1.0Planning, Building & Construction Todayhttps://www.pbctoday.co.uk/newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="11SoXhUhgB"><a href="https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/planning-construction-news/housing-delivery/61294/">Why are councils returning to direct delivery of housing?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/planning-construction-news/housing-delivery/61294/embed/#?secret=11SoXhUhgB" width="600" height="338" title="“Why are councils returning to direct delivery of housing?” — Planning, Building & Construction Today" data-secret="11SoXhUhgB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Local authorities are providing housing again. Why is this, how is it being achieved and what could be done to support councils? Professor Janice Morphet of University College London discusses new research looking at these questionshttps://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/J-Morphet.jpg20001333