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Good placemaking that endures is much more than a numbers game. Just look at King鈥檚 Cross鈥�

Plans lodged for 1,500-home regeneration scheme in Woolwich

Proposals for 48-storey student tower in Birmingham sent in to planners

Vistry issues profit warning after build costs higher than estimated

Architect redesigns Haringey housing scheme paused by collapse of main contractor

Developer appoints new project team on stalled 24-storey Camden tower

Public-private alliance for zero-bills MMC homes launched in Liverpool

Labour overturns previous government鈥檚 rejection of controversial 350-home Cockfosters scheme

PLP鈥檚 Westferry Printworks scheme approved for the third time

Rayner sets up 鈥榓ccelerator鈥� team of officials to boost development on 200 stalled sites

Remediation of unsafe cladding on 2,300 residential buildings yet to start

Watkin Jones to build tallest residential building in Scotland

Partnerships and location are key to success of government鈥檚 new towns ambitions

Dozens of consultants appointed to 拢2bn housing framework

Take these steps now 鈥� and be ready for procurement reform

Allies & Morrison unveils plans for overhaul of National Crime Agency HQ

Birmingham approves 37-storey tower next to row of 鈥榬are and significant鈥� grade II-listed villas

Developer cuts affordable housing on 19-tower Lewisham scheme after being hit by 拢25m railway station bill

Will Labour鈥檚 proposed planning changes help to deliver more homes?

Kate Barker says housing market is worse today than it was 20 years ago

In the rush to build 1.5 million homes how do we safeguard quality?

Government launches Skills England initiative and brings in former Co-op boss to head it

鈥婲ew government sets out plans for housing and infrastructure in first King鈥檚 Speech

Planning reform expected to be at heart of today鈥檚 King鈥檚 Speech

Plans submitted for 拢1.7bn redevelopment of Edgware town centre

Berkeley forced to redesign another high-rise residential scheme

Labour removes 鈥榣evelling up鈥� from department and ministerial titles

Only by building with factory precision can the next government hit housing targets

BSR issues clarification after confusion over unregistered building control approver

Only a quarter of tall buildings with unsafe cladding have completed remediation

England needs 550,000 new homes a year to solve housing shortage, says report

The making of Egham: how to pull a town centre up by its bootstraps

Warm welcome from industry for Labour鈥檚鈥榳ealth creation鈥� manifesto

Lendlease鈥檚拢1.9bn Birmingham Smithfield plan gets green light

Liberal Democrats outline housing and net zero plans in manifesto

Lendlease鈥檚拢1.9bn Birmingham Smithfield plans recommended for approval again

Fix planning to fix housing? It鈥檚 just a mantra, not the truth

Barking and Dagenham council leader Darren Rodwell dropped as Labour candidate

Home Truths podcast: In conversation with Liz Peace

Foster & Partners cuts one tower from its Fulham Gas Works scheme in second staircase rejig

Haringey set to approve latest phase of Catalyst and Hill鈥檚 Tottenham hospital redevelopment

Sunak鈥檚 big election gamble: How the construction sector reacted

Rayner announces 40% affordable housing target for New Towns

Home Truths podcast: In conversation with Toby Lloyd, former No 10 adviser

Home Truths podcast: In conversation with Jennie Daly at Taylor Wimpey

鈥榃e wouldn鈥檛 be doing it if it wasn鈥檛 wanted鈥�: Duchy of Cornwall's project team defends 2,500-home Faversham scheme

Home Truths podcast: In conversation with Peter Freeman at Homes England

黑洞社区 Talks podcast teams up with Jackie Sadek and Peter Bill for housing crisis series

Influential Conservative think tank backs Labour鈥檚鈥榞rey belt鈥� plans

Developer team planning Liverpool mixed-use tower cluster after buying site from Peel Waters

Ballymore revives plans for 1,600-home Newham neighbourhood

McLaren signs development deal for 拢1.1bn York Central scheme

Government relying on 鈥榦ptimistic assumptions鈥� on heat pumps, NAO warns

Green light for massive expansion of Filton airfield redevelopment at Bristol

Populo Living鈥檚拢1bn Carpenters Estate regeneration plans finally approved

Key points from the CMA鈥檚 housebuilding report

CMA investigates UK鈥檚 biggest housebuilders over 鈥榓nti-competitive behaviour鈥�

Council seeks contractors for 拢3bn London housing framework

Developer working on plans for seven-towers scheme opposite O2 Arena

AHMM redesigns third London scheme to add second staircases

Barratt deal would not have been necessary if not for 鈥榙ire鈥� housing market, says Redrow founder

