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Will Gove have the courage to tackle planning reform?
View more: Will Gove have the courage to tackle planning reform?Michael Gove’s appointment as Secretary of State at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities was news that was tentatively welcomed by housebuilders. Whether…
The value of a good reputation for building safety
View more: The value of a good reputation for building safetyThere’s been encouraging growth in new construction orders throughout 2021, but residential developers face the challenge of selling new homes to buyers who have read…
A rocky road ahead for housebuilding’s reputation
View more: A rocky road ahead for housebuilding’s reputationWith the current decline in trust for those in the house building and development industry, how can the public’s confidence in new builds be restored…
The new virtual town square
View more: The new virtual town squareEmerging from lockdown, it’s clear the pandemic has had a profound social and economic impact but it has also accelerated changes which will shape society for years to come. One…
Social value – The carrot or the stick?
View more: Social value – The carrot or the stick?It’s been eight years since the Social Value Act came into law, requiring people who commission public services to think about the wider social, economic…
A year to finally tackle the housing crisis?
View more: A year to finally tackle the housing crisis?Reform to the planning system doesn’t feel any closer today than it did last year, and it remains to be seen whether the watered-down proposals will make it onto the…