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Senior housing: Accommodating an ageing population in a supply crisis
Andrew Fyfe, associate director of healthcare and senior living at BNP Paribas Real Estate, charts the challenges of accommodating an ageing population in a senior housing crisis.
Tackling the housing and biodiversity net gain crisis
Housing developers have been handed the opportunity to play a fundamental role in improving the UK’s environment while addressing the country’s crippling housing shortage.
Housing plans risk an accessible home crisis, research says
Housing experts have warned of an ‘accessible homes crisis’ as new research reveals that less than a quarter of homes built outside London by 2030 will be suitable for older and disabled people.
Former Housing Minister claims UK planning system is ‘confronting a major...
A new report from the former housing minister, Nick Raynsford has said that the current planning system is broken and unfit for purpose
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Scottish government to declare national housing emergency
The Scottish government is to declare a national housing emergency during a Labour-led debate at Holyrood.
No time to waste: Meeting the housing stock needs of 2040
By 2040, England’s 16+ population is set to grow by 6% and the country is estimated to have lost at least an additional 385,800 social homes. Dan Usher, economics director at Marrons, discusses why short-termism in politics and NIMBYism need to be put aside to ensure the housing stock needs of the country’s future inhabitants are met.
Unlocking the potential for seniors’ housing: What needs to change?
Planning policy has failed to keep pace with demographic shifts and the UK’s ageing population. Nicola Gooch of Irwin Mitchell and Oliver Knight of Knight Frank discuss new analysis on the supply of seniors’ housing and what needs to change to improve supply.
Solving the UK’s housing shortfall requires a modular construction rethink
As 3D laser scanning emerges as a game-changer in modern construction, FARO Technologies explores how the technology can aid in reshaping modular building and help to tackle the UK’s housing shortfall.
Putting the UK housing market back on track
Ravi Pankhania, managing director of Nacropolis Group, explores the challenges surrounding affordability, supply shortages, and planning complexities in the UK housing market.
Councils “need to do more” on building safety enforcement, says housing...
Minister for Housing, Planning and Building Safety, Lee Rowley MP, spoke at a debate on building safety enforcement on Tuesday 26th March.
Largest affordable Passivhaus housing scheme completed in North West
Greenhaus brings 96 highly sustainable, affordable Passivhaus homes to Chapel Street in Salford - it is the largest Passivhaus Classic Certified development in the North West.
Dame Kate Barker to lead new commission into England’s housing shortage
Dame Kate Barker CBE is to lead a new Commission into England’s housing shortage, with experts from the RTPI, Vistry Group and Society of Black Architects.
Potential new cladding crisis looms after fire rips through London low-rise...
Fears have been raised of a new cladding crisis after a fire gutted four low-rise timber frame homes in Barnet- and 580 more properties were found to have the same unsafe plastic cladding.
Connected technology transforming water treatment in social housing
Helen Isherwood, managing director at ADEY, considers how predicting when water treatment intervention is needed will help to save money, reduce carbon emissions, ensure contractor compliance and maintain tenant comfort in social housing.
New research sheds light on the health costs of deregulated housing...
The detrimental health effects of deregulated housing highlight the urgent need for comprehensive regulations and enforcement, according to a study by Bartlett UCL.
ADEY unveils Sense technology for social housing providers
ADEY's Sense technology makes it possible to stay ahead of heating system breakdowns and is revolutionising the way social housing providers manage large numbers of properties.
Over half of UK residents in privately rented or social accommodation...
63% of those who've experienced mould were tenants in privately rented, local authority, housing association, or student accommodation, according to Uswitch Energy's Mouldy Nation Report.
Green flatpack housing unveiled at Energy House 2.0
Vector Homes has unveiled a prototype rapid-build flatpack housing system built using sustainable and advanced materials at the Energy House 2.0 research facility at the University of Salford. Chief executive Nathan Feddy discusses the mission to cut carbon, cost and complexity in construction.
Home Builders Federation unveils 10-Point plan to improve UK housing supply
The Home Builders Federation has released a 10-point plan of solutions to help the government improve the UK housing supply and provide the nation with much-needed homes.
Standardised modules dock into living spaces for a flexible hybrid housing...
As the construction industry scratches its head wondering how to make the dream of volumetric MMC a reality, could a novel hybrid housing concept be the catalyst that finally drives it mainstream?
Opportunities in crisis: Is offsite construction at a tipping point?
Amid economic uncertainty and global turmoil, offsite construction is seemingly facing a bleak outlook. However, Mark Beirne of Cara EPS and a director of Offsite Alliance, argues that the crises besetting the sector can also prove a tipping point to go mainstream.
Demand for energy-efficient homes could spark a rise in modular housing
The ‘Green Shoots: The Future of UK Housebuilding’ report from Make UK Modular has revealed public support for more energy-efficient homes.
‘Zero chance’ to achieving housing targets without MMC, says Top Hat...
Top Hat chair Carl Leaver spoke before the House of Lords on goverment plans for standardised MMC, housing targets and the skills shortage.
Porsche and ABB Robotics to work on modular housing manufacturing tech
Porsche Consulting has partnered with ABB Robotics to work on technology for modular housing manufacturing.
Investing in innovation now to ensure energy efficient housing for the...
Andy Merrin, innovation and decarbonisation director at United Living Property Services, explores the next steps needed to deliver energy efficient housing for the UK.
English housing is worst in Europe, report finds
England has the lowest number of houses available in the developed world, and the highest rate of inadequate housing in Europe at 15%.