Housing Comment
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CommentPartnerships and location are key to success of government鈥檚 new towns ambitions
New town developments have had mixed results in the past and there are lessons to be learnt. Four essential factors should be considered if this latest initiative is to work, says Oliver Steele
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CommentIt鈥檒l take 10 years to solve the housing crisis 鈥� but here鈥檚 how we might do it
The UK housing crisis is so entrenched that it needs to be put onto a war footing and fought through a cross-party accord, says Jackie Sadek
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CommentGove appears to have woken up to the housing crisis 鈥� but his solutions are half-baked
To tackle the housing crisis we need strategic leadership but this is beyond the current government, writes Brendan Kilpatrick
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CommentGove鈥檚 attempt to speed up planning decisions could have unintended consequences
Rather than procedural change to drive the illusion of improvement, we should completely re-assess what planners need to be doing, argues Paul Smith
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CommentWhy do we keep missing the government鈥檚 housing delivery target?
The housing market is not dysfunctional, it is the planning system that is holding back development, writes Paul Smith
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CommentHousebuilders are right to expect better from politicians after nutrients reform failure
Michael Gove has sought to blame Labour for defeat of government proposal, but nutrients reform package was set up to fail, says Joey Gardiner
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CommentTime for Gove to stop throwing stones at housing sector
The housing secretary ignores the hard work and goodwill of so many housing professionals at his peril.聽There may be unintended consequences to the blame being dished out
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CommentRisk and responsibility: unpicking the first post-Grenfell court decisions
Recent High Court decisions suggest contractors will struggle to successfully challenge the costs of聽an implemented and effective remedial cladding solution
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CommentGove鈥檚 retreat into nimbyism spells political trouble for the Tories
Proposed national planning reforms suggest ministers have聽all but given up on helping people onto the housing ladder, writes Joey Gardiner
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CommentFight 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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CommentKwarteng must rise to the challenge and tackle this energy crisis
Tomorrow鈥檚 fiscal statement is an important test for the new government. Fiona Duggan wonders whether it will rise to the challenge of tackling the energy crisis
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CommentPro-development or nimby? Which Liz Truss will we get?
The prime minister says she wants to scrap housing targets, but in 2019 she wanted to build on the green belt. How likely is a return to pro-development principles now she is in office?
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CommentWe need evidence-based design to reach climate and wellbeing targets
We know we should be building more sustainably, so let鈥檚 gather the facts that make the construction case incontrovertible,聽says Sadie Morgan
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CommentWe must put people and their homes at the heart of the planning process
It is essential that we develop a consistent, national approach to community consultation before we start designing and building,聽says Sadie Morgan
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CommentA green homes revolution or total mayhem?
In theory the government is about to start retrofitting 2,700 homes every day. Really, asks Julia Park
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CommentThe changing language of construction
ISG鈥檚 Debbie Hobbs picks out the latest jargon that says so much about rapidly evolving building practices聽
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CommentLet鈥檚 lift modular into the mainstream
It is time to think big and give our archaic homebuilding industry something to be positive about, says Mark Farmer
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CommentThe government鈥檚 鈥榓lgorithm for homes鈥� may be its next A-level style fiasco
Proposals to change the method behind England鈥檚 housing targets could dash hopes of leveling up, says Clive Docwra
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CommentCouncil estates on the drawing board now must be resilient to future pandemics
New book by Brendan Kilpatrick looks at mistakes from the past and design principles for the future
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CommentThe devil will be in the detail of Jenrick鈥檚 planning reforms
The white paper begs many questions. It could take years to find the answers