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Britons believe government ignores housing crisis

|Date: 08 Aug 2023

Britons believe government ignores housing crisis

Only a fifth of UK homeowners believe the government is doing enough to combat the housing crisis, new re ...

Only a fifth of UK homeowners believe the government is doing enough to combat the housing crisis, new research from Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has revealed. The specialist lender commissioned a ...

08 Aug 2023
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Editor Johnny Dobbyn considers the Government’s latest wheeze when it comes to not dealing with the housing crisis

|Date: 23 May 2023

Editor Johnny Dobbyn considers the Government’s latest wheeze when it comes to not dealing with the housing crisis

More planning whack-a-mole Writing in the April/ May issue of PHPD, Editor Johnny Dobbyn considers the Go ...

More planning whack-a-mole Writing in the April/ May issue of PHPD, Editor Johnny Dobbyn considers the Government’s latest wheeze when it comes to not dealing with the housing crisis. It is easy to s ...

23 May 2023
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Timber industries report on ways to solve the housing crisis

|Date: 29 Sep 2021

Timber industries report on ways to solve the housing crisis

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Timber Industries has launched a new report that aims to ...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Timber Industries has launched a new report that aims to provide solutions to the UK’s housing and climate crises. The report, titled ‘How the timber i ...

29 Sep 2021
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Technology can help the property industry to cope with unprecedented demand

|Date: 09 Nov 2020

Technology can help the property industry to cope with unprecedented demand

Embracing new technology is the only way the property industry can begin to cope with soaring demand, acc ...

Embracing new technology is the only way the property industry can begin to cope with soaring demand, according to an entrepreneur who has transformed the new homes sales process. Riccardo Iannucci-Da ...

09 Nov 2020
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AIMCH | Tackling the housing shortage

|Date: 03 Nov 2020

AIMCH | Tackling the housing shortage

In 2019 the annual housebuilding target was missed by 138,978. The UK Government wants 300,000 new homes ...

In 2019 the annual housebuilding target was missed by 138,978. The UK Government wants 300,000 new homes built a year—a number not hit in 50 years. Traditional methods of construction simply fall shor ...

03 Nov 2020
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Can the ex-military help solve the UK’s construction crisis?

|Date: 03 Mar 2020

Can the ex-military help solve the UK’s construction crisis?

Without migrant workers, Boris Johnson’s promises of new homes and HS2 will remain a fantasy. With over 1 ...

Without migrant workers, Boris Johnson’s promises of new homes and HS2 will remain a fantasy. With over 14,000 people leaving the military each year, can this help solve the UK's construction crisis? ...

03 Mar 2020
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New towns: the end of the road?

|Date: 16 Jan 2020

New towns: the end of the road?

Just 10% of the UK population believes that the construction of new towns is the best way to tackle the U ...

Just 10% of the UK population believes that the construction of new towns is the best way to tackle the UK housing crisis, according to a new report. The research has been published by Eurocell plc, t ...

16 Jan 2020
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Planning reform and the Housing Crisis

|Date: 30 Nov 2018

Planning reform and the Housing Crisis

Rico Wojtulewicz, Senior Policy Advisor at the House Builders Association, argues that reform to the plan ...

Rico Wojtulewicz, Senior Policy Advisor at the House Builders Association, argues that reform to the planning system is an essential element in fixing the housing crisis. The Government should do more ...

30 Nov 2018
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Could thin-joint masonry provide an answer to the housing crisis?

|Date: 19 Jul 2018

Could thin-joint masonry provide an answer to the housing crisis?

Government intervention into the housebuilder market has seen a demand for 300,000 new homes per year. Wi ...

Government intervention into the housebuilder market has seen a demand for 300,000 new homes per year. With calls for innovative building solutions to achieve this feat as quick as possible, will buil ...

19 Jul 2018
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Small sites and small builders will build homes faster, says FMB

|Date: 05 Mar 2018

Small sites and small builders will build homes faster, says FMB

The best way to speed up housing delivery is to get more small builders back into the market and focus mo ...

The best way to speed up housing delivery is to get more small builders back into the market and focus more attention on the potential of smaller sites, according to the Federation of Master Builders ...

05 Mar 2018
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