Vistry partners with emh to build 125 affordable homes

Vistry has secured planning for a total of 475 homes at its Millers Place scheme in Hinckley, Leicestershire, with affordable housing provider emh set to take 125 for the affordable market. The post Vistry partners with emh to build 125 affordable homes appeared first on Property Week.

Mikhail Riches’ Passivhaus York scheme gets the green light

The Architects’ Journal Mikhail Riches’ Passivhaus York scheme gets the green light Stirling Prize winner Mikhail Riches has won planning permission for the latest phase of a 600-home multi-site affordable housing programme in York The post Mikhail Riches’ Passivhaus York scheme gets the green light appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Tom de Castella

Barratt David Wilson Homes wins green light for 435 Kent homes

The scheme at Allington near Maidstone will include include a 40% provision for affordable housing. The post Barratt David Wilson Homes wins green light for 435 Kent homes appeared first on Property Week.

SNG wins £250m Housing Finance Corporation funds to drive affordable housing plans

The finance will support the social housing provider's developments across London and the South of England. The post SNG wins £250m Housing Finance Corporation funds to drive affordable housing plans appeared first on Property Week.

Prince William to sell off 20% of Duchy of Cornwall land

The land sale will fund £500m of investment in local communities, including affordable housing and environmental projects, to give the duchy a greater focus on social impact. The post Prince William to sell off 20% of Duchy of Cornwall land appeared first on Property Week.

RICS - Affordable housing: Challenges and solutions 18052023

The cost of living crisis has made addressing the affordable housing challenge even more pressing. The pandemic shone a spotlight on the importance of keyworkers to towns and cities, yet many are being priced out of living locally. Students and other low-income groups are also finding the housing situation problematic. Hear from a panel of experts as we discuss how affordable housing can best be achieved and the public policy and market-based levers most likely to bring about early results.

RICS - WBEF - Affordable net zero housing in the world’s urban megacities, 06032023

Affordable and innovative green housing will accelerate the transition to net zero and conversely, if new housing is not climate friendly, it will negatively impact the climate threat. Can net zero, healthy, smart homes be affordable? How are the world’s megacities adapting, and what are the prime examples?

nla - The Kerslake Review, 27072022

Lyn Garner, CEO of the London Legacy Development Corporation, has been appointed to lead on the implementation of recommendations in the review of GLA Group housing delivery by Lord Kerslake. She talks to Peter Murray about a more streamlined approach to delivery across Mayor-led organsitions like TfL, OPDC and the LLDC.

The B1M - Why Our Cities Are So Expensive, 31082022

All around the world it’s getting harder and harder to find an affordable place to rent, let alone buy. London is in the middle of a high-rise building boom that’s reshaping the city Just last year 587 new skyscrapers were in the pipeline. It’s not like there’s no new housing being built. It’s just that a lot of it isn’t really affordable. The B1M looks at schemes predominantly in London such as Battersea Power Station, Nine Elms and Elephant & Castle

nla - Ilona Rose House - Barbara Brownlee and John James, 27072022

Peter Murray talks to John James and Barbara Brownlee of Soho Estates and Soho Housing Association, respectively, about Ilona Rose House on Charing Cross Road, getting the right mix of housing types in our cities and Soho ‘bouncing back’

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