All Housing articles
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CommentA year after the general election, what progress are we making towards 1.5 million homes?
Today (Friday) marks a year since Labour won a historic landslide in the general election. Paul Smith assesses how the government has fared against its key housing delivery pledge
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Information - BuildingCPD 08 2025: Understanding and identifying grey belt land
As pressure mounts to deliver new housing and infrastructure in England, the Green Belt – long considered sacrosanct – is once again at the centre of planning debate
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NewsLondon to receive up to 30% of government’s £39bn investment in social and affordable homes
Share is smaller than at start of previous programme
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NewsHundreds of signatures sign petition to rebuild Manchester’s Hotspur Press after fire
Early 19th century building was due to be incorporated into 600-bed student housing scheme designed by Hodder & Partners
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CommentSmall projects can have a big impact in pursuit of net zero and housebuilding goals
Any attempt to hit housing and carbon reduction targets depends on businesses of every size playing their part – and technology can help, writes WSP’s Diego Padilla-Philipps
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NewsBallymore lands TfL housing deal in Newham
Firm to build 1,400 homes at site formerly used for Crossrail tunnelling
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NewsNew Elland Road football stadium development plans published
The plans are intended to replace the 2007 proposals
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FeaturesWhat will the Treasury’s Green Book review mean for construction?
Boris Johnson’s 2020 review of the Treasury’s appraisal process for government investments led to some improvements in how value in schemes is judged, but a new review commissioned by Labour this year has found that many of the old practices remain embedded. Rachel Reeves has said she wants to go ...
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NewsReeves to announce £39bn Affordable Homes Programme and 10-year social housing rent settlement
Treasury also confirms CPI plus 1% annual rent rises and a consultation on convergence in a major win for the affordable housing sector
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NewsNAO urges government to level playing field in negotiations over developer contributions
Lack of skill and capacity in councils, and transparency from developers, undermining system
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NewsRace starts for £1.5bn housing retrofit framework
Procure Plus has put contractors on notice to carry out the installation of low and zero carbon technologies in social housing stock.
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NewsHomes England boss calls on government to fix ‘unacceptably slow’ gateway 2 approvals
Three quarters of high rise housing schemes still being refused for pre-construction approval
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NewsDon't scrimp on quality standards for new towns, taskforce chair tells housebuilders
Michael Lyons tells UKREiiF conference that working on government’s 10,000-home developments will come with ‘clear expectations’ around design and mix
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FeaturesBeyond the green belt review: Five things you might have missed in the London Plan consultation
Sadiq Khan’s green belt rethink got the headlines, but there was plenty more to learn from last Friday’s announcement
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NewsDeveloper revives plan for homes on abandoned Camelot theme park site
Story Homes tables 350-home scheme after two former proposals were rejected due to concerns over the use of green belt land
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NewsBath council approves 450 homes on banks of River Avon
JTP-designed scheme replaces plans for carehome on site of demolished Homebase store
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CommentConstruction claims over sinkholes and landslips are on the rise
As geological risks increase, driven by climate change, claims relating to geotechnical impacts on construction projects may become more common
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CommentThe Procurement Act is here – what does it mean for the construction industry?
Colin Jones and Stewart Morrison explain what the new legislation means for the construction industry