Housing crisis
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Government urged to create housing delivery unit to address ‘permacrisis’
New report sets out steps to deliver 1,000 homes a day for the government to meet its target
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Two-thirds of councillors on planning committees say housing crisis ‘severe’
The number has grown from just over half last year, according to research by SEC Newgate
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UK needs 500,000 new homes a year
Both the Tories and Labour have pledged housing numbers significantly lower
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Housing crisis will push more councils into ‘bankruptcy’
Local authorities face soaring bills as homelessness rises
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The government’s obsession with home ownership won’t fix the housing crises
COMMENT Focus on ownership and ‘beauty’ risks missing opportunities
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Affordability is the poor cousin of the housing crisis
COMMENT Quality of Life Foundation’s Tiffany Lam on how to serve people and the planet, not profit
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Broken Homes: The faults, the factoids and the fixes
The government, commentators and even housebuilders have got the housing crisis wrong
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The hidden man in fixing the housing crisis
COMMENT: Downing Street, Threadneedle Street and the Bank of England need to collaborate
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Housing through the prism of political pragmatism
COMMENT: The route to delivering more homes will rest with the private sector, says Paul Eastwood
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How Homes England is enabling investors in the housing market
COMMENT: Homes England is working with investors to identify and encourage residential development
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Will 2019 see progress on the housing crisis?
Last year the government published several papers on housing. Can we now expect something practical?
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Grosvenor: Councils lack the skills to meet housing demand alone
COMMENT Grosvenor’s Alex Robinson says local authorities need the private sector to meet new targets