All Housing Today articles in April 2021
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NewsLabour floats public sector ban for Grenfell insulation firm Kingspan
Irish construction products giant has been shaken by revelations over its conduct during the inquiry into the fire
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NewsNationwide records March house price fall
Mortgage lender says drop likely reflects sentiment prior to chancellor’s budget measures
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NewsPermission granted for 1,760-home Southend regen scheme
£500m project to be developed by joint venture between Swan and the council
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NewsCritics brand PD rights expansion a ‘disaster’
Planners, developers and designers line up against new resi conversion right
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NewsOptivo to spend £120m on building safety remediation work
Housing association hires contractor as Greenwich council also appoints builders for fire safety
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NewsModular start-up plans 1,000-home Romford scheme
Impact Capital submits plans for Rom Valley Gardens regeneration project
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NewsHousing association Catalyst merges with Roseberry
Deal aims to see the pair build 2,000 homes in the next decade in and around Epsom
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NewsWebsites still selling combustible insulation used on Grenfell with inaccurate data
Two firms have corrected the mistake after being alerted
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into making construction ‘net zero ready’
Call for evidence wants views on everything from materials to whole-life carbon impact of buidlings
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NewsPreston green-lights masterplan for 1,100 new homes
Bartle Village scheme will deliver 30% affordable housing and new transport infrastructure
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NewsChallenge to South Oxfordshire’s 23,550-home plan hits buffers
High Court rejects judicial review bid against controversial local development plan “forced through” by housing secretary Robert Jenrick
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NewsHomes England to introduce 990-year leases for shared-ownership
Reforms will also give “right to extend” to existing leaseholders where landlord is the freeholder
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NewsGovernment abandons plan to raise affordable housing threshold
Housing ministry reverses on proposal that only very large schemes need provide affordable homes
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NewsL&G’s modular business secures 750-home pipeline of work
Chief executive tells Housing Today it is discussing projects totalling 2,000 homes amid ‘bouyant’ demand
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In FocusBrave, bold and ambitious: L&G steps up modular housing plans
After an apparent false start, Rosie Toogood says the firm’s ambition to transform the housebuilding industry by creating a superior product that can be delivered at scale is finally taking shape
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NewsGalliard launches later living venture
Firm has entered into a partnership with developer Probitas Developments and contractor O’Shea
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NewsSt Modwen teams up with Oxford college for 1,250-home scheme
Worcester plans include logistics space and new community facilities south west of city
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NewsHill Group to build first homes for £500m Oxford campus
Housebuilder appointed development partner by Thomas White Oxford
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NewsProposals for ‘net zero’ flats twice height of council plan approved
South London block reuses basement of former commercial unit to deliver 113 ’affordable’ homes
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CommentHousing associations face difficult trade offs
Inadequate government funding to improve fire safety means social landlords are having to scale back the number of homes they build and delay energy efficiency measures, says Paul Hackett