London Plan review says Khan鈥檚 strategy 鈥榝rustrates brownfield delivery鈥�

Development partners sought for 拢1.5bn mixed-use framework

Biodiversity net gain rules come into force

Gove unveils pre-election plans to address the housing crisis

Starmer pledges to 鈥榬eform housing鈥� in address to CIH

Student housing leading 鈥榬emarkable鈥� transformation of regional cities, Deloitte report finds

Scheme to turn London brewery into 拢1.5bn mixed-use job approved for third time after second staircase changes

TfL scouting for development partner for 1,500-home Newham scheme

Knight Dragon brings in new chief executive

Second staircase disruption strikes Telford Homes scheme

Plans aired for 拢250m Stockport neighbourhood under grade II*-listed viaduct

Plans lodged for 7,000-home neighbourhood in Edinburgh

鈥業t鈥檚 been a torrid time鈥�: Modulous boss Chris Bone on the offsite housing firm鈥檚 collapse

Economic woes send London Square into the red

Two-thirds of 拢4.2bn Housing Infrastructure Fund remains unspent

Gove launches consultation to increase transparency of land trust ownership

Gove鈥檚 London Plan review to be delivered within weeks

Developers forced to wait as Manchester council defers decision on 5,000 student rooms

Two more student housing towers submitted for planning

Plans submitted for 35-storey tower in Leeds

Housebuilders chasing 拢1bn development framework

What happens to development plans when a council goes 鈥榖ankrupt鈥�?

Developer unveils plan for record-breaking 76-storey tower in Manchester

Manchester refuses Simpson Haugh student housing scheme for fourth time

Lee Rowley appointed housing minister for the second time

Irish firm wins 拢116m Cambridge resi job

Japan鈥檚 biggest housebuilder moves into UK market with Lendlease joint venture

Berkeley lodges plans for five more phases of huge Ealing masterplan

Berkeley overhauls 1,300-home Oval scheme with second staircase revisions

London council in search of partner for 拢500m redevelopment job

Vistry鈥檚 pipeline 鈥榮tuck鈥� due to second staircase design uncertainty, director says

Labour pledges biggest affordable housing boost 鈥榠n a generation鈥�

Housebuilding slump drives steepest fall in construction output since covid

Birmingham鈥檚 Ringway Centre set for wrecking ball as council considers three tower plan

黑洞社区 the Future Commission calls for new strategic planning tier

Councils sitting on 拢3bn of developer contributions, report suggests

House prices fall nearly 2% in August

Barratt share price falls as it reports no improvement in demand

British Land rejigs Canada Water towers to comply with three new regulations

Inland Homes warns of 鈥榣ikely鈥� loan covenant breach with subsidiary

Notting Hill Genesis defends decision not to rebuild evacuated modular block

Transport bodies announce 鈥榣andmark鈥� Manchester regeneration strategy

Plans lodged for first phase of 1,000-home net zero Sheffield regeneration

Firms chasing spots on 拢600m North Wales construction framework

Berkeley outlines plans to restart stalled towers scheme in south London

How do we increase affordable housing supply against the odds?

VolkerFitzpatrick lands 拢26m Surrey bridge job

Gove鈥檚 move to lower second staircase threshold will stall more schemes, experts warn

Tottenham Hotspur鈥檚 towers plan hit by second staircase delay

Fixing bad housing would bring 拢135bn in societal benefits, says BRE

Lord Kerslake: 鈥楾he sector has lost a supremely powerful voice鈥�

Tributes paid to 鈥榬emarkable鈥� Lord Bob Kerslake following death

Seven key takeaways from this year鈥檚 CIH conference

Could stamp duty reform be the answer to making UK homes net zero?

New homes can (and must) be delivered with nature in mind

Ilke Homes in talks with 15 potential investors over sale

Housing slump sends monthly construction output down

Cost comparison: Pros and cons of volumetric construction in housing

Manchester council approves bumper crop of major schemes

Maccreanor Lavington lodges plans for Acton resi towers

Gove intervenes in two more planning applications on design grounds after Berkeley Homes row

How big a blow is the closure of L&G鈥檚 flagship factory to the prospects of MMC?

