All housing articles – Page 2
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Features
How and why Stewart Milne collapsed: analysing the numbers
The collapse of the well-known Scottish housebuilder has shocked many within the housing sector. As Daniel Gayne finds out, the firm’s balance sheets over the past few years provide some clues as to what went wrong
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Comment
Gove’s 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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News
Berkeley gets approval for 27-storey north London tower
Latest phase of Hornsey Gasworks regeneration will deliver 377 homes and a new public square
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Plans lodged for 7,000-home neighbourhood in Edinburgh
Scheme will include new parks and social infrastructure
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‘It’s been a torrid time’: Modulous boss Chris Bone on the offsite housing firm’s collapse
Firm latest in line of MMC firms to sink into administration
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Comment
The revised planning framework is not as bad as feared - but don’t thank Gove
The new national planning policy document will still lead to fewer homes being built, even if some of the most egregious proposals around density and green belt have been watered down, says Joey Gardiner
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Features
Will biodiversity rules prove a net gain for the housebuilding sector?
From this month, all developments will have to show how they increase biodiversity by 10%. Joey Gardiner examines what the policy means
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More than 200 jobs go as Scottish housebuilder Stewart Milne enters administration
£180m-turnover housebuilder fails to find a suitable buyer
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Comment
Why do we keep missing the government’s 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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News
London mayor failing to provide enough affordable homes, Gove says
If Sadiq Khan cannot deliver the number of homes London needs, then I will, secretary of state insists
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Housebuilders chasing £1bn development framework
Four-year deal for Wolverhampton council to focus on infill sites
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Features
UK housebuilding recession: How much worse is it going to get?
With little prospect of a rapid reduction in interest rates to spur a recovery, many in the industry are now just looking to “survive until ’25”. Joey Gardiner looks at the prospects for residential developers doing so.
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Plans submitted for 3,500-home ‘garden community’ scheme in Essex
The proposed joint venture scheme will deliver an additional 3,500 homes as part of the Chelmsford Garden community masterplan
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Council in talks with Inland Homes administrators to salvage 161-home scheme
The future of the £46m on-site Carter’s Quay project is unclear following Inland collapse
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Starmer set to announce ‘new towns’ plan as part of ‘national renewal’ strategy
Labour leader expected to loosen planning rules and incentivise ’Georgian townhouse-style’ design
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RICS launches election manifesto ahead of party conferences
Body asks parties to commit to housing delivery strategy
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Biodiversity net gain rules will reportedly not come into force this year
New planning regulations to protect the environment were set to apply from November
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RAAC ‘not widespread in social housing’ says regulator
The social housing in England regulator denies that aerated concrete is likely to be prevalent in social housing
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4,800-home Manchester plan step closer after approvals
Hong Kong-based Far East Consortium and Manchester city council get green light for homes as part of wider 15,000-home Victoria North regeneration project
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Competition regulator to probe deeper into landbanking by housebuilders
CMA launches consultation on full blown investigation into housebuilding but says planning may be at root of concerns