Homes England
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Betts backs Homes England review
Parliament’s housing committee chair has backed calls to remove some responsibilities from Homes England so the agency can focus on affordable housebuilding and regeneration.
Agency will need to work with councils
Homes England chief executive Peter Denton has vowed to refocus efforts on delivering new housing in a market that desperately needs it, says Heather Jameson.
How can we plan for the future of urban regeneration?
With public funding for development down and expectations up, Nick Walkley says the future of regeneration will need new forms of collaboration across sectors.
Big can be beautiful
A new 6,000-homes community near Rugby is seen by its master developer as the way forward for tackling the housing crisis, as Michael Burton reports.
MJ Housing: Opportunity knocks (down)
Steve Perkins says in order to grasp the opportunity for regeneration the sector needs to show pragmatism and cooperation.
MJ Housing: Building communities as well as homes
With £16bn to spend and 9,000 hectares of land, Homes England has a new strategic plan and a mission to work with councils to deliver affordable homes, says Peter Denton.
Housing: we need national fixes for a national problem
Chief executive officer at Chelmsford City Council Nick Eveleigh explains why the housing crisis could change local government as we know it.
We're homing in on housing in Great Yarmouth
The biggest single expansion in council homes in Great Yarmouth for almost 20 years is a sign of our ambition for our residents, says Sheila Oxtoby.
'Place' key to new Homes England strategy
Homes England has launched a new strategic plan that it said took on board feedback from councils about its approach.
Tackling local places’ resourcing and skills crisis together
Homes England and DLUHC have invested in Public Practice as a way of building the public sector’s capacity to improve places, with Oxford City Council as one of the success stories, says Poona Agrawal.
MPs quiz Homes England on governance issues
An internal audit that found ‘significant weakness in frameworks of governance’ was raised during questions from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee.
Doubt over future of 75% rates retention under Gove
New local government secretary Michael Gove has indicated that 75% business rates retention could be a casualty of levelling up plans.
Why working with Irish businesses could fuel local economic growth
Laura Brocklebank reports on the success of an innovation and knowledge sharing event with London council leaders focused on greater trade collaboration between the UK and Ireland.
MHCLG housebuilding survey met with scepticism
A government survey designed to find out ‘any remaining barriers that may be stifling’ councils’ housebuilding plans has been met with scepticism by council chiefs.
Planning for posterity
If we want to ensure the younger generation doesn’t miss out on housing opportunities, the focus has to be on what will endure and models that support the longer picture in placemaking, says Jonathan Werran.
'Inspirational' Ritchie to step down
Newcastle City Council’s ‘inspirational’ chief executive Pat Ritchie has today announced she will stand down in the autumn after eight-and-a-half years in the role.
Capacity support for councils’ housing delivery teams
To help meet the Government’s ambition of creating 300,000 homes a year by 2024, Local Partnerships is encouraging authorities to take advantage of Homes England’s Local Government Capacity Centre (LGCC), says Judith Atkinson.
County poised to reject £15m grant
Senior Leicestershire CC councillors are poised to turn down £15m of Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) cash because the project represents ‘too great a financial risk’.
County leader in planning power grab
A council leader has called for counties to be given planning powers for ‘big infrastructure’ as he seeks to break the deadlock with a district.