Barratt set to appoint new cladding contractor after bust up on east London remedial job

Go-ahead for Glasgow city centre masterplan

Tall building survey captures 鈥榤ixed mood鈥� of London鈥檚 high rise sector

Labour to reform land valuation to make new developments cheaper

West Midlands outlines 拢20bn of investment opportunities

Apollo strikes deal to acquire United Living

Turley appoints new chief executive

Clarion pauses work on 15 schemes due to second staircases uncertainty

Vistry to consult again on bonus plans after shareholder revolt

Kier to start fresh round of investigations at King鈥檚 Cross block after cladding falls off

City Hall 鈥榳ouldn鈥檛 rule out鈥� lowering second staircase threshold, deputy mayor says

Plans lodged for nearly 5,000 homes in Manchester city centre

Domestic repair and maintenance rebounds after 2022 slump, FMB says

鈥榃e鈥檙e the victims of short-term policy-making鈥�: Interview with Jennie Daly

Cost model: Universities need to answer tough questions about their priorities

What you need to know about Morrell鈥檚鈥榮eminal鈥� review into products testing

Construction product manufacturers have to act, and act now

Morrell review into product testing proposes sweeping reforms including new regulatory regime

Housebuilder share prices dip amid renewed interest rate fear

Time for Gove to stop throwing stones at housing sector

Student resi tower replaces consented office plan in Elephant & Castle

Kingspan, Celotex and Arconic settle civil claims with 900 people affected by Grenfell fire

Small project starts plummet as inflation fears resurface

TfL chooses Barratt to deliver 900 homes in Acton

Residential permissions fall to lowest level on record

Trading in Inland Homes鈥� shares suspended

Morgan Sindall and Wates among winners on 拢3bn housing association upgrade programme

Landsec鈥檚 1,800-home O2 scheme approved following second staircase redesign

Vistry renegotiating contracts with suppliers after fall in prices

Plans for 1,350-home build-to-rent scheme in Leeds approved

Steve Morgan interview: 鈥業t鈥檚 like the government wants to destroy the industry鈥�

Landsec the latest to be caught out by London鈥檚 new second staircase rule

LABC 鈥榲ery concerned鈥� about exodus of building control veterans as new regulator looms

Industry heavyweights call on Gove to lower second staircase threshold to 18m

Spring Budget broadly welcomed but criticised for lack of retrofit progress

Berkeley looks towards low-rise if single staircase ban in towers goes ahead

How the chancellor can get housebuilding moving again 鈥� and make our homes greener

Use unspent apprenticeship levy money to boost heritage retrofit skills, government told

Starmer pledges planning reform as industry predicts collapse in housebuilding

Call for 鈥榖ottom-up鈥� viability model to boost council affordable housing delivery

From the archives: The clearance of London鈥檚 worst slum, 1843 - 1846

McLaren lodges plans for 45-storey hexagonal tower in Leeds

Rachel Maclean confirmed as housing minister

Reshuffle reaction: frustration at housing minister churn but praise for energy shake-up

Lucy Frazer to step down as housing minister

黑洞社区 the Future Commission: introducing the housing and planning stream

Government to mandate second staircase in new blocks above 30m

Warning of 鈥榗omplete collapse鈥� in local plan-making after Gove announcement

Stricter controls on developments needed to stem flooding risk, NIC says

Why everyone鈥檚 getting excited about the new energy efficiency taskforce

Housebuilders hit back at 鈥榓nti-development鈥� building safety levy

Fight with housebuilders on the cards as Gove goes back to the future

Industry welcomes 拢6bn funding for energy efficiency measures

Vistry 拢1.2bn takeover of Countryside completes

Cost model: Build-to-rent

Camden after partner for next phase of award-winning estate regen

Truss planning reforms 鈥榮et to be ditched鈥�

Barratt shareholders protest over lack of women on board

Bellway abandons plans to build 1,000 more homes this year as market fears deepen

Forecaster says housing starts will nosedive 40% next year

After the storm: housebuilding鈥檚 prospects following the mini-budget

Pro-development rhetoric is all very well but industry needs more detail

Levelling up department says bill bearing its name won鈥檛 be scrapped

Industry criticises lack of support for affordable housing in mini-budget

Housing chiefs want planning reform everywhere 鈥� not just in new zones

Kwarteng slashes stamp duty as he pledges to 鈥榞et Britain building鈥�

Relaxed planning rules, deregulation and lowered stamp duty: what to look out for in the mini-budget

Keltbray to hand staff 拢1,000 cost of living payment

Soaring energy prices? That鈥檚 not a problem in聽my ecohouse

Kwarteng must rise to the challenge and tackle this energy crisis

Housing minister goes as DLUHC team takes shape

Rees-Mogg and Clarke appointed to key cabinet roles

PRP appointed lead architect on Broadwater Farm estate refurb

Polarising, toxic and much misunderstood: it鈥檚 time to unbuckle the green belt

House price growth slowed in June

Planning woes dog number of Persimmon completions

Regulator drops 鈥榣easehold鈥� investigation into Barratt without taking action

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