All Home Truths articles
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CommentFix planning to fix housing? It’s just a mantra, not the truth
Over and over, politicians have sworn to slash the red tape, but that’s not the key – housebuilders won’t build if there’s no prospect of profit
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FeaturesHome Truths podcast: In conversation with Liz Peace
Episode 5: Follow the money – Liz Peace, former chief executive of the British Property Federation, talks to Jackie Sadek and Peter Bill about finding a financial model to kick-start a nationwide affordable housebuilding programme
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FeaturesHome Truths podcast: In conversation with Darren Rodwell
Episode 4: Bricks and mortar, hearts and minds - Darren Rodwell, Labour’s candidate for Barking and council leader for the east London borough, on how he expects the Labour leadership to reveal more housing policy detail now the election has been called
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FeaturesHome Truths podcast: In conversation with Toby Lloyd, former No 10 adviser
Housing policy expert Toby Lloyd talks to Jackie Sadek and Peter Bill about his time in government at the height of Brexit chaos, higher space standards, capturing land value and what we should read into Labour’s stated ambitions for after the general election
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FeaturesHome Truths podcast: In conversation with Jennie Daly at Taylor Wimpey
Taylor Wimpey chief executive talks to Jackie Sadek and Peter Bill about why the planning system is broken and what would need to change for private housebuilders to consider building council homes at scale. Listen and read extracts here
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FeaturesHome Truths podcast: In conversation with Peter Freeman at Homes England
Episode 1: The Swiss Army Knife – Homes England chair talks to Jackie Sadek and Peter Bill about the importance of housing targets, reforms to planning and investing in MMC. Listen and read extracts here
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NewsBuilding Talks podcast teams up with Jackie Sadek and Peter Bill for housing crisis series
Home Truths is a straight-talking podcast getting to the heart of this politically-charged debate - watch the trailer here