All Housing articles – Page 11
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Barratt profit to exceed expectations
Housebuilder says completions return to pre-pandemic levels but build inflation now running at 9-10%
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Problems at modular factory caused collapse of Urban Splash House
‘Under-use, ‘design issues’ and ‘defects’ at Alfreton plant sent group into administration, administrator’s report says
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Features
Low-carbon homes: Why Part L is just the beginning
Christopher Price, technical development manager for Knauf Insulation, looks at what Approved Document L means for carbon reduction in new homes
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Housing secretary Gove sacked
DLUHC ministerial team depleted after sacking and multiple resignations
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Housing minister resigns
Stuart Andrew stands down as part of wave of departures following botched response to Chris Pincher resignation
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Cladding costs send Crest Nicholson tumbling into red for half year
But housebuilder raises profit expectations for full year amid stronger sales
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Comment
We must put people and their homes at the heart of the planning process
It is essential that we develop a consistent, national approach to community consultation before we start designing and building, says Sadie Morgan
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Features
Are we seeing the start of a housing development slowdown?
Three different sets of data suggest housebuilding activity is slowing. But many in the sector are bullish about growth. What’s going on?
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Modular construction emits 45% less carbon than traditional methods, report finds
Study by academics found 28,000 tonnes of carbon were saved on two schemes in London
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Comment
Let’s design better, specify better and consume more carefully – that’s my (not so) radical idea
While we should all be taking action in order to preserve our planet, direct action is actually rather less effective than well-placed words
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Comment
How to drop a manifesto pledge without blinking
By downgrading the target of 300,000 new homes to a mere “ambition”, Michael Gove leaves big questions about housing supply unanswered
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Government reveals data behind £4bn fire safety repair bill claim
Claim based on desk-based survey of 2,856 buildings, with a quarter of bill to remediate social housing sector homes
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Features
Nutrient pollution: a developing problem with no solution in sight
A legal requirement that new homes do not pollute wetlands, rivers and nature reserves has halted developments across large parts of England
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Comment
The anti-developers have won as government signals full retreat on planning
We have come a very long way indeed from the planning white paper set out by Robert Jenrick in August 2020, writes Joey Gardiner
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New infrastructure tax to be levied on schemes’ gross development value
Details of proposed Infrastructure Levy emerge as government publishes Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
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Government not bound by 300,000-home manifesto target, says Gove
Housing secretary says aiming for one target risks “making an enemy of the common good”
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Barratt boss hits out at Gove’s £3bn levy plan
David Thomas brands cladding levy unfair, unjust and disproportionate
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Hackitt slams industry for lack of progress on building safety
ɫTV safety review author says construction is taking too long to implement change
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Comment
Why scrapping S106 will result in better placemaking
The government’s plan to introduce a consolidated infrastructure levy allows placemakers to focus on what’s important – creating schemes of both spatial and social quality, says James Cons
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Features
Local elections 2022: how will housing and planning issues affect voting?
Concerns over local planning and housing issues could be the deciding factor in a number of swing seats tomorrow - here are some to watch