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FeaturesWhy Durkan is eyeing rapid expansion through social housing stock upgrades
Contractor and housebuilder Durkan is pivoting towards improving existing stock for social landlords. Dan Germann, managing director of its rebranded Durkan Regen business, explains his plans to grow the asset regeneration arm to the tune of 拢100m over the next five years
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NewsHousing association鈥檚 starts fall by nearly three-quarters as it takes 鈥榗areful鈥� approach to development
Peabody鈥檚 pivot to spending more on improving existing homes continues with new, local approach to services
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NewsChanges to Treasury 鈥榞reen book鈥� rules will help boost housing and transport delivery in the regions, say industry figures
Government announces shift to 鈥減lace-based鈥� focus when appraising projects
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FeaturesLearning from the land of opportunity: Could a US-style system of low income tax credits boost affordable housing in the UK?
The government is on the hunt for ways to fund affordable housing without increasing short-term public borrowing. A group of activists and researchers believes there is a solution in operation across the Atlantic. As part of 探花精选鈥檚 Funding the Future series, Carl Brown finds out more
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CommentWhy puddles are the latest in a long list of obstacles to building the homes we need
The planning system no longer recognises the difference between rivers and puddles and this must be fixed, says Paul Smith
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FeaturesHow hard is it to decarbonise the construction of new homes?
Source: Shutterstock The embodied carbon of new homes can be reduced by using alternatives to carbon intensive brick such as the timber boarding on these homes at Aborfield Green, a new village in Berkshire More than 60% of a new home鈥檚 total carbon footprint is emitted before ...
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News鈥楬ousebuilders do not sit on land鈥� 鈥� HBF hits back at Rayner鈥檚 plan for slow build-out fines
Trade body calls on government to focus instead on the 鈥榓ctual reasons鈥� for subdued supply
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NewsDeal agreed for 拢500m regeneration project
Longer-term plans will see 2,000 homes built in Wythenshawe
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NewsHomes England exceeds annual housing starts and completions targets for second year
Agency completed 37,000 homes and started another 38,000 in 2024/25
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NewsBerkeley Group appointed to deliver Ladywood Estate regeneration in Birmingham
20-year project will involve up to 7,000 homes, with Birmingham City Council and St Joseph set to begin community engagement ahead of a 2026 planning submission
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NewsBond aggregator backs Housing Today and G15鈥檚 report calling for new housing funding model
MHCLG and Treasury officials are in dialogue with sector leaders about amortised grant聽
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Features鈥楾he government鈥檚 pro-development agenda is really helpful overall鈥�: HBF boss Neil Jefferson on delivering through economic turbulence
Neil Jefferson has been chief executive of the HBF since last July, when he was promoted from managing director
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NewsMHCLG officials to discuss affordable funding model proposed by 探花精选 sister鈥檚 title Housing Today
Civil servants looking to arrange meeting with G15 bosses following publication of State of the Capital report
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CommentLand banking by housebuilders: the baseless conspiracy theory that refuses to go away
Despite numerous reviews finding no evidence of housebuilders deliberately withholding land from the market, we are again having to talk about 鈥榰nbuilt鈥� homes, writes Paul Smith
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FeaturesIt鈥檚 deja vu all over again: Can the Ox-Cam Arc work second time around?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have聽
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NewsPeabody and Hill strike 拢116m deal with BTR operator as part of 3,500-home Dagenham scheme
Goodstone Living will own and operate 360 homes on former Ford stamping plant site聽
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NewsWatkin Jones slashes losses to 拢300k after turbulent 18 months
Developer buoyed by increased profit from student housing schemes
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NewsMalaysian firm invests 拢2bn to accelerate UK鈥檚 biggest brownfield scheme
Plans for Brabazon town include 6,500 new homes and 17,000-seat arena near Bristol
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NewsNPPF: Government drops 50% affordable housing requirement for grey belt sites
Labour yields to key housebuilder ask as it launches NPPF with 370,000-home mandatory housing target