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planning reforms

Government launches new planning reforms to deliver homes for everyone

Theresa May has launched new planning reforms to maximise the use of land, strengthen protections for the Green Belt and put greater emphasis on converting planning permissions into homes, to help deliver the homes the country needs
delivering affordable housing

Updated planning framework key to delivering affordable housing

In anticipation of the updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) and the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) are calling on government to clarify and strengthen its commitment to delivering affordable housing
affordable housing

Community Land Trusts to provide affordable housing in London

The Mayor of London has announced plans to use Community Land Trusts to make use of unused real-estate to create affordable homes The idea is...
Land Release Fund

Council homes receive £45m funding boost

Housing Minister Dominic Raab has announced that a £45m funding injection into major community projects will help boost the building of thousands of new homes
offsite partnership

Laing O’Rourke, Stanhope and Network Homes agree “game-changing” offsite partnership

Laing O'Rourke has announced a "game-changing" partnership with developer Stanhope and housing association Network Homes to deliver hundreds of homes across the South East
off-site manufacturing

ilke homes creates 150 new off-site manufacturing jobs

ilke Homes, a UK-based modular homes business specialising in the latest off-site manufacturing techniques, is creating 150 new jobs at its first factory in Harrogate, Yorkshire
brownfield land

CPRE identify Brownfield land for more than 1 million homes

An analysis of Brownfield Land Registers, published today (12 February), confirms that there is enough space on brownfield land to build at least one million new homes, with more than two-thirds of these homes deliverable within the next five years
housebuilding

Homes England: Government launches new agency to boost housebuilding

A new national housing agency, Homes England, to boost housebuilding by bringing together planning expertise and new land buying powers has been launched by housing secretary Sajid Javid
energy efficient homes

Keepmoat Regeneration to build energy efficient homes for North Sighthill

Construction is underway on a new £35 million regeneration project to provide 316 energy efficient homes in North Sighthill Keepmoat Regeneration will deliver an affordable...
Community Housing

Community Housing Cymru unveils ’20-year vision’ for new homes

Community Housing Cymru (CHC) wants a full review of affordable housing in Wales – unveiling a 20-year plan of its own that doubles the sector’s home delivery rate to 75,000
affordable housing

Nearly all councils are failing to deliver affordable housing

Nearly all (92%) councils in England are failing to meet affordable housing needs, according to a new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
housing development

Khan boosts affordable housing development in Wandsworth

The Major of London Sadiq Khan has used his planning powers to enhance the number of affordable homes being delivered on a new housing development in Wandsworth
Affordable housing in Wales

Affordable housing in Wales to receive £340m budget

Affordable housing in Wales is to become a priority, as Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford reveals a new £340m draft budget
social rented homes

Government ‘neglects’ social rented homes

According to the National Housing Federation (NHF), the government must act urgently to address the lack of new housing and social rented homes
approach to planning

New approach to planning to accelerate delivering homes

Community Secretary Sajid Javid has announced a new innovative approach to planning homes that will ensure they’re built where most needed, save councils millions of pounds and deliver affordable homes
Land owned by TfL can be used to build more homes, more quickly

Land owned by TfL can be used to build more homes,...

A new report has set out a series of recommendations to help Transport for London build more homes on land owned by the organisation
The UK has the smallest homes in Europe, says new research

The UK has the smallest homes in Europe, says new research

An investigation by Sellhousefast.uk has revealed Britain’s homes are the smallest in Europe, measuring less than the regulatory minimum in some cases
New statistics on empty homes in the UK have been published

New statistics on empty homes in the UK have been published

The Department for Communities and Local Government say there are over 200,000 empty homes in the UK totalling £43 Billion
10 Ways Technology Will Make Affordable Housing Smarter

10 ways technology will make affordable housing smarter

Hubert Da Costa, Vice President of EMEA at Cradlepoint explores the value of making affordable housing smarter and the technology enabling this
Factory-built homes have many benefits for self-builders

Factory-built homes have many benefits for self-builders

Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive, Structural Timber Association explains why factory-built homes are becoming an increasingly attractive way of building
Quality homes must be at the forefront of the government's housing plans

Quality homes must be at the forefront of the government’s housing...

It is not enough to simply build more houses; rather there should be a focus on creating quality homes. Kim Vernau, CEO of BLP Insurance explains
New build homes are increasingly seeing major faults, say 51 per cent of homeowners

New build homes: 51 per cent of homeowners report faults on...

A new survey has revealed more than half of new build homes in England have experienced problems with construction, fittings and utilities
new build homes

New build homes are out of reach for 80 per cent...

Research has revealed that some 80 per cent of working families are unable to afford to buy new build homes, even with government help schemes
energy efficient homes

Ground-breaking scheme transforms properties into energy efficient homes

A pilot project has cut energy consumption by over 80 per cent by turning social housing into energy efficient homes A ground-breaking pilot scheme launched...
new homes

Plans for 15,000 new homes are approved in Glasgow

Over the five years 15,000 new homes are to be built in Glasgow as the city council approves its Housing Strategy for 2017/22
new homes

Government will fail on its promise to deliver a million new...

The Labour party has accused the government of dropping their pledge to build a million new homes during this parliament and failing to be transparent