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CommentWhy puddles are the latest in a long list of obstacles to building the homes we need
The planning system no longer recognises the difference between rivers and puddles and this must be fixed, says Paul Smith
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FeaturesHow hard is it to decarbonise the construction of new homes?
Source: Shutterstock The embodied carbon of new homes can be reduced by using alternatives to carbon intensive brick such as the timber boarding on these homes at Aborfield Green, a new village in Berkshire More than 60% of a new home鈥檚 total carbon footprint is emitted before ...
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News鈥楬ousebuilders do not sit on land鈥� 鈥� HBF hits back at Rayner鈥檚 plan for slow build-out fines
Trade body calls on government to focus instead on the 鈥榓ctual reasons鈥� for subdued supply
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NewsDeal agreed for 拢500m regeneration project
Longer-term plans will see 2,000 homes built in Wythenshawe
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NewsHomes England exceeds annual housing starts and completions targets for second year
Agency completed 37,000 homes and started another 38,000 in 2024/25
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NewsBerkeley Group appointed to deliver Ladywood Estate regeneration in Birmingham
20-year project will involve up to 7,000 homes, with Birmingham City Council and St Joseph set to begin community engagement ahead of a 2026 planning submission
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NewsBond aggregator backs Housing Today and G15鈥檚 report calling for new housing funding model
MHCLG and Treasury officials are in dialogue with sector leaders about amortised grant聽
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Features鈥楾he government鈥檚 pro-development agenda is really helpful overall鈥�: HBF boss Neil Jefferson on delivering through economic turbulence
Neil Jefferson has been chief executive of the HBF since last July, when he was promoted from managing director
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NewsMHCLG officials to discuss affordable funding model proposed by 微密圈 sister鈥檚 title Housing Today
Civil servants looking to arrange meeting with G15 bosses following publication of State of the Capital report
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CommentLand banking by housebuilders: the baseless conspiracy theory that refuses to go away
Despite numerous reviews finding no evidence of housebuilders deliberately withholding land from the market, we are again having to talk about 鈥榰nbuilt鈥� homes, writes Paul Smith
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FeaturesIt鈥檚 deja vu all over again: Can the Ox-Cam Arc work second time around?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have聽
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NewsPeabody and Hill strike 拢116m deal with BTR operator as part of 3,500-home Dagenham scheme
Goodstone Living will own and operate 360 homes on former Ford stamping plant site聽
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NewsWatkin Jones slashes losses to 拢300k after turbulent 18 months
Developer buoyed by increased profit from student housing schemes
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NewsMalaysian firm invests 拢2bn to accelerate UK鈥檚 biggest brownfield scheme
Plans for Brabazon town include 6,500 new homes and 17,000-seat arena near Bristol
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NewsNPPF: Government drops 50% affordable housing requirement for grey belt sites
Labour yields to key housebuilder ask as it launches NPPF with 370,000-home mandatory housing target
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NewsHousing supply falls 6% year-on-year
13,220 fewer net additional dwellings in 2023/24 compared to previous year, official figures show
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CommentWhat exit of 鈥榯he Peters鈥� means for the future of Homes England
The departure of both the chair and chief executive of the government鈥檚 housing agency sends a strong message that the ministry wants to build more homes and work with partners in a different way, writes Joey Gardiner
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NewsPlans submitted for 1,200-home Birmingham tower scheme
Simpson Haugh-designed scheme to include buildings up to 49 storeys
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CommentGood placemaking that endures is much more than a numbers game. Just look at King鈥檚 Cross鈥�
The delivery of much-needed new homes requires patient, joined-up thinking that takes into account factors other than profit and speed, says former HS2 design director Kay Hughes