All policy articles – Page 3
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News£39bn AHP successor will aim to deliver 300,000 homes with 60% at social rent, says government
Angela Rayner to set out more details on Wednesday of the new programme, along with updates on Decent Homes 2, minimum energy efficiency standards and reforms to Right to Buy
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NewsGovernment should ditch 1.5m homes target, says Yorkshire Housing boss
Nick Atkin warns insistence on ramping up delivery in short term will “artificially skew” the Affordable Homes Programme and push up construction inflation
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CommentFive practical steps to speed up housing delivery - a town planner’s view
Dan Wilson gives his view on what needs to change to the planning system to get Britain building
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CommentNational Housing Bank and Treasury’s new focus on place should drive investment in renewed communities
Amid much talk of new funding models in the housing sector, we should shift our focus to what places need in order to thrive, argues Andrew Ludiman
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CommentAffordable homes funding increase is welcome but it’s not a silver bullet
The spending review is a positive signal from government but there are further measures the government could take to boost supply, writes Ben Denton
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News£39bn AHP could support 500,000 new homes, says JLL
But £100bn would be needed in private finance to plug the viability gap
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News‘Transformative’, ‘a game changer’ - social housing leaders react to surprise £39bn Affordable Homes Programme boost
Sector enthusiastically welcomes package, which also includes a 10-year rent settlement and a consultation on convergence
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NewsGovernment faces nine ‘major obstacles’ to delivering 1.5 million homes, says report
Published ahead of the Spending Review, the Radix Big Tent Housing Commission calls for the reclassification of affordable housing as infrastructure
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NewsReeves to announce £39bn Affordable Homes Programme and 10-year rent settlement
Treasury also confirms CPI plus 1% annual rent rises and a consultation on convergence in a major win for the affordable housing sector
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NewsWhat deal can Rayner strike for affordable housing? What to watch out for in the spending review
Wednesday’s announcement will have huge implications for housing and infrastructure, but defence and health commitments mean cuts will have to fall somewhere. Daniel Gayne reports
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In FocusLearning from the land of opportunity: Could a US-style system of low income tax credits boost affordable housing in the UK?
The government is on the hunt for ways to fund affordable housing without increasing short-term public borrowing. A group of activists and researchers believes there is a solution in operation across the Atlantic. Carl Brown finds out more
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NewsBlanket 40% affordable housing target threatens viability of new towns, Lords told
Experts also urge multi-decade public lending
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NewsSpending review ‘make or break’ for 1.5m homes target, warns Eshalomi amid reports of housing budget cuts
Select committee chair in letter to chancellor raises concern over media reports that MHCLG could face reduced funding as an “unprotected” department
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NewsGovernment unveils plans to simplify planning and BNG rules for smaller sites
MHCLG also publishes consultation paper on plans to delegate planning approvals to officers
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NewsMHCLG to push ahead with requirement for larger sites to be mixed-tenure
Department says build out is faster on mixed-tenure sites and is seeking feedback on what the threshold should be
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News‘Housebuilders do not sit on land’ – HBF hits back at Rayner’s plan for slow build-out fines
Trade body calls on government to focus instead on the ‘actual reasons’ for subdued supply
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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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CommentGrenfell and the return of regulation: getting the right balance
In the latest in a series of pieces for Housing Today by the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, Jenny Preece looks at academic writings on regulation in the context of the government’s response to the Grenfell Inquiry
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CommentThe Planning and Infrastructure Bill offers hope for a system in desperate need of repair
Forthcoming legislation to further shake up the planning system is exactly what the housing sector needs, but there is a long way to go yet, writes Craig Pettit