All policy articles
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CommentThe thicket of detailed standards thwarting housebuilding in London is not the answer
Ben Derbyshire asks whether it is time to rethink the section 106 system and regulatory framework for housebuilding in London
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NewsMayor of London and MHCLG to press ahead with new town plan despite Enfield Council withdrawal
Mayor and MHCLG both understood to be looking at range of delivery options for 21,000-home project which is listed in government’s New Towns programme
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NewsMPs call for regulation of property management agents
Select committee calls for new regulator ‘with teeth’
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NewsPressure from government to build at pace may compromise quality, warn MPs
Cross-party committee calls for changes to regulation
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CommentWe must tackle the tax and regulatory burdens on developers to boost housebuilding in London
Building new homes reduces housing costs, boosts productivity and generates jobs. We should let housebuilders get on and build, writes Chris Weaton
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NewsPennycook announces review into social housing allocations
Housing minister vows to ‘support better use of existing stock’ as Housing Today and G15 call for a renewal of the system
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NewsProposed 21,000-home new town under threat following Labour defeat in Enfield
Conservatives and Greens both campaigned on pledge to oppose the development
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In FocusKey talking points from CIH Housing Brighton 2026
What does the UK’s shifting political landscape mean for housing? How is the Iran war likely to impact delivery? How is the sector tackling the skills crisis and stigma of residents and how should providers respond to new regulations and standards? Carl Brown and Alex Funk round up the ...
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NewsTenant-led campaign group calls for regulatory action to tackle social housing stigma
Stop Social Housing Stigma calls for landlords to be required to tackle the problem after its survey shows seven in 10 “feel stigmatised living in social housing”
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CommentThe ‘missed middle’ of medium-density housing could unlock delivery
Medium density is often overlooked but it has untapped potential, argues Katja Stille
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NewsReed pledges to give social housing tenants a ‘bigger voice’ as plan to set up taskforce gathers pace
Housing secretary tells Kerslake Fellowship launch event that social housing taskforce will be set up in the coming weeks
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CommentCould standard section 106 templates speed up delivery?
A committee of MPs has called for national standardised section 106 templates. Pete Canavan assesses what impact this could have
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NewsGovernment reveals names of seven new towns it proposes to back in new programme
MHCLG announces it will back seven settlements, down from the 12 recommended by the new town’s taskforce
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CommentWe should stop apologising for building high-quality market homes – ‘moving chains’ lead to more affordable housing
Critics argue we should only build social homes, but building ‘luxury’ homes also makes homes in the market more affordable indirectly, argues Paul Smith
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CommentWhy a new shared ownership mortgage staircasing model could unlock billions for housebuilding
Could a new 100% staircasing model for shared ownership, funded by using recycled capital grant funding and government guarantees, achieve additional supply without inflating house prices? Paul Hackett, who is working on the model, makes the case.
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NewsOBR predicts net additions to housing stock will fall to 220,000 next year
Body forecasts 1.3m additions in UK from 2025/26 to 2029/30, casting doubt on ability of government to hit 1.5m homes target for England
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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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NewsGovernment announces £50m to tackle homelessness as number of rough sleepers reaches record high
Announcement made as part of £3.6bn plan to combat homelessness
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NewsMinisters urged to change NPPF to allow councils to set higher carbon standards for new homes
Group claims proposed reforms to NPPF would act as ceiling for standards
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NewsSpike in Right to Buy applications as tenants rush to beat removal of high discounts
But ministers expect drop in sales in this year’s figures