All Housing Today articles in August 2022
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CommentThe new PM must recognise housing is key infrastructure for growth
It is time to realise a lack of homes makes it harder for people to find somewhere to live close to labour markets, hitting the UK’s growth and productivity, writes Paul Smith
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NewsHousebuilders refuse to sign cladding pledge contract
Builders call for re-write saying legal text contains commitments way beyond original pledge
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NewsClarion reports turnover increase despite cyber attack hampering update
Social housing giant unable to give June figures because of IT disruption
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NewsIgnore the nimbys and build, says boss of right-leaning thinktank
Robert Colvile says only a “big stick” from government will get enough homes built
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CommentStronger accessibility rules for new homes are welcome but we must go further
The changes to building regulations announced last week may prove significant, but any exemptions must be limited and there is still more for government to do, writes Holly Holder
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NewsLater living giant Anchor posts £24.4m surplus following loss last year
Housing association ‘on track’ with increased 5,700-home development plan
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NewsExclusive: Rishi Sunak walks away from 300k homes a year manifesto pledge
Tory leadership candidate tells Housing Today he wants to tackle landbanking and promote housing on brownfield land
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NewsHouse price growth continues to slow in July
Nationwide and Zoopla say prices grew just 0.1% in the last month, but Zoopla raises forecast for 2022 as a whole
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CommentWhy development rivalry among HAs could be limiting offsite construction
Too many housing associations are reluctant to share information with development ‘rivals’ but trust and co-operation is vital to make MMC widespread in affordable housing, writes Jake Snell
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NewsTaylor Wimpey interim profit up despite turnover dip
New chief exec says year end 2022 numbers now likely to be at top end of expectations
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NewsBackhouse secures £50m facility to deliver five-fold turnover growth
Chippenham-based developer said it will now double increase in housing completions beyond existing expansion plans
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NewsStonebond posts nine-fold increase in profit
Cherry family firm trebles turnover as it ramps up partnerships work
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In FocusInside the council planning department resource crisis
Hold ups in the planning system are increasingly cited by housebuilders as a major barrier to development. Emily Twinch talks to planners about what is really happening on the ground
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NewsHousebuilding activity sees second month of decline
Fall in housing work helps push construction to its first overall decline in output in 18 months
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NewsOxfordshire councils terminate joint housing plan
Move appears to put an end to 100,000-home ‘Housing and Growth’ deal signed in 2017 with government
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NewsJV North appoints 8 firms to MMC framework
North west housebuilding consortium will advertise MMC schemes on the Dynamic Purchasing System
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NewsLovell parent company faces £50m bill as DLUHC looks to widen cladding pledge
Morgan Sindall’s urban regen arm Muse could now be included in pledge
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NewsHalf point interest rate hike ‘could slow housing market’
The Bank of England has raised the interest rate to try to return inflation rate to 2%
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NewsHalifax records first house price fall in a year
Mortgage lender says prices dropped in July and predicts slowing annual growth in wake of interest rate rise
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CommentWhat happened to the information revolution in housing?
The fragmented state of housebuilding has made the data revolution difficult to take off in the sector, but this might now be changing, writes Ben Derbyshire