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CommentTrust me, I’m a developer
Many people do not trust private developers or local authorities – and this is based around many alarming misconceptions
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CommentCo-living: the friendly future of UK housing?
The momentum behind co-living seems to be building and it could provide a way to help end the housing crisis
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CommentA new housing minister, a new agenda but an old theme
No mention of social rent, no mention of a fairer society from new housing minister Esther McVey
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CommentA culture of openness: fire safety and property reform will require fresh support for residents
The end of the Hackitt consultation comes at a pivotal moment with the gathering pace of leasehold reform
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CommentWhat Boris’s government should do for housing
It is just over four years since I made my maiden speech in the House of Lords. In that speech, I set out my opposition to significant parts of the Housing and Planning Bill. Measures to divert public money from social housing to home ownership, I argued, were wrong ...
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CommentTime for a Healthy Homes Act?
The TCPA’s Fiona Howie calls for legislation to ensure ‘decent’ standards in UK housing
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CommentBoris Johnson: Does BoJo have the mojo to turn the housing crisis around?
Seeking underdeveloped urban sites and building on brownfield must be paired with genuine commitment to tackling the shortage
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CommentRetirement living: Bridging the gap
Councils can’t afford not to address the housing needs of the rapidly aging UK population
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CommentSchoolboy economics and the ‘housing crisis’
Lack of understanding by both electorate and politicians makes effective housing policy distinctly hit and miss
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CommentIs self-build the answer to tackling the housing crisis?
With 6 million Britons interested in building their own home, initiatives are just starting to cater to this market
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CommentThe London Plan and achieving London’s housing targets
Details are needed on subsidy level, and how the job will actually get done
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CommentTheresa May’s housing legacy: assessed
Does the prime minister’s analysis of what she’s achieved in office match with industry perception?
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CommentWhat’s the right direction for the high street?
Clear government policy is needed to support efforts to revive flagging town centres
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CommentGlasto: A lesson for housing in the 21st century
Music festivals can teach us a lot about positive placemaking
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CommentTime for a new age of council housebuilding
Mark Swenarton on what we need to learn from the Homes Fit for Heroes programme a century ago
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CommentSelling public land: not such an easy job
There are many good reasons why the government has trouble selling its land – but solutions are out there
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CommentBuildings are homes, not just investments
If buildings continue to be seen simply as financial investments, we will never overcome the quality issues that make people feel unsafe in their homes
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CommentTime to embrace for-profit RPs
Collaboration between for-profit registered providers and housing associations could be key to building additional homes
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CommentLies, damned lies and land-use change statistics
Building more homes on brownfield sites isn’t the miracle supply solution some would like to think
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CommentBob Kerslake: It is possible to build more and better homes
Redeveloping the Holloway prison site shows responsible construction can be done by working together