All Housing articles – Page 5
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FeaturesWill the government’s biodiversity plans prove a net gain for the housing sector?
From this month, all developments will have to show how they increase biodiversity by 10% in order to receive planning permission. Joey Gardiner looks at whether the policy is a win-win or too much too soon
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FeaturesHow the life sciences boom is impacting the UK’s housing sector
The British life sciences industry is attracting record levels of investment and now housing developers are looking to take advantage of the opportunities
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NewsDLUHC announces £80m brownfield funding pot with target of 8,000 new homes
Local authorities encouraged to bid for funds to bring derelict sites back into use
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FeaturesWhat happens to council housing developments when a local authority goes ‘bankrupt’?
When a section 114 ‘bankruptcy’ notice is put in place, a council’s non-statutory services are restricted and housebuilding ’goes to the back of the queue’. Yet the growing number of councils in this situation are finding ways to carry on building.
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Building StudyBringing dignity and joy to later living: Mae’s Daventry House project sets a whole new standard
The Stirling Prize-winning practice is helping to define a new era for those who want to live independently as they get older
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NewsHalf a million homes a year needed to meet record net migration, says think tank
Government housebuilding target based on substantially lower migration figures
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NewsSingh Fudge Architects wins planning for housing scheme in Coventry
Two-phase development would see an initial six-storey affordable housing block joined by a fifteen-storey tower at a later stage
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NewsMore than a million plots owned or controlled by 11 largest housebuilders, says regulator
The Competition and Markets Authority is seeking feedback on land banks and planning rules as part of its probe into the housbeuilding market
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ReviewReview | Housing Atlas: Europe 20th Century
This timely publication offers a reminder that the value of innovation is not in being different, but in imagining and creating new models from which others can learn, writes Bob Allies
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FeaturesHow much worse is the UK housebuilding recession going to get?
With little prospect of a rapid reduction in interest rates to spur a recovery, many in the industry are now just looking to “survive until ’25”. Joey Gardiner looks at the prospects for residential developers doing so.
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NewsSadiq Khan to divert affordable housing funds into buying existing private homes
Challenging market sees mayor shift away from development towards helping local authorities buy homes on the open market for council housing
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FeaturesAs Oki criticises 'incredibly frustrating' lack of continuity, can latest housing minister make any difference before election?
The past nine housing ministers have come and gone in the time it takes to get a large project to site, says Joey Gardiner. So what are the chances that the latest incumbent in the role can do what is required to pick the industry up off the floor?
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OpinionThe King’s Speech was deeply disappointing for the housing sector
The King’s Speech was an opportunity for the government to affirm housing’s role in a prosperous society. It came up short, writes Geeta Nanda.
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OpinionBuilding on the green belt is not the answer – we need to focus on the soft densification of our urban centres
Our town and city centres, with their wealth of existing buildings, provide huge opportunities to deliver new housing and foster thriving communities, writes Tom Slater
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NewsHousing leaders call on Braverman to drop crackdown on rough sleepers’ ‘lifestyle choice’ tents
15 housing bodies, including the CIH and NHF, have signed the letter
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NewsHousebuilder boss predicts Starmer’s plans will not deliver ‘a single house’ in next five years
Peter Truscott casts doubts over Labour policy
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OpinionCo-living is an important tool in addressing the housing crisis
The current interest in co-living reflects a welcome shift towards high-quality provision of housing for an underserved demographic, writes Craig Sheach
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NewsFaulkner Browns' 2,500-home Ladbroke Grove scheme goes in for planning
Project has 11 year build programme with first homes completed at end of decade
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FeaturesHow a team including LDA, Bell Phillips, DMA and Mae are writing a new chapter in Westminster’s council housing story
In a London borough once beset by council housing controversy, a quiet revolution is underway
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ReviewReview | The architecture of Kay Fisker: ‘These titles should be compulsory reading on every architecture course’
Matthew Wickens reviews two recent books on Kay Fisker, the renowned Danish architect