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Prefabrication: The key to unlocking affordable housing?
Given the current housing crisis and the declining number of skilled workers available to work on large-scale construction projects, an investment in modular housing could offer a cheaper and quicker alternative to traditionally-built homes.
Goldman Sachs invests £75m in TopHat modular housing
TopHat has secured a £75m investment from Goldman Sachs. The first residential site to use TopHat’s product is the historic Kitchener Barracks in Chatham.
L&Q to acquire Trafford Housing Trust and unlock 20,000 homes
L&Q and Trafford Housing Trust (THT) have announced that they are in talks, which will see THT become a wholly-owned subsidiary of L&Q.
Concerns about UK housing stock and leasehold system soar
Concerns about the quality of the UK’s housing stock and the outdated leasehold/freehold system have soared faster than at any point since 2014, according to new research.
Stonewater and Guinness sign £224m affordable housing partnership
Social housing providers, Guinness and Stonewater, have signed a Strategic Framework Agreement with Homes England to build 4,500 affordable homes by 2022.
Spring Statement: £3bn boost to unlock affordable housing
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a “determination to fix the broken housing market” in the latest Spring Statement, as a new £3bn Affordable Homes Guarantee scheme is revealed.
Modular housing provider announces latest board appointment
Modular smart homes provider Project Etopia has appointed Alex Fink as board advisor to chief executive Joseph Daniels.
Leeds submit application for modular council housing scheme
Leeds City Council and United Living have submitted a planning application for what could be the UK’s largest modular council housing scheme.
£6m boost for affordable housing across England
£6m funding boost has been allocated for affordable housing across England, new government-funded training and advice to help communities start developments.
Planning reforms will lead to substandard housing, says RIBA
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has expressed significant concerns in its response to the government consultation on planning reforms.
Government urged to increase social housing delivery
The Social Housing Commission set up by Shelter has called for a further three million social homes over the next 20 years to help combat the on-going housing crisis.
Greater Manchester leaders outline radical housing plans
Greater Manchester’s leaders have set out radical housing and transport plans to ensure the city-region can thrive at a time of national uncertainty.
Modern methods of construction can meet housing need
Mark Robinson, Scape Group chief executive on housing supply, the skills shortage and modular homes, takes a look at how modern methods of construction can help solve the housing crisis.
Affordable Housing Supply figures show 12% increase in affordable homes
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has published new Affordable Housing Supply figures which show a 12% increase in affordable homes from 2016-17 to 2017-18.
astudio secures modular housing project for Barking and Dagenham
astudio has secured planning permission to use modular constructon to provide high quality homes to the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
Offsite Construction – Helping to meet the housing demand
This ebook discusses the growing support for offsite construction as a method of delivering modern, sustainable and desirable homes, as well as examining the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.
Social housing bill set to climb to £71 billion by 2050
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has warned the bill for social housing will soar to £71 billion by 2050 if urgent action is not taken.
BOPAS: Helping the UK’s housing shortage
BOPAS accreditation aims to boost offsite construction by providing independent assurance of products, technologies and organisations.
Failed planning system halts affordable housing in UK’s deprived areas
The latest report from the Town and Country Planning Association has revealed that a failed planning system is delivering next to no new affordable housing in England's most deprived areas.
The Pressure on Green Belt – Issues of housing pressures
Housing pressures are causing a reduction in the UK’s green belt land. Rosie Jones, Assistant Consultant at Argyll Environmental asks what can be done...
FMB celebrate PM’s housing statement to lift council’s borrowing cap
The Federation of Master Builders has said that the government's decision to lift the borrowing cap for councils to allow them to build more homes is a "victory for bold thinking and common sense".
May pledges £2bn for affordable homes & calls for an end...
Theresa May has told housing associations they have £2bn worth of investment over the next 10 years in order to help ease the housing crisis
SME house builders fear skills shortage will hamper housing delivery
SME house builders predict that skills shortages in the construction industry will hinder housing delivery and eventually overtake access to finance as a bigger barrier to building new homes, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB)
Sadiq Kahn announces strategic partners to deliver affordable housing scheme
Catalyst and A2Dominion have been announced as strategic partners among eight other housing associations to deliver 60% of new homes as affordable housing.
The Mayor of London seeks to tackle housing affordability
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s plans to deliver 10,000 council homes over the next four years are a welcome step in the right direction but much more needs to be done in order to tackle the capital’s housing crisis, says Matthew Good, director of planning at WYG
Social housing green paper proposals to give tenants more power
The long-awaited arrival of the social housing green paper has revealed a ‘new deal’ which aims to rebalance the relationship between landlords and residents, tackle stigma and ensure social housing can act as a stable base and support social mobility