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Could converting empty spaces above shops help solve the housing crisis?

Wednesday 17th January 2018

Could converting empty spaces above shops help solve the housing crisis? According to new research by the Federation of Master Builders, more than 90% of MPs think that converting empty spaces above shops could help reverse the current housing shortage in their constituency.The survey results, which have been published today alongside a new research report by the FMB entitled ‘Homes on our high streets’, shows that MPs believe converting empty spaces above shops could have a number

Four innovative ways to boost housebuilding that were missing from the Budget

Wednesday 17th January 2018

Four innovative ways to boost housebuilding that were missing from the Budget Green belt grading? Involving more people in planning decisions? David Cowans outlines some fresh ideas for ministers.We all know that we have to boost housing supply, so the government’s £44bn package of measures to deliver 300,000 more homes a year is a step in the right direction. But as stated by the chancellor, there’s no one single solution to the housing crisis, so we need to look at more tha

UK lender suggests more office to residential conversions could help housing supply

Wednesday 17th January 2018

UK lender suggests more office to residential conversions could help housing supply - PropertyWire New homes created by converting commercial buildings into apartments could help to solve the housing crisis in the UK if developers opted to make more of change of use planning permissions, it is claimed. A report from lender the Nationwide Building Society that currently the number of homes being created each year is now only 3% lower than the levels recorded in 2007 but in the change of use

Budget: London politicians demand modular housing cash

Wednesday 17th January 2018

Budget: London politicians demand modular housing cash London Assembly members have urged the chancellor to pump "significant" funds into offsite manufacturing to help tackle the housing crisis. In a cross-party letter to Philip Hammond ahead of Wednesday's Budget, six assembly members have called for extra investment in modular housing. The plea follows a pledge by Mr Hammond that the UK will build 300,000 homes a year. “Traditional bricklayers and construction workers alone aren&rsquo

15 Councils Face Action Over Local Housing Plans

Wednesday 17th January 2018

15 councils face action over local housing plans The government has cast the spotlight on 15 councils that are failing to make progress with their local housing plans and threatened to intervene to speed up the process. Sajid Javid has written to the councils warning them that the Government will no longer tolerate slow progress in drawing up local housing plans. The 15 local authorities under scrutiny are: Basildon, Brentwood, Bolsover, Calderdale, Castle Point, Eastleigh, Liverpool, Mansfiel