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CommentThe chancellor’s £39bn boost buys time for social housing – now innovative private finance models must help deliver at scale
The Labour government is prioritising funding for grant-heavy, and much-needed, social rented homes while also promising to ramp up delivery to 1.5 million homes a year. Innovation to draw in private finance can help square the circle, says Carl Brown
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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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CommentTenancy fraud creates social harm and we must tackle it
L&Q this year successful brought its first prosecution for tenancy fraud. Nicola Evans explains why providers should tackle the problem
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CommentThe really worrying thing about social housing stigma is how normal it has become
The stigmatisation of social housing residents continues to hold people back. But, writes Rick Liddiment, things can change if we tell a more positive story and give tenants the respect they deserve.
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CommentTackling ASB: New powers for housing associations to evict offenders must come with investment
The government is proposing to make it easier for registered providers to close properties associated with ASB. This is welcome but it must be backed with money, argues Branwen Evans
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CommentPlanning reforms are welcome but will need to sit alongside other measures
Paul Hackett explains what the Labour gavernment’s policies are likely to mean for affordable housebuilding
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CommentCan the London Plan deliver?
Ben Derbyshire reflects on Sadiq Khan’s latest policies to boost housebuilding in the capital
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CommentHow councils can meet the challenge of delivering homes under pressure
Setareh Neshati explains how Westminster City Council is responding to growing housing pressures by delivering community-supported, affordable homes as part of its Fairer Westminster strategy
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CommentHousing associations can’t keep juggling multiple commitments forever
Years of limited funding and increased regulation have left the social housing sector under pressure. Ministers must act to ease this in the spending review, writes Elly Hoult
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CommentHow landmark Supreme Court ruling clarifies liability and limitation on building safety
Construction professionals must now operate with heightened awareness of their long-term liabilities, in the wake of the pivotal ruling in the Barratt Homes case
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CommentWhy puddles are the latest in a long list of obstacles to building the homes we need
The planning system no longer recognises the difference between rivers and puddles and this must be fixed, says Paul Smith
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CommentGovernment must work with us to create the conditions for sustainable investment
On the eve of the UKREiiF real estate investment event in Leeds, Richard Cook reflects on what needs to happen afterwards
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CommentEngland is failing to plan for its ageing population – the spending review must put that right
The government’s spending review must treate housing for older people as core infrastructure and deliver targeted funding, writes Bruce Moore
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CommentWe must rethink our affordable housing model to make it fit for purpose
The realisation appears to be dawning in government that planning reform alone cannot deliver 1.5m homes. We must thoroughly review our delivery model, writes Richard Jones
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CommentWhy the government must make it easier to use grant funding for regeneration
Regeneration gives people a sense of community and can help the government achieve its missions, now is the time for funding reform to take this forward, writes Mel Barrett.
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CommentThe key elements (and omissions) of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill for housing
The government’s landmark bill is progressing through parliament at speed. Lisa Tye explains what the legislation means for the sector
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CommentHow do we turn on the housing tap?
David Rudlin explores how a tangle of regulations, rising land costs and policy overload could be holding back the housing the country needs
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CommentMinisters must strike a balance between protecting renters and maintaining supply
As the Renters’ Rights Bill progresses through parliament, Mark Holloway looks at some of the likely impacts
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CommentAbolishing planning performance agreements? Templates for section 106? There are further opportunities to reform planning
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill offers a chance to look at how we can improve the planning application process further. Paul Smith gives his thoughts on some ways to do it
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CommentHow social landlords must respond to Trump tariff impacts
Economic turmoil will have knock-on impacts for affordable housing supply chains in the UK, but it also presents an opportunity for social landlords to demonstrate resilience, argues Peter Brown