“I can give you comfort that the deployment of commitments and capital for the affordable programme over the last 12 months has been astonishingly good' says Homes England boss Peter Denton housingtoday.co.uk/in-focus/good-…

What are the main political parties pledging on housing, planning, net zero, infrastructure and skills?
Our election tracker will be continually updated as more policy is announced right up until polling day building.co.uk/focus/election…

Will Ben Houchen shrug off poor polling and recent controversies to win in Tees Valley?
I've taken a bit of a look at the local elections next week and the key battlegrounds for the built environment #construction #ukhousing building.co.uk/focus/your-gui…

“It takes a lot of time, money and resources to build new council homes.
“Councils find it demoralising that they can invest so much, and still find their stock shrinking.'
HousingForum is calling for RTB reform #ukhousing housingtoday.co.uk/housing-forum-…

Looking forward to our event in Manchester with CARLISLE_CM UK today - An examination of building envelopes through architectural case studies. We'll be hear from Sheppard Robson, BDP and Make Architects on three fascinating projects. Find out more: events.assemblemediagroup.co.uk/building-envel…

The only way out of the housing crisis is to build more social homes: We need everyone to get behind a long-term investment plan, says Peabody’s Elly Hoult #housing

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Another great piece from Paul Smith for Housing Today about how the government’s ‘building beautiful’ hypothesis - the idea that better design will reduce local opposition to development- will be put to the test in Kent. #ukhousing housingtoday.co.uk/how-the-govern…

'There is a risk of losing experienced and capable mid and late-career colleagues for whom months or years of studying is not possible for a variety of reasons. Mandating qualifications could also undermine diversity', writes Paul Hackett CBE #ukhousing
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Obvs biased (Barratt scheme) but can’t disagree with this.
Brownfield, huge housing need, 50% affordable, £49m to hospital, new mental health unit for 1.2m residents, 32 acre public park, shops, care home, land for school. Refused cos more people will use public transport. Crazy

The Chartered Institute of Housing and National Housing Federation (NHF) have both called for more time for social housing managers to start training courses before new professional qualifications rules come into effect #ukhousing housingtoday.co.uk/news/cih-and-n… #ukhousing

Is the reputation of housebuilders really that bad?
Recent surveys suggest that housebuilders’ customers are more satisfied than is often portrayed in the media, writes @barrattplc CEO David Thomas, writing exclusively for @Housing_Today #housing housingtoday.co.uk/comment/is-the…

A sigh of relief for #ukhousing as the government finally publishes its second staircase guidance.
Tens of thousands of homes have been put on hold amid confusion over details such as the technical definitions of staircases and requirements for lifts. housingtoday.co.uk/news/long-awai…

Today Housing Today announces its Every Person Counts campaign to share insights around #ukhousing workforce issues
We aim to provide a place where debates about skills, employment, compliance, EDI & workplace culture can play out and solutions shared housingtoday.co.uk/news/housing-t…

I'm looking forward to chairing this Housing Today Live debate in around 40 minutes time about regulatory reform driven by Awaab's law #ukhousing
Register for free here: workcast.com/register?cpak=…

From Monday we enter a new era for social housing regulation as the new consumer standards or providers come into effect. Regulator of Social Housing will begin its more proactive approach armed with increased tools. Here's what it all means, from Olivia housingtoday.co.uk/in-focus/evolu…

Great read this - AECOM's boss of building and places Joanna Streeten talks to David Rogers working at the BBC, the Davis Langdon deal, dealing with egg attacks and much more #construction building.co.uk/features/i-was…

'If you can deliver with certainty..People will start investing in skills, plant and equipment'
As Construction Leadership Council (CLC) publishes its bi-annual report, chair Mark Reynolds talks about the importance of 'planning, pipeline and people' for #construction building.co.uk/focus/access-t…

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has confirmed it is expecting to publish its long-awaited technical guidance on second staircase rules before Easter,
This comes after Sadiq Khan said work on 38,000 homes has been halted due to the lack of guidance housingtoday.co.uk/news/building-…

Identify potential risks associated with non-compliance and explore effective strategies to mitigate them in this #HTLIVE session on the impact of sustainability regulatory changes on the UK housing sector on 28 March workcast.com/register?cpak=…

Housing issues are rising up the political agenda.. they are getting more urgent and more important”
Lord Best on good form at the launch of the annual UK Housing Review, published by Chartered Institute of Housing & the University of Glasgow today. More on the review here : housingtoday.co.uk/news/cih-publi…