All Housing articles
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Opinion
The 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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News
Stitch 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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Features
Who 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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Opinion
The 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
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Opinion
The Housing Forum CEO role is a chance to shape the future of housing
As it seeks a new boss, the Housing Forum is well-placed to become a powerful voice for change, writes Ben Derbyshire
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Features
HTA Design: Building the case for better housing
As part of Building Design’s Designing Tomorrow’s Housing campaign, Ben Flatman visited HTA Design to hear how one of the UK’s most experienced housing practices is responding to today’s complex challenges
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Features
Nansledan: can design codes and long-term stewardship deliver better housing?
As part of Building Design’s Designing Tomorrow’s Housing campaign, Mary Richardson visits Nansledan, the Duchy of Cornwall’s urban extension to Newquay. While its traditional architecture divides opinion, she finds that the project raises important questions about stewardship, planning and designing new housing at scale
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Opinion
The great allocation myth: why so few homes are actually built where we plan them
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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News
Satish Jassal Architects and Malcolm Fryer Architects secure approval for South Woodford housing and community scheme
Commissioned by Holy Trinity Church, the Redbridge scheme includes new homes, community facilities and a vicarage on a backland site next to a locally listed church
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News
Newly-built council homes to be exempt from Right to Buy for 35 years
Pennycook announces further reforms, including changes to use of receipts, eligibility and discounts
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News
Government launches National Housing Bank with £16bn to invest in delivery
Bank will be a subsidiary of Homes England and will make long-term investments in building new homes
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News
Reeves to announce £39bn Affordable Homes Programme and 10-year social housing 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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Opinion
Housing space standards: is it time for a more flexible approach?
Félicie Krikler explores how compact living, done well, could expand choice and improve affordability
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News
HTA gets green light for relocatable homes pilot scheme in east London
18-unit scheme seeks to address the growing demand for temporary housing
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Opinion
Urban design doesn’t pay: so why am I starting my own practice?
David Rudlin reflects on the challenges of setting up his own practice, the broken economics of urban design, and why many in the profession persist despite the odds
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News
Housebuilders will face ‘delayed homes penalty’ if they fail to build to promised timeframes, Rayner announces
New planning reform working paper will set out latest proposals in bid to hit 1.5m homes target
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Opinion
England is failing to plan for its ageing population – the spending review must put that right
The government’s spending review must treate housing for older people as core infrastructure and deliver targeted funding, writes Bruce Moore
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News
Don't scrimp on design for new towns, taskforce chair tells housebuilders
Michael Lyons tells UKREiiF conference that working on government’s 10,000-home developments will come with ‘clear expectations’ around design and mix
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Opinion
Delivering homes under pressure: Westminster’s response to the housing challenge
Setareh Neshati explains how Westminster City Council is responding to growing housing pressures by working with a diverse group of architects to deliver community-supported, affordable homes as part of its Fairer Westminster strategy
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Features
Why Nicholas Boys Smith’s ideas still matter in the age of Keir Starmer
Mary Richardson speaks to the founder of Create Streets about popular taste, the design challenges facing Labour’s housebuilding push, and why architects still struggle to engage with what ‘normal’ people really want