All Housing articles – Page 13
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News
Lucy Frazer to step down as housing minister
Frazer’s promotion to culture secretary means industry in line for sixth housing minister in 12 months
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Features
ɵ̨ the Future Commission: introducing the housing and planning stream
The housing and planning stream of the ɵ̨ the Future Commission will examine the housing development sector’s current and future challenges and propose solutions and new ways of thinking
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Government to mandate second staircase in new blocks above 30m
Department estimates fire safety measure will cost business £1.6bn over a decade
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Warning of ‘complete collapse’ in local plan-making after Gove announcement
Developer groups fear the government has “given up” on housing delivery despite asserted support for 300,000-home target
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Stricter controls on developments needed to stem flooding risk, NIC says
Government’s infrastructure advisors said £12bn of drainage network upgrades needed over next 30 years to tackle extreme weather caused by climate change
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Features
Why everyone’s getting excited about the new energy efficiency taskforce
Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to set up a team to drive a programme of energy efficiency improvements to the UK’s buildings, with an ambitious new target. After a series of past blunders, could it actually work this time?
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Housebuilders hit back at ‘anti-development’ building safety levy
Representatives of homebuilders say the government is punishing ‘innocent’ firms for the failures of ‘the few’
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Features
MMC and the Future Homes Standard
Industry experts discussed how modern methods of construction can help the industry achieve the Future Homes Standard, at a rountable hosted by ɵ̨ and Rockwool
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Comment
Fight with housebuilders on the cards as Gove goes back to the future
The re-appointment of Michael Gove as housing secretary is likely to mean the return of fraught discussions about building safety costs
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News
Industry welcomes £6bn funding for energy efficiency measures
Three-year package is ‘step in the right direction’ but chancellor warned money will be wasted without the right skills
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Vistry £1.2bn takeover of Countryside completes
Merged housebuilder to start trading shares from Monday
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Features
Cost model: Build-to-rent
Build-to-rent offers a solution to low housing supply and stable returns for investors and developers – if they can meet the demands of a quickly evolving tenant base
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News
Camden after partner for next phase of award-winning estate regen
Contract to complete Karakusevic Carson masterplan worth £133m
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Truss planning reforms ‘set to be ditched’
Reports suggest Rishi Sunak is planning to drop reforms announced in the mini-Budget last month.
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News
Barratt shareholders protest over lack of women on board
Housebuilder says it will announce appointment of new female non-exec within two weeks
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Bellway abandons plans to build 1,000 more homes this year as market fears deepen
Housebuilder says it will pare back targets because of mini-budget’s impact
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Features
The future of insulation
Manufacturers must create the next generation of products to deliver the homes of tomorrow, writes Paul Barrett, head of product management at ROCKWOOL
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News
Forecaster says housing starts will nosedive 40% next year
Capital Economics predicts drop will come amid steep house price falls as mortgage rates rise
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Features
After the storm: housebuilding’s prospects following the mini-budget
Kwasi Kwarteng’s growth plan was met with financial turmoil on the markets, but how badly is housebuilding likely to be affected?
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Comment
Pro-development rhetoric is all very well but industry needs more detail
Without wider reform and sufficient resources, proposals for investment zones are unlikely to give the sector the long-term tonic it needs