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Planning system failing those in greatest need, new TCPA report finds

|Date: 16 October, 2018

Planning system failing those in greatest need, new TCPA report finds

Councils in the most deprived areas of England are meeting only a fraction of their requirements for affo ...

Councils in the most deprived areas of England are meeting only a fraction of their requirements for affordable housing because the planning system is not set up to deliver homes for people in the gre ...

16 October, 2018
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Mayor of London uses ‘full strength’ of planning powers to approve 441 new homes in Brentford

|Date: 23 August, 2018

Mayor of London uses ‘full strength’ of planning powers to approve 441 new homes in Brentford

A major development which will deliver hundreds of new homes – including 50% genuinely affordable housing ...

A major development which will deliver hundreds of new homes – including 50% genuinely affordable housing — has been given the green light by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. The Mayor approved plans ...

23 August, 2018
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Government announces strategy for new generation of Garden Communities

|Date: 16 August, 2018

Government announces strategy for new generation of Garden Communities

The new Garden Communities programme announced by Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire will see ...

The new Garden Communities programme announced by Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire will see more high quality homes built and green spaces created, expanding on government’s plans for mo ...

16 August, 2018
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The revised National Planning Policy Framework — a brave new (planning) world?

|Date: 3 August, 2018

The revised National Planning Policy Framework — a brave new (planning) world?

The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s policies for planning and ...

The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s policies for planning and directs local authorities on matters around granting permission for developments. Sam Dewar, a ...

3 August, 2018
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Can modular housing address the UK housing crisis?

|Date: 12 July, 2018

Can modular housing address the UK housing crisis?

Ben O’Connor, Development Manager at Kajima, discusses the case for using modular housing to address the ...

Ben O’Connor, Development Manager at Kajima, discusses the case for using modular housing to address the UK’s housing crisis. Modular houses have the potential to ease the current housing crisis in th ...

12 July, 2018
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New Housing Minister announced following cabinet reshuffle

|Date: 10 July, 2018

New Housing Minister announced following cabinet reshuffle

Following the resignation of David Davis as Brexit Secretary, Dominic Raab been announced as his replacem ...

Following the resignation of David Davis as Brexit Secretary, Dominic Raab been announced as his replacement. Only six months after he took up the role, his departure sees Kit Malthouse become the new ...

10 July, 2018
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Is red tape the biggest barrier to government target of 300,000 new homes a year?

|Date: 6 July, 2018

Is red tape the biggest barrier to government target of 300,000 new homes a year?

Bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling SME builders market are the main blockades to reaching t ...

Bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling SME builders market are the main blockades to reaching the Government’s ambitious housing targets according to panellists at an event held by BLP Insur ...

6 July, 2018
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Show preview: Housing 2018

|Date: 14 June, 2018

Show preview: Housing 2018

Housing 2018 provides a place to meet a diverse audience of sector professionals and discuss political an ...

Housing 2018 provides a place to meet a diverse audience of sector professionals and discuss political and economic challenges. LABM previews this year’s show. Beginning with an awards ceremony for ov ...

14 June, 2018
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Home Group YouGov research highlights need to address public perceptions of modular homes

|Date: 9 May, 2018

Home Group YouGov research highlights need to address public perceptions of modular homes

According to a recent YouGov research commissioned by Home Group, one of the UK’s largest providers of ho ...

According to a recent YouGov research commissioned by Home Group, one of the UK’s largest providers of homes for sale and affordable rent, 52% of individuals would be unlikely to live in a modular hom ...

9 May, 2018
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Yarlington works with Bristol City Council to improve housing supply

|Date: 4 May, 2018

Yarlington works with Bristol City Council to improve housing supply

Yarlington Housing Group has announced that it will be working with Bristol City Council to help solve th ...

Yarlington Housing Group has announced that it will be working with Bristol City Council to help solve the city’s housing crisis. Bristol City Council has selected Yarlington as its preferred partner ...

4 May, 2018
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Planning system failing those in greatest need, new TCPA report finds

Tackling the humidity risk threatening public sector built assets

Halton Housing unveils 41 new affordable rent homes in Runcorn

Gateshead Regeneration Partnership housing project shortlisted for RTPI planning award

Stonewater delivers new affordable rural homes for locals in Long Itchington

Affordable new apartments released in Bicester through Build! scheme

Wates Living Space brings mental health and wellbeing to Trellick Tower

Southampton Healthy Homes secures additional funds to help residents stay warm this winter

Theresa May announces government will abolish the council housebuilding borrowing cap, sector responds

UNION launches new ExiSAFE Panic Exit Device range

Planning system failing those in greatest need, new TCPA report finds

Planning system failing those in greatest need, new TCPA report finds

Mayor of London uses ‘full strength’ of planning powers to approve 441 new homes in Brentford

Mayor of London uses ‘full strength’ of planning powers to approve 441 new homes in Brentford

Government announces strategy for new generation of Garden Communities

Government announces strategy for new generation of Garden Communities

The revised National Planning Policy Framework — a brave new (planning) world?

The revised National Planning Policy Framework — a brave new (planning) world?

Can modular housing address the UK housing crisis?

Can modular housing address the UK housing crisis?

New Housing Minister announced following cabinet reshuffle

New Housing Minister announced following cabinet reshuffle

Is red tape the biggest barrier to government target of 300,000 new homes a year?

Is red tape the biggest barrier to government target of 300,000 new homes a year?

Show preview: Housing 2018

Show preview: Housing 2018

Home Group YouGov research highlights need to address public perceptions of modular homes

Home Group YouGov research highlights need to address public perceptions of modular homes

Yarlington works with Bristol City Council to improve housing supply

Yarlington works with Bristol City Council to improve housing supply