social housing

Convention 2018: Three ways to tackle the housing crisis

30.07.2018

The Planner

Three speakers, three approaches to tackling the housing crisis…

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Affordable housing definition should include social rent

02.07.2018

Laura Edgar

The Local Government Association (LGA) has said that the definition of affordable housing in the updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) must include homes for social rent.

Housing secretary James Brokenshire / Chris McAndrew

Government announces £1.67bn social housing commitment

26.06.2018

Laura Edgar

affordable housing | England | Housing | james brokenshire | social housing

Housing secretary James Brokenshire has announced today (26 June) that the government will invest £1.67 billion in delivering 23,000 affordable homes in England.

Scotland round-up: Councillors reject flats scheme overlooking Aberdeen’s historic quarry; Planning missing from majority of councils’ top tables

22.06.2018

Roger Milne

Aberdeen | Housing | Scotland | Scottish Government | social housing

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 16 June-22 June, 2018

Wales round-up: Wrexham Glyndwr University hopes new housing will help bankroll revamp; Fishguard terminal upgrade dropped

22.06.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 16 June-22 June, 2018

Labour would link housing affordability to income

19.04.2018

Laura Edgar

A Labour government would redefine affordable housing, suspend the Right to Buy scheme and ‘transform’ the planning system so it has a ‘duty’ to deliver affordable housing.

Housebuilders struggling to meet social housing demand, reveals survey

26.03.2018

Laura Edgar

Despite affordable and social housing being a top priority in England, housebuilders are struggling to meet demand as a result of local authorities not commissioning enough to be built, a new survey has suggested.

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Shortfall of 600 rental homes a week, says charity

19.02.2018

Laura Edgar

affordable housing | England | Housing | joseph rowntree foundation | social housing

Nearly 600 low-cost rented homes need to be built every week if the ‘broken’ housing market is to be fixed and low-income families are to escape poverty, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).

Ireland round-up: New guidelines published on planning and critical water projects; Ministers moot land-banking powers for new housing agency

19.01.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 13 January-19 January, 2018

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Statistics record summer fall in Welsh new home starts

11.12.2017

Laura Edgar

Cymru | Housing | housing starts | planning | social housing

The number of new residential developments started in Wales between July and September 2017 fell by a fifth to 1,511 dwellings compared with the previous quarter, according to latest statistics.

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