All Housing Today articles in March 2023
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CommentBiodiversity rules risk a delivery slowdown but there are opportunities too
The government has published details of new biodiversity net gain rules coming into force later this year. Alice Davidson explains the likely impact
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NewsTaylor Wimpey predicts output slump for 2023
Firm closes Oxfordshire business and says completions could drop by more than a third
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NewsHousing associations reduce development forecasts to lowest level for two years
Some housing associations are pausing and removing uncommitted development, according to the regulator
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NewsBuckinghamshire council picks Hill to deliver more than 177 homes
Hill Group will “transform” two sites in Buckinghamshire, building affordable homes as well as those for market sale
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News300-home tower block in Manchester gets the go-ahead
Property Alliance Group and Starwood Capital plan to build a 27-storey residential building, redeveloping the Renaissance site on Deansgate, Manchester
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CommentBeware of beauty as a utopian cure-all for development
The lessons from history show us that single-minded zealotry can have unintended consequences for housing developments, warns Ben Derbyshire
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NewsVivid gets green light for 800-home Portsmouth scheme
‘Gateway’ scheme on low-lying wasteland approved
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NewsIndustry bodies warn of huge drop in housebuilding if planning reforms go ahead
Round-up of responses to government consultation on proposed national policy changes
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In FocusInside the £16m research centre testing houses against the elements
The University of Salford says its Energy House 2.0 can simulate 95% of global environmental conditions. Daniel Gayne takes a look
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NewsHousebuilding activity falls for third month in a row
Purchasing managers’ data shows rate of decline eased slightly in February
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into SME housebuilders’ access to finance
The cross-party group of parliamentarians will look at the specific finance issues faced by small and medium-sized firms
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NewsSouth east council delays review of 2,000 homes-a-year plan
Central Bedfordshire latest to stop local plan work amid national planning policy uncertainty
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NewsSalford council approves 41-storey resi tower
Renaker’s 518-home block is part of the Greengate regeneration scheme to provide more than 1,500 homes
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CommentWe are heading in the wrong direction on housing delivery
Working out how many homes we will need is tricky, but one thing’s for sure we are not going to build anywhere near enough under current policy, warns Paul Smith
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NewsPlaces for People wins 8,500-home urban extension approval
Housing association giant to build six ’villages’ outside Harlow new town as part of wider 23,000-home expansion
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NewsHouse prices recovered in February, says Halifax
Reported rise of 1.1% comes after rival Nationwide last week said prices had fallen in the month
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NewsHousing association finances to worsen, warns RSH
Forecasts from top landlords contained within aggregate accounts for the sector
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CommentThe fight to achieve gender equity starts at home
On International Women’s Day, Fiona Fletcher-Smith reflects on the housing crisis’ impact on gender equity
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NewsIbstock profit jumps to £105m despite post mini-budget housebuilding slowdown
Bottom line jumps two-thirds as revenue tops £500m