“Building a new home costs more than £250,000, which is higher than local house prices in some areas Construction costs for an average-sized three-bedroom semi-detached house in “the easiest possible setting” are estimated at £133k” #ukhousing#housebuildingwww.housingtoday.co.uk/news/buildin...

Building costs higher than house prices in one in five areas, Housing Forum finds

A report from the cross-sector network estimates that building a new home costs more than £250,000, which is higher than local house prices in some areas

“A new report by The Housing Forum answers the all-important question: How much does it cost to build a house? The high inflation seen over the last few years has had a particularly severe effect on construction” #ukhousinghousingforum.org.uk/reports/key-...

The Cost of Building a House : The Housing Forum

How has the thing we need most become unaffordable? A new report by The Housing Forum answers the all-important question: How much does it cost to build a house? The Housing Forum, is a cross-sector b...

For AI at work, have you found a decent use for Microsoft Copilot as yet? It still wont help soften the blow of ironing and manual mundane tasks, but is it helping in the office as yet? tonysmiththathousingitguy.blogspot.com/2024/09/-AI-...#socialHousing#UKHousing

“Dr Lorens Holm says new housing schemes need to be integrated into public spaces and amenities, not increase isolation & dependence on cars Labour needs to build neighbourhoods The commercial market is not able to build neighbourhoods” #ukhousing#urbanplanningwww.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Labour needs to build neighbourhoods, not just houses | Letters

Letters: Dr Lorens Holm says new housing schemes need to be integrated into public spaces and amenities, not increase isolation and dependence on cars. Plus letters from Frances Heywood and Richard Ja...

Vistry Group has acquired a site in Tewkesbury to deliver up to 150 affordable homes in partnership with Platform Housing Group as part of a £38million project. #ukhousing#housebuilding#socialhousingwww.showhouse.co.uk/vistry-group...

Frontline homelessness workers speak out #ukhousing

Frontline homelessness workers speak out

Half of frontline homelessness staff say their ability to help people has decreased, writes Duncan Shrubsole, chief executive of St Martin in the Fields

Ombudsman sets out nine key tests for assessing shared ownership complaints #ukhousing

Ombudsman sets out nine key tests for assessing shared ownership complaints

The Housing Ombudsman has set out nine key tests for improving fairness in shared ownership complaints

Social housing completions in Scotland drop by a quarter #ukhousing

Social housing completions in Scotland drop by a quarter

The number of new social homes completed in Scotland has fallen by a quarter in the past year, according to official statistics

The sector’s personal housing crisis #ukhousing

The sector’s personal housing crisis

An exclusive survey by Inside Housing has revealed that many social housing staff are battling housing insecurity and fearing homelessness themselves. Katharine Swindells digs into the findings

Creating partnerships that deliver much-needed homes for communities #ukhousing

Creating partnerships that deliver much-needed homes for communities

We need new investment models and delivery partnerships – new ways of working and collaborating, writes Steve Coleby, managing director at Lovell Partnerships