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Technical Extra Issue 15
Posted on: 27 October 2014
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The latest issue Technical Extra from the National House-Building Council features an article on external walls, the fastest growing area of claims, with a timely reminder of the cavity tray and DPC issues that contribute to a significant number of defects. Other articles include: requirements on the transfer of Fire Safety information to the responsible person; guidance on GRP dormer windows; copings and cappings to brick chimneys.
For future living: Innovative approaches to joining up housing and health
Posted on: 24 October 2014
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This report looks at how England’s housing should respond to the pressures of an ageing population, by bringing housing and health policy closer together.
Right to Build: supporting custom and self build
Posted on: 24 October 2014
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The Government has published details of plans for a new Right to Build across England, so that anyone who wants to build their own home will be able to turn to their council for help in finding a suitable plot of land. The consultation seeks views from local planning authorities, the custom build sector and prospective custom builders about what they would like to see from the Right to Build. It looks at: the local demand for custom build; meeting demand on the register with available land; and how the Right to Build will work within the existing planning framework. Comments are requested by 18 December 2014.
Today’s housing that works for all: the political economy of housing in England
Posted on: 24 October 2014
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Limited fiscal autonomy for local government contributes to the under-supply of housing across England, according to an analysis undertaken for the Institute for Government. A report by the think-tank examining housebuilding constraints also found that areas with a higher proportion of homeowners were less likely to approve new housing developments.
Scaling up community housing solutions
Posted on: 22 October 2014
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The publication was the background paper to the Building and Social Housing Foundation’s annual consultation, held in Windsor in May 2014. The consultation drew together community-led housing experts from both the UK and internationally, along with government representatives and practitioners from the wider housing sector to discuss how community-led housing could play a greater role in the UK. The background paper provides information about the objectives of the consultation, but also sets the scene for community-led housing in the UK and the lessons that can be learned from community-led projects elsewhere that have significantly increased in scope and impact.
Community-led housing
Posted on: 22 October 2014
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The Building and Social Housing Foundation has produced a downloadable leaflet summarising key facts about community-led housing and identifying the differing roles of government, housing associations and others in enabling the sector to expand.
Warm homes, not warm words
Posted on: 22 October 2014
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WWF’s latest energy report highlights how the opportunity to create warm, affordable low-carbon homes and workplaces is at risk unless the Government takes action to tackle the carbon emissions from heating our homes and businesses.
Fragility and recovery: housing, localities and uneven spatial development in the UK
Posted on: 22 October 2014
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Uneven spatial development has long been a characteristic feature of the economic and social fabric of the UK. The north–south divide has become something of a hegemonic narrative in the UK and this has served to mask an ‘archipelago’ of variegated spatial development in housing and locality conditions at sub-national and sub-regional scales. This paper explores the changing nature of sub-regional housing and locality conditions across the UK and evidence is found of significant spatial variation in the way that places responded to the effects of the most recent economic recession. It is available in the latest issue of Regional Studies (Vol.48 Issue 11, 2014).
The rental revolution: Examining the private rented sector 2014
Posted on: 20 October 2014
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This report from Knight Frank examines the supply and demand factors in the private rented sector, and consider how these might move in the future.
How to tackle child poverty
Posted on: 20 October 2014
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This ‘How to’ briefing looks at different ways in which housing can support better life chances for children and families.
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