A fab write up by our sister publication today on one of the new towns that has some celebrity naysayers living.insidehousing.co.uk/analysis/mee...

I visited Birmingham to find out about plans to build social housing on Church of England land > www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/insi...

Doctors to strike for five days during winter over jobs and pay www.channel4.com/news/doctors...

We're delighted to announce the appointment of Alex Notay as our new Chief Executive Officer. housingforum.org.uk/alex-notay-a...

Winners of the 2025 AJ Student Prize announced

We’re proud to have joined with over 40 organisations including campaigners for tenants, homelessness and debt advice charities, landlord organisations and others in calling on the UK government to unfreeze local housing allowance at the upcoming budget. 🧵(1/2) #UnfreezeLHA

With heavy hearts we release our findings of our annual investigation into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2024. Read more on our site here: museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...

Thank you to @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social for meeting with us today. Along with @generationrent.bsky.social, we discussed the end of Section 21 evictions and the pathway to securing decent standards for rented homes. 🏡

“An example of the town of the future is Coventry.... Traffic and pedestrians are kept apart and the roads are planned to let traffic flow smoothly” (Our Land in the Making, 1966) Artist: Ronald Lampitt

The New Towns Taskforce recommendations show a strong commitment to affordable housing, a key step to solving the housing crisis. Our members are ready to work with local partners and the government in building new towns – creating sustainable homes and thriving mixed communities.

A big day for New Town news www.gov.uk/government/n...

The headline figure from Labour’s manifesto of building 1.5 million new homes in five years is now a well reported ambition of Government, in order to “recapture the dream of homeownership [and to] support families & communities”. Jennifer Heron's full blog: lichfields.uk/blog/2024/oc...

New blog post, Pragmatic Planning Guidance: The New Flood Risk PPG simonicity.com/2025/09/21/p...

Uncertainty about the application of the sequential test is causing real problems for housebuilders across the country. To ensure a proportionate, pragmatic and consistent approach to surface flood risk, we have today updated Planning Practice Guidance 👇🏻 www.gov.uk/guidance/flo...

Second red box. This time, as minister for local government and homelessness. So much to do to rebalance our economy and make sure there are no more forgotten places, no more forgotten people. With my mug from my time as a member of the best London borough, Southwark 💜

Specialist surveys will help Historic England Archive reduce carbon emissions while preserving 15 million historical records and photographs.

Our latest Housing Pipeline report is live. Here are the key statistics you need to be aware of 👇

Scotland’s housing secretary has pledged almost £5 billion of cash over the next five years to build around 36,000 affordable homes. news.stv.tv/scotland/hou...

“For too long, social housing failures have been dismissed as second-tier concerns, largely because the tenure is for people on lower incomes.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Professor David Mosey appointed to Construction Playbook team to review public procurement frameworks https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2021/02/09/lawyer-to-lead-review-of-construction-frameworks/ #TransformingConstruction

NEW @e3g.bsky.social analysis - Heat pumps have potential to *halve* UK heating bills. But policies need to change if these savings are to be accessible to the mass market 🔌💡 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Over the past year, our New Homes Accelerator has expedited the delivery of almost 100k homes on large-scale housing developments across England. From today, six new sites will receive targeted support – speeding up the delivery of another 12k homes to buy and rent.

Birmingham City Council has issued fines totalling £450,000 to landlords of unlicensed rental properties as it enforces one of the country’s most comprehensive property licensing schemes. thenegotiator.co.uk/news/regulat...

A piece from me about some interesting questions in housing research right now and how submissions to @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social might help to answer them. Get your papers in by 25th September.

Loving this month's cover @insidehousing.bsky.social!

We have a really interesting story today by @jamesriding.bsky.social on a modular factory staffed by prisoners on day release. This type of project has good evidence that it reduces reoffending. A portion of wages go to a fund to support victims. www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/a-mo...

It's Friday and time for our round-up of all things #UKHousing from this week including all the latest policy, news, and events you need to know 🏘️ 📰 Read the full round-up on LinkedIn ➡️ buff.ly/7iH8f0O

Record momentum for UK battery storage! Planning approvals hitting new highs amid a surge in apps for renewables. 100+ battery storage filings April-June 2025: 8.4 GW—double last year. Year to June: 30 GW across ~400 schemes. UK needs 23-27 GW by 2030 (from 6 GW now)—if delivered, we're there.

The Building Safety Regulator's slow decision making and high number of refusals at 'Gateway 2' are grinding housebuilding to a halt in London especially. And new evidence is starting to emerge of similar delays at Gateway 3 - which is is after the new homes are built, and ready to occupy:

Microsoft copilot for Excel has a warning not to use it for “business critical” calculations because the answer may not be accurate. Would someone explain why I might *ever* want to use a spreadsheet where results are unreliable?

"It's not easy for Putin to find a compromise in this war on terms not related to his initial goals." Ex-Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Volodymyr Havrylov talks to Matt Frei about international talks held this week seeking a peace deal. Read and watch: www.channel4.com/news/russia-...

ONS house price figures this morning www.ons.gov.uk/economy/infl...

I think part of the lure of these chatbots is the illusion that there's an easily accessible answer to every question. I'm a busy man, just tell me what the best laundry detergent is, and also whether climate change is real

I think the ideas here for property tax reform are really interesting. Essentially it's a cap stamp duty at around £15k (what you currently pay on a £500k home) but people purchasing homes >£500k then pay an annual charge of around 0.5% each year. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

David Goodhart looks at "why GDP is no longer FFP (fit for purpose)" through the lens of a new book by @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social—The Measure of Progress is out now! Read the review here:

Rob Johnston, intelligence analyst, via Santi Ruiz and @tylercowen marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo... 1/2

NEW RECORD: British solar generation just surpassed its 2024 total. This milestone shows the potential of renewables, but also highlights the need for a smarter grid. To maximise benefits of solar, we must tackle grid bottlenecks, streamline planning and prioritise system-friendly operation.