More Comment – Page 5
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CommentWe must strengthen national urban design guidance and apply it to greenfield developments
Government must go further to deliver a faster approval process and more efficient use of land as well as higher standards of urban design, a group of housing design experts writes
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CommentCompetence, conduct, and culture: Why housing standards matter more than ever
As a key consultation closes, Gavin Smart advises the government against downplaying the significance of the new competence and conduct requirements
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CommentWhat the government’s new supported housing strategy means for providers
The government has published its long-awaited strategy on supported housing. It is big on ambition yet pushes workload onto already-stretched local authorities, writes Charlotte Cook.
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CommentWhy ForHousing has launched a ‘tenant talent pool’
North-west housing association ForHousing has launched a new fast-track route into employment for its tenants. Jenny Neville explains how the programme will help strengthen the organisation while ensuring it is investing in people
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CommentNavigating the building safety levy: what housing developers need to know
Hannah Eastaff, Lydia Jones and Sarah Langworthy explain how a new tax will affect housing scheme viability
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CommentRight to Work scheme expansion: What housebuilders need to know
The government is planning to extend employer’s requirements to conduct immigration checks to include subcontractors and casual workers. Ilaria Iovieno and Devina Sanghera explain what this would mean for housebuilders.
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CommentHousebuilders’ sales teams must be clued up on competition rules and stick to them
The Competition and Markets Authority last year probed seven housebuilders suspected of exchanging competitively sensitive information.The watchdog’s executive director Juliette Enser explains what housebuilders need to do to avoid following into a similar trap.
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CommentSustainable travel is fundamental to whether a new development works
Too often developers treat transport considerations as just a box to tick, this must change writes Simon Vernan-Harcourt
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CommentThe sector must work together to change the narrative and tackle stigma
Too often people talk about social housing as a last resort and as a problem to be managed. Everybody loses as a result and this must change, writes Elly Hoult
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CommentShared ownership was built for London’s key workers - it’s time the rules caught up
Raising the income cap for shared ownership would be modest, cost-free and ensure the product works as intended, argues Richard Cook
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CommentCollaborate early, stay flexible and think programmatically: how to ensure SAHP bids accelerate delivery
The bidding for the government’s £39bn flagship affordable homes funding programme opens next Tuesday. Tony Woods looks at what tends to work in bids.
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CommentThe economic landscape for housebuilding is challenging – but are there any green shoots?
As taxes rise and growth slows Richard Jones looks for signs of optimism
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CommentThe newly liberated Building Safety Regulator must show it can help get safe homes built – and fast
The signs are promising that the relatively new leadership team can fix the BSR model and restore industry trust, but there is still some way to go, writes Charis Beverton
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CommentHousing associations must be at the centre of the government’s homelessness strategy
The government’s new plan fails to mention the role of registered providers in homelessness prevention through tenancy sustainment. But they have a key role to play, writes Mel Barrett
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CommentSomeone we can do business with: the Building Safety Regulator chair impresses wherever he goes
He’s less than a year into the job but in appointing Andy Roe, the government seems to have struck gold, writes Dave Rogers
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CommentWhy Clarion is putting the ‘five giants of opportunity’ at the centre of its corporate plan
Clarion last year published research inspired by the Beveridge report. David Orr explains what the G15 landlord is doing next
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CommentLandlords will need to prepare well in advance to factor the Decent Homes Standard into long-term work programmes
The government has published its response to the Decent Homes Standard. Katie Saunders and Andy Wait explain what social landlords must do now
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CommentHousing Today and the G15’s wish for low-interest loans has been granted – but how do we make the most of the opportunity?
Paul Hackett considers creative ways to increase the availability of the £2.5n of low-cost loans announced by the government
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CommentHow and why social landlords should say sorry to residents
The Housing Ombudsman orders 4,000 apologies a year. Richard Blakeway explains why social landlords should not shy away from saying sorry
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CommentRegen Connect campaign: joining the dots between local ambition and delivery
At a pivotal moment for urban regeneration, Housing Today’s editor Chloe McCulloch introduces a new editorial campaign designed to connect local priorities with the expertise needed to deliver real change