More Comment – Page 20
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CommentMinisters must take long-term, difficult decisions to boost housebuilding
Ministers can secure A Fair Deal for Housing by limiting house price inflation, reforming housing taxation and using compulsory purchase powers to capture land value uplift for affordable housing, writes Matthew Bailes
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CommentA holistic approach is needed on nutrient neutrality
After a slow start, the government is at least taking the nutrient pollution issue seriously but now more joined-up thinking is needed, argues Andrew Watson
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CommentThe importance of designing homes for social value
Amid the ‘wild west’ environment of ESG reporting, we must take a step back and think about what social impact really means when designing housing schemes, writes Jo Cowen
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CommentHA ‘mega mergers’ can boost development and improve services
L&Q boss Fiona Fletcher-Smith argues increasing size through ‘mega-mergers’ and improving services to existing residents are not mutually exclusive
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CommentHousebuilders must stay ahead of the curve on energy contracts
Keeping future schemes low-cost and low-carbon in a rapidly changing market is a huge challenge but flexibility with energy providers is key, writes Frederick Davies
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CommentHousing desperately needs long term strategy
As the housing development sector backs Housing Today’s A Fair Deal for Housing project, Colm Lacey argues for a new strategy to make the delivery of affordable housing more certain and commercially attractive.
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CommentNew homes have been demonised for too long
We must not be afraid to advocate for the benefits of new homes, argues Paul Smith
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CommentGove’s tenure was not dull – but his successor must focus on housing delivery
Michael Gove achieved much in his 10 months as housing secretary, particularly on building safety. But now the focus must also include helping housing developers build more homes, argues Carl Brown
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Comment300,000 homes a year is achievable if we can remove barriers to delivery
The housebuilding sector is capable of ramping up its output but it needs substantial government support, argues Lord Richard Best
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CommentThe time has come to get building
When it comes to building sorely-needed new affordable housing, it is time to translate words into action and Housing Today’s A Fair Deal for Housing is a good first step, writes Geeta Nanda
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CommentIt’s time for A Fair Deal for Housing
Housing Today has launched a new cross-sector campaign looking at what the government and housing development industry needs to do to help us build more than 300,000 homes year, explains Carl Brown
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CommentA house price slowdown amid rampant cost inflation will throw viability up in the air
An impending reversal of the usual ‘high price growth-low inflation’ environment will lead to housing developers having to rethink their approach. Richard Jones gives some tips on how the industry should react
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CommentThe rhetoric of planning reform has changed more than the substance
Michael Gove has artfully repositioned the government’s planning reforms, but more of his predecessor’s original vision remains then you might think, writes Paul Smith
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CommentPower in planning politics may be shifting too far towards anti-development groups
Localist measures in the levelling up and regeneration bill must not simply be a tool to placate those opposed to development, argues Matt Clarke
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CommentWe must not let housing policy fall victim to political popularism
The proposed Right to Buy for housing association tenants shows Boris Johnson is desperately grasping for policies that won’t work and will cause damage, warns Ben Derbyshire
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CommentUnlocking large sites with transport is key to boosting regeneration
Genuinely collaborative spatial planning is the key to delivering maximum value to communities, writes Fiona Fletcher-Smith
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CommentCreating the right local design code
The levelling up and regeneration bill will require all planning authorities to have an area-wide design code in place. This brings opportunities and challenges for planners and developers, writes Jane Dann
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CommentWhy Gove’s proposed ‘street votes’ policy deserves our support
Street votes could enable denser, more energy efficient, car-free neighbourhoods that people actually want, argues Ben Derbyshire
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CommentHousebuilders have signed the developer pledge - now we must work out the details
Housebuilders have pledged publicly to fix issues on blocks they built without using public money, but what is this likely to mean in practice? Solicitor Charmaine McQueen-Prince looks at the detail
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CommentWe must get the design of the new Infrastructure Levy right
It is vital the proposed Infrastructure Levy boosts on-site affordable provision and avoids unintended consequences, writes Paul Hackett