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Housing
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Haringey Council scraps Lendlease JV to set up own company to build affordable homes
Haringey Council decides not to proceed with a £2bn housing joint venture with Lendlease and instead will establish a wholly owned company to provide more affordable homes. -
Eighth housing minister since 2010 and fourth under prime minister’s tenure revealed
The latest housing minister appointment has led to many within the industry calling on the government for more focus and stability. -
New parliamentary group set up to discuss better housing design and placemaking
A new All Party Parliamentary Group on Building Communities will look to progress discussions around good design and placemaking. -
New York style property sales levy could raise £62bn for housing, report says
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering has published a report which sets out a series of proposals to help fix the UK's broken housing market. -
Councils to be given new powers to deliver much-needed homes
Councils are to be given new powers to launch New Town Development Corporations that are capable of delivering new towns and garden communities. -
Four ways to help solve the housing crisis
To solve the housing crisis, demand needs to be met and that means identifying suitable areas where new - and affordable - housing can be built. -
Building up, not out, can help solve the housing crisis
Well-planned high-rise buildings, built with community in mind, can help solve the housing crisis. -
Report shows only half of new homes being built near train stations
There are fresh calls for more transport-oriented housing as report says only half of new homes are being built near train stations. -
Parliamentary housing committee calls for more prescription in building regulations
Housing committee say more measures are needed improve the safety of high-rise buildings. -
Housing experts offer up ten priorities for the new housing secretary
Real estate lawyers at law firm Irwin Mitchell have come up with ten priorities for the incoming housing secretary.