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NewsSunak pledges to revive Help To Buy at Conservative manifesto launch
Party also pledges to get major infrastructure projects signed off within 12 months
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CommentIt鈥檒l take 10 years to solve the housing crisis 鈥� but here鈥檚 how we might do it
The UK housing crisis is so entrenched that it needs to be put onto a war footing and fought through a cross-party accord, says Jackie Sadek
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FeaturesYour guide to the May 2 elections: what鈥檚 at stake for construction
Three new metro-mayoral positions will be among those filled as local and regional elections take place next month. Carl Brown reports.
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FeaturesA vision for 150,000 homes but no water to supply them. Does Gove鈥檚 Cambridge plan stand a chance?
The housing secretary wants to build nearly three times as many homes as the target set by Cambridge鈥檚 own planners. Is there something he knows that they don鈥檛? Daniel Gayne reports
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Features鈥業鈥檓 extremely demanding鈥�: Greg Fitzgerald on delivering the Vistry growth plan
The Vistry boss talks about bonuses, subcontractor price cuts, offsite construction - and whether Vistry can really follow through on its expansion strategy
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NewsBudget 2024: RIBA calls package 鈥榓 missed opportunity鈥�
Institute desribes housing funding as a 鈥渄rop in the ocean鈥� and laments lack of a retrofit strategy听
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NewsStewart Milne owed its bank 拢108m at time of collapse
Housebuilder offered to 50 firms in doomed last-ditch effort to find buyer
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CommentGove appears to have woken up to the housing crisis 鈥� but his solutions are half-baked
To tackle the housing crisis we need strategic leadership but this is beyond the current government, writes Brendan Kilpatrick
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FeaturesRise of housebuilding 鈥榮uperleague鈥� predicted in wake of Barratt鈥檚 deal for Redrow as analysts brush off regulatory worries
Yesterday鈥檚 拢2.5bn move has analysts wondering who might be next to join forces听鈥� and reduce risk of being picked off themselves
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Features鈥楾he figures on starts are terrifying鈥�. What鈥檚 really happening to the 拢11bn Affordable Homes Programme
The government has admitted that it will not hit its development targets. Joey Gardiner听asks what鈥檚 really going on and looks at how the situation can turn around
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NewsBirmingham approves 33-storey build to rent tower
Plans replace scrapped scheme that would have been almost twice as high
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Features星空传媒 the Future Commission: Planning to solve the housing crisis
Last week the 星空传媒 the Future commission published its final report. In this chapter, Joey Gardiner considers how we might change a dysfunctional system and hit the target of building 300,000 new homes a year听
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FeaturesHow and why Stewart Milne collapsed: analysing the numbers
The collapse of the well-known Scottish housebuilder has shocked many within the housing sector. As听Daniel Gayne finds out, the firm鈥檚 balance sheets over the past few years provide some clues as to what went wrong听
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CommentGove鈥檚 attempt to speed up planning decisions could have unintended consequences
Rather than procedural change to drive the illusion of improvement, we should completely re-assess what planners need to be doing, argues Paul Smith
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NewsBerkeley gets approval for 27-storey north London tower
Latest phase of Hornsey Gasworks regeneration will deliver 377 homes and a new public square
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NewsPlans lodged for 7,000-home neighbourhood in Edinburgh
Scheme will include new parks and social infrastructure
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News鈥業t鈥檚 been a torrid time鈥�: Modulous boss Chris Bone on the offsite housing firm鈥檚 collapse
Firm latest in line of MMC firms to sink into administration
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CommentThe revised planning framework is not as bad as feared - but don鈥檛 thank Gove
The new national planning policy document will still lead to fewer homes being built, even if some of the most egregious proposals around density and green belt have been watered down, says Joey Gardiner
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FeaturesWill biodiversity rules prove a net gain for the housebuilding sector?
From this month, all developments will have to show how they increase biodiversity by 10%. Joey Gardiner examines what the policy means