housebuilding

Homebuilders detail community losses from Covid-19 development standstill

18.09.2020

Huw Morris

Almost 40,000 fewer homes were built in England and Wales during the second quarter of this year due to the Covid-19 crisis, according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF).

News report: How the public views housebuilding

02.03.2020

Huw Morris

housebuilding | Housing | UK

Planners and developers have long suspected there is a silent majority in favour of housing development. Huw Morris looks at findings from a national survey of social attitudes.

Planning stability will drive housebuilding growth

24.09.2019

Joe Ridgeon

Constantly shifting the goalposts of planning policy does no favours to planners or developers who are trying to hit government housebuilding targets, argues Joe Ridgeon

‘Scant chance’ of government meeting its housing target

26.06.2019

Laura Edgar

The government’s target to build 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s is ‘jeopardised’ by ‘inherent problems’ in the planning system, says the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

Malthouse advocates strategic planning

20.06.2019

Laura Edgar

Housing and planning minister Kit Malthouse has signalled his support for long-term strategic planning.

Investment in local planning departments is vital in solving the housing crisis

02.05.2019

Andrew Taylor FRTPI

If planning is to help solve the housing crisis - and serve the public interest - it needs to be properly resourced, argues Andrew Taylor

Why Richard bacon MP thinks self-build is the future of housing

30.11.2018

Francesca Perry

In our continuing series on the future of housing, Conservative MP Richard Bacon tells Francesca Perry why he thinks we need a custom- and self-build revolution