New research has revealed that local authorities are increasingly relying on additional fees from developers to resource the planning process, while delays continue to hold up deadlines for new housing.
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Insulation specialist Actis has welcomed the announcement last week of the first wave of funding from the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP).
Will new towns solve Britain’s housing problem? Only if barriers to delivery are properly addressed, writes Victoria du Croz, partner and head of planning at Forsters
The fall in output follows four consecutive increases in the three-monthly series, with strong growth in the three months to April and May of 1.3% and 1.5%, respectively.
Construction has spent more than 30 years diagnosing its productivity problem. Countless reviews have pointed to earlier collaboration and repeatable delivery. The industry broadly knows what to do. What it has lacked is the discipline, data and delivery model to do it consistently, writes Jason Millett, CEO of Mace Construct
Terry Woodley, managing director, development finance at Shawbrook, explores changing market conditions and why flexibility must be considered for successful development.
Britain has had 17 housing ministers since 2010. Ian Dean, managing director of Holcim UK, argues the new prime minister’s first job is simply to stay the course
We need an honest conversation about what it will take to deliver the government’s housing ambitions, writes Rachael Williamson, director of policy, communications and external affairs at the Chartered Institute of Housing
Chris Wheeler, national head of development (regeneration) at Willmott Dixon Developments, explores why successful regeneration depends on understanding local priorities, measuring long-term outcomes and focusing on the legacy a project leaves behind.
