All articles by Tom Lowe
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NewsArchitect appointed to design first 1,500-home phase of Arada’s Thameside West masterplan
Original 5,000-home masterplan granted approval nearly six years ago
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In FocusUK Design Capital of the Year: How York is becoming a beacon for heritage revival
York’s example shows how a city with a proud history is using careful regeneration, low-carbon design and brownfield development to prove heritage can be a springboard for renewal
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NewsBurnham pledges to end rough sleeping in first speech as PM
New prime minister made similar pledge when elected Manchester mayor in 2017
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NewsGovernment to extend judicial review reforms to housing
Six-week consultation launched on plans to cut legal challenges against smaller schemes
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NewsCutting red tape on heritage buildings could help unlock 670,000 homes, MPs tell government
Cross-party select committee calls for new heritage-to-housing scheme as current approach is branded ‘deeply complacent’
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NewsIndustry welcomes Burnham’s council housing and devolution plans but questions who will pay for it
Firms call for greater recognition of cost they face – including higher taxes implemented by current government
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NewsBurnham pledges ‘biggest council housebuilding programme since the post-war period’
Favourite to be PM promises ‘biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen’ as he sets out plans for new Number 10 office in Manchester
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NewsGreen light for 620-bed Glasgow student accommodation tower in first phase of £250m development
Scheme deisgned by Michael Laird Architects for developer CXG Glasgow
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NewsPlans submitted for 395-home co-living scheme in Southwark
Scheme by HUB and Bridges Fund Management would see 1960s and 1980s buildings refurbished
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In FocusHow £10bn-turnover Czech giant Penta is using housing JVs to gain a foothold in the London market
Housing Today flies to Prague to speak to Marek Dospiva, co-founder of one of central Europe’s biggest companies, which has recently signed two JV deals for housing schemes with Ballymore in London and is eyeing further deals
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NewsCardiff co-living tower gets green light
Watkin Jones’ 33-storey scheme replaces taller student accommodation scheme
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NewsStirling Prize-winner appointed to design urban extension on Norwich industrial site
Former Colman’s Mustard factory site part of wider regeneration zone earmarked for up to 3,500 homes
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NewsClarion development director criticises government new towns as ‘lacking ambition’
Richard Cook said he was expecting Milton Keynes-style developments not ‘little bolt-ons’
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NewsUKREIIF 2026: Gateway 1 ‘not needed’, says Reform deputy leader as party sets out planning reform agenda
Richard Tice also admits sacking of former housing spokesperson Simon Dudley after Grenfell comments was a ‘fiasco’
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NewsRockwell’s 29-storey Battersea tower dismissed at appeal
Planning Inspectorate throws out 110-home Glassmill scheme following two-year campaign by locals and celebrities
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NewsManchester council consulting on plans to boost size of four towers planned for Castlefield area of city
Water Street scheme will replace previous framework agreed in 2017
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NewsGreen light for first build-to-rent scheme in Norwich
Queens Road scheme includes 432 homes on southern edge of city centre
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NewsSocial housing ‘renewal’, leasehold reform and cladding measures feature in King’s Speech
Government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead revealed amid turmoil in number 10
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NewsGreen light for first phase of Vistry and LLDC’s Pudding Mill Lane scheme
Vistry scheme will see five blocks up to 17 storeys built at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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NewsUrban Splash fights government £48m building safety fund claim
Public money used to fix fire safety issues on seven buildings in Manchester