Jack Pringle, Chair of the Board of the Royal Institute of British Architects, lays out the potential of new delivery models to deliver much-needed social homes.

Town planner Mary Elkington of Figura Planning Ltd explains a bit about the speed of housebuilding today and how the government’s proposed approaches speeding of housing delivery may be one part of the answer.

John Perry and Steve Hilditch look back at past debates about how housing financing should fit within the Government's fiscal rules.

City building specialist Simon Barrow lays out how the Government can reduce the demand on the UK's stretched construction workforce through Modern Methods of Construction, self-build homes, utilising private consultancy and simplifying planning.

Professor Hal Pawson of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, lays out the housing undercurrents of Australia's recent election and the way forward for a second Albanese term.

Red Brick Editor Alex Toal looks into how reforming how our homes are taxed could represent a political opportunity for Labour.

Tom Arey, director at PfP Thrive, lays out the challenges faced by organisations aiming to address the skills shortages in housing and what can be done to attract more people to the sector.

The existing system to fund social housing from developer contributions, the New Economics Foundation's Hollie Wright shows, is too loose and needs clearer requirements and greater transparency.

Crisis CEO Matt Downie sets out how more investment in social housing, improved data collection and a focus on prevention can ensure that temporary accommodation is truly temporary.

City building specialist Simon Barrow lays out what government, employers and educators need to do to address the skills shortage in construction.

John Myers, Director of YIMBY Alliance, outlines the homes already being unlocked by Labour's new reforms to low-quality 'grey belt' land

Paul Brannen, Confederation of Timber Industries and former MEP 2014-19, lays out the potential for building with timber to have significant environmental benefits with no costs to the Treasury.

Steve Stride looks back to the history of the post-war regeneration to look ahead to Labour's plans to unlock new homes in cities.

The Northern Housing Consortium’s (NHC) Chief Executive Tracy Harrison looks at how devolution can ensure the 10 year housing plan benefits communities across the UK, and that Government investment makes the biggest possible difference.

Peter Apps outlines the scale of the building safety crisis still facing medium and high rise buildings and what the Government needs to do to address this.

Sarina Kiayani, Policy and External Affairs Manager at ARCO, sets out how the Government can improve housing provision for older people with a new bespoke tenure for them.

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In order to truly diversify the housing sector, Tom Chance argues, the Government needs to remove barriers in the planning system, and to incentivise funding of and partnership with community-led organisations.

Matthew Scott, senior policy and practice officer at the Chartered Institute of Housing, sets out the imperative climate and economic case to ensure that our homes are ready for a changed climate.

The housing association model needs shaking up to address the challenges of retrofitting the oldest and draftiest homes in Europe, while delivering a generational boost in social housing, Sovereign Network Group Chief Executive Mark Washer writes