All Housing articles
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NewsCity Hall hands British Land grant to increase Canada Water affordable homes to 9%
Scheme was called in last year after report found only 3% of its 3,700 homes could be delivered as affordable
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NewsGreen light for Mole Architects’ Cambridgeshire housing scheme
Co-housing to be partly overseen by local Buddhist group
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NewsGreen light for Pollard Thomas Edwards' Brixton scheme with 40% social rent
Development will see 288 homes bullt across four blocks
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NewsEvacuation cores to be required in all high-rise buildings across England under proposed guidance update
Schemes in London already subject to rules but new guidelines to extend requirement outside capital from 2029
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FeaturesWith build-to-rent on the back foot, can major regeneration schemes still stack up?
Retailer John Lewis blamed its decision to scrap plans to build 10,000 BTR homes on a ‘fundamental shift’ in economic conditions. Joey Gardiner wonders whether this vital sector still has a realistic future and looks at developers’ options for closing the viability gap
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OpinionNew towns can work, but only if we learn how to deliver them properly
Delivery structures, governance and long-term stewardship are just as important as the housing numbers attached to this next generation of new towns, Tom Mitchell at Metropolitan Workshop writes
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NewsFunding deal agreed for Morris & Co's delayed 52-storey Canary Wharf tower
Morris & Co-designed tower was one of first major schemes to be redesigned to add second staircases
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NewsCouncillors give green light for 13,000 more homes at Barking Riverside
JV consisting of L&Q and the Greater London Authority secures permission for extra homes at huge east London site
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NewsPRP’s 480-home Camden regeneration project approved
Work to start this summer for completion in 2030
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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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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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OpinionHousebuilding: The goose that lays the golden egg is dead
If the government is serious about building 1.5 million new homes, it must start by recognising the scale of the shift that took place in 1991 and everything that has been piled on since, writes Hugo Owen
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NewsGreen light for PLP’s student resi tower next to Waterloo station
Plans for 17-storey scheme to replace Edwardian office building with 233 student beds
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NewsJohn Lewis pulls plug on build-to-rent business which had aimed to build 10,000 homes
Retailer cites shift in financial environment, with high interest rates and less stable returns
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NewsGateway 2 sign-off for Rio Architects’ 46-storey co-living tower in Canary Wharf
Rio Architects-designed scheme the largest co-living project to be granted construction approval by the BSR
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NewsVolunteers submit Bell Phillips social housing scheme in Brent
Art Deco-inspired block of 19 social rent homes developed by local community land trust
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NewsGreen light for 5plus’ 1,000-home Bradford regeneration scheme
Detailed approval also given for 97-home first pgased affordable townhouses will be delivered at Bradford City Village
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NewsGrid Architects submits revised plans for O2 shopping centre with affordable housing cut to 20%
Amendments show influence of Heatherwick Studio’s Humanise campaign on design of 1,800-home scheme’s first phase
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OpinionWe can afford to build greener houses – and there are many good reasons why we should
Al Scott, co-founder of IF_DO, has been working on a new sustainable construction methodology for housing. He believes it can help raise standards for both people and the planet and need not cost the earth
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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