More Comment – Page 31
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CommentWhat does Trump vs Biden have to say about UK housing policy?
The US presidential election highlighted how suburban housing has become a new political battleground
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CommentDesigning homes with empathy
We need to ensure we are creating places to live from the perspective of people who have different needs and priorities from our own, says Kyle Buchanan
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CommentBiodiversity net gain and its impact on viability
The proposals in the Environment Bill sound fine in principle but we need to take the time to work out if some developments could be disproportionately affected, says Toby Lambert
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CommentThe key to longevity is flexibility, so why don’t we design homes that way?
We need to ditch our obession with capital costs and focus on how homes can adapt over their lifetimes, says HTA’s Ben Derbyshire
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CommentLevelling up means Homes England re-prioritising how it spends
The government has a mountain to climb to address its ‘levelling up’ promises, and a good place to start is affordable housing, says Chris Brown
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CommentTrue democracy in planning means listening to everyone - not just objectors
Reforming the planning system could finally broaden the range of people who respond to public consultations, argues Paul Smith
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CommentWhy Barratt is backing the Social Mobility Pledge
Levelling up is good for Britain and good for business, write chief executive David Thomas and former education secretary Justine Greening
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CommentAre joint ventures the answer to risk management?
In an uncertain world joining forces with another stakeholder has its rewards, but there are some key principles to keep in mind, says Arcadis’ Richard Jones
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CommentThe race for space: Housing market trends that are here to stay
Buyers and renters’ priorities have changed, so how do developers, planners and policy-makers respond in the long term?
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CommentRegional devolution could help deliver new homes more effectively
A streamlined system of local government would mean more flexibility and fewer disputes in the planning process, says Paul Smith
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CommentSolve fire safety issues to help people move on
Government must help more than half a million leaseholders trapped in flats they cannot buy or sell in the absence of appropriate certification
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CommentJoin the modular revolution that suits all tastes
This is the time for a construction policy rethink that really delivers on the pledge to build homes, jobs and innovation, writes Ben Derbyshire
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CommentWe must lift modular into the mainstream
It is time to think big and give our archaic homebuilding industry something to be positive about
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CommentEmbodied carbon regulations: a case of not if but when
Housebuilders will have to adapt their business model to account for tougher carbon reduction targets
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CommentDesirable home price increases are hiding the true state of the market
When the distressed sales start average house prices will fall
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CommentForget housing targets, what we need is quality
Trying to build 300,00 homes a year is a fantasy. What people need is more space says Peter Bill
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CommentWhat do people really want from their homes?
An Ipsos MORI survey of 2,500 people gives a generational breakdown of top ranked features
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CommentWhy modular isn’t working
A holistic design approach is needed to realise the benefits of industrialised construction
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CommentWhy fitting sprinklers to medium rise residential buildings makes sense
A revised British Standard will bring clarity to integrating sprinklers into mixed use residential buildings