one model
HSPG subsidiary PPHA was one of three for-profit providers appointed strategic partners under the Social and Affordable Homes Programme. Guy Horne argues the scale of the housing crisis means we need multiple players.
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CommentEarly, flexible and joined-up support is crucial to ensure no young person is left behind
Housing association Acis group is working through partnerships to ensure no young person misses out on education because they need more flexible support than the mainstream system can provide. Claire Woodward explains more.
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CommentRigid NPPF rules risk undermining housing delivery
Guidance should be focused more on connectivity rather than ’distance from station’ thresholds, argues Simon Vernon-Harcourt
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CommentIf you expect to own homes for a century, you design differently
The Future Homes Standard has a focus on adoption of low-carbon technologies. But for social landlords who manage homes in the long-term, the quality of the building fabric is the most important factor, writes David Stronge.
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CommentEnsuring every resident can use their voice regardless of race, faith or heritage
In the current climate it’s vital social landlords go beyond listening and take meaningful action so residents feel their community belongs to them, writes Kai Jackson
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CommentThose who accuse housebuilders of landbanking misunderstand how development works
The idea that developers routinely profit from withholding consented land is wrong and diverts political energy from the structural reforms needed to boost delivery, writes Huseyin Huseyin
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CommentThe planning system needs to take viability more seriously
Residential development is unviable in nearly half of England. Government must either reduce build costs by removing regulation or subsidise development from the public purse, argues Paul Smith
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CommentThe new Decent Homes Standard: the clock is already ticking for registered providers
In the face of new requirements to improve stock, the question is no longer whether landlords should invest in systems, data, and capability, but how quickly they can afford to do so and whether that is fast enough, write Martin Gladwin and Donna Whitlam
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CommentMulti-tenure strategy seen in first SAHP allocations is right approach to tackle housing need
Pivoting the £39bn programme to social rent at the expense of other tenures would have failed to meet need while hampering overall delivery, writes Jordan McCay
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CommentWe cannot plan for 1.5 million homes without planning for water
Water scarcity should be a catalyst for better infrastructure planning, not another barrier to delivery, argues Lisa Cook
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CommentWhy social housing property professionals must understand people as well as buildings
The sector faces a challenge in finding staff who can answer technical questions about assets while also asking what decisions mean for residents, argues Mark Moore
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CommentAmbitious new housing developments are nothing without the infrastructure to support them
Infrastructure must stop being viewed as a secondary consideration, argues Tom O’Brien
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CommentRough sleeping won’t end with bricks and mortar alone
As Andy Burnham pledges to eredicate rough sleeping, Rachel Chiu explores why lasting change will take much more than new homes