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CommentHow the National Housing Bank is changing the financing landscape for social housing
Homes England’s new subsidiary has the potential to reshape capital flows in new housing provision. This and other new sources of funding mean social housing providers must now optimise their financial capacity like never before, write Gary Grigor and Rachel Dros
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CommentGood quality development will depend on councils getting their local plans right
Balancing the visionary and practical in local plans is difficult but it is vital local authorities do it successfully, writes Anthony Okereke
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CommentTackling the intransigent opposition of local groups to development
Ben Derbyshire, who is president of the London Forum of Amenity & Civic Societies, explains how he wants groups to adopt a more proactively positive stance
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CommentTime to question assumption social housing is procured via a tax on developments
A significant increase in the number of social and affordable rented homes is required if we are to get close to hitting the government’s targets, David Rudlin writes
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CommentWhy housing associations are essential to tackling worklessness
Scaling up place-based, personalised support would improve outcomes for individuals while making local economies more resilient argues Fiona Fletcher-Smith
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CommentWill government’s aspirations for good design be derailed by under-resourced planning departments?
Pro-building planning reforms are undoubtedly a good thing for our industry but we must be careful to ensure that legitimate community concerns can still be heard, writes Denise Chevin
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CommentWhat will 2026 mean for housing associations’ development capacity?
Government announcements last year were positive but there’s more that can be done to help reverse the long-term erosion of providers’ balance sheets, writes Paul Hackett
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CommentWhy it’s so important to change the public perception of new towns
Only large-scale developments can offer enough investment for the major new infrastructure that people want and need, but we must work hard to take those people with us, writes Brian Yates at Stantec
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CommentReflections on a year of pivotal change for housing
Change has become a constant in our sector, but there are signs of progress also, writes Gavin Smart
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CommentGive co-living the planning consistency it needs and it will deliver
Co-living needs its own, nationally consistent space standards to remove ambiguity and build trust, writes Damien Sharkey
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CommentThe future of the social housing sector is speaking. But who is listening?
A landmark report last week from CIH Futures and Altair shed light on the views and experiences of under 35s working in social housing. The sector must act on the findings, write Halisha Kaur and Emma Gilbank
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CommentPlanning reform: Can Steve Reed save Christmas?
The fact that measures to standardise planning decisions will be made non-statutory is disappointing but planning reform can still be a valuable gift, writes Paul Smith
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CommentWhy Supreme Court nutrient neutrality ruling is a win-win for nature and housing developers
A recent court ruling has provided crucial clarity which could pave the way for more projects, writes Jeremy Gardiner
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CommentForget Trump and the anti-green rhetoric, housebuilders must double down on net zero
Now is not the time for turning on energy efficiency, writes David Thomas
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CommentLearning from social housing’s past
Social housing’s almshouse roots and centuries of experience have much to teach today’s professionals and practice, says Dominic Bradley
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CommentWhy new SAHP should make possible regeneration schemes entirely for social rent
Opening up funding for regeneration is crucial for meeting needs of current and future generations, writes Paul Hackett
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CommentThe Budget set out bold ambition - now this must be translated into targeted, practical policies
Ministers’ commitment to housing provides confidence to the sector. Now, whether it be rent convergence or warm homes, we need certainty about detail, writes Jonathan Layzell
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CommentThe Budget was a missed opportunity for housing affordability and supply
While some measures were welcome, Reeves’ package of policies fell short overall, writes Chloe Fletcher
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CommentWhy the Renters’ Rights Act means a divided landscape for student housing
The government’s landmark bill to reshape the private rented sector is now on the statute book. Nikita Asher and Faye Craggs explain the likely impact
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CommentInvestment in people and skills can turn ambition into reality on housebuilding
As the budget approaches, Manuel Atkinson argues the government must go further to create more pathways into construction alongside simplified planning