All Housing articles
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Building StudyBermondsey Heights is a bold attempt to blend ‘beds and sheds’
Maccreanor Lavington’s mixed-use scheme in south-east London weaves together housing and industrial space within a tight urban setting
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NewsCity Hall misses reduced affordable housebuilding target
Khan’s portion of the 2021-26 AHP has started 14,000 homes - more than 3,000 short of target
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Building StudyHow Studio Verve is keeping Harringay warehouse district alive
A small, female-led practice involves local artists in creating vibrant, colourful and stylish live/work units in north London
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FeaturesThe unlikely return of the back-to-back: how the viability crunch is leading to experimentation with older forms
As housing numbers crash, developers are seeking ways to reimagine projects, with a range of new – and old – forms being tried to move projects forward
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OpinionBarnsley’s success is still no defence against populism
Despite extensive investment and a highly successful town centre regeneration scheme, the long-standing Labour administration was swept from power last week. David Rudlin considers the reasons
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OpinionHappy days: The early 90s, Urban Splash and a time of creativity and risk
Following a recent conversation with one of the Urban Splash founders, David Rudlin wonders whether we can ever rediscover the time when property was the new rock and roll
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OpinionMy response to the new Design Planning Policy Practice Guidance
Consultation on the latest guidance ended earlier this week. David Rudlin considers what it got right – and where it went wrong
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OpinionRemembering Kelvin Campbell: Probably the most influential urban designer of his generation
Kelvin Campbell passed away over Christmas. David Rudlin pays tribute to a fascinating contrarian who was always inspirational if also slightly intimidating
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OpinionWhy we need to rediscover council housing
A significant increase in the number of social and affordable homes is required if we are to get close to hitting the government’s targets, David Rudlin writes
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OpinionWe must encourage the building of urban one-home wonders
The National Planning Policy Framework includes a specific allowance for single houses in rural areas that are “truly outstanding” where they would otherwise be refused. An equivalent provision is needed in urban areas, writes Russell Curtis
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NewsIn pictures: Stanton Williams completes inaugural later living scheme next to Hampstead Heath
London complex built by contractor Kingscote features 46 apartments
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NewsPlans in for 2,800-home Reading neighbourhood
Loddon Garden Village will have 40% affordable housing
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OpinionHow waterfronts became the lifeblood of urban regeneration
Drawing on his own experience from Birmingham to Liverpool, David Rudlin explores how attitudes to water and place have shaped modern urban regeneration
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OpinionBritain’s lost builders: making housing viable again for SMEs
Miranda MacLaren argues that financial reform, fairer procurement and design for local delivery are essential to revive small builders and rebuild housebuilding capacity
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FeaturesCan cuts to affordable housing targets revive London’s flatlining residential development sector?
Joey Gardiner asks whether simply reducing expectations for affordable housing will be enough to get construction going again
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NewsHousing Forum appoints placemaking expert Alex Notay as chief executive
Membership body announces successor to long-time boss Shelagh Grant
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OpinionThe circular logic still distorting housing targets
Looking back at research from the 1990s and comparing it with today’s data, David Rudlin explores the persistent failure of site allocations to deliver housing
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NewsStitch Architects to support £250m housing partnership between Lambeth council and Vistry
More than 500 homes are planned across six council-owned sites, with at least half of them affordable and a majority of those for social rent
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FeaturesWho is Amy Rees? All you need to know about new Homes England chief
MHCLG’s pick to lead the government’s delivery agency came out of left field. So what do we know about the new quango boss? And what does her appointment tell us about Homes England’s future?
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OpinionThe rise of single-family housing: Why BTR’s future is suburban
Emily Newton explores how Single Family Housing is reshaping Build to Rent, with new investment, suburban intensification and the chance for better placemaking