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

Kane Emerson, Head of Housing Research at YIMBY Alliance, lays out just how the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will supercharge the delivery of housing.

City building specialist Simon Barrow looks at how the concept of the 15-minute city and 20-minute neighbourhood can improve wellbeing and social connectivity

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has to be viewed as part of a larger package of measures, from NPPF reform to increased grant funding, behind the Government's housing theory of change.

The 10-year plan for housing needs to ensure that local authorities can enforce the Renters’ Rights Bill and deliver a step-change in cultures and practices in the PRS, Giles Peaker writes

Looking back on seven years at Shelter, Polly Neate reflects on how much has changed from the supposed “death of social housing” in the 2010s to the need to position it the heart of the Government’s agenda.

Readjusting appraisals to prioritise lifecycle costs over upfront demand, Mark Powell writes, will help to foster a culture of innovation and risk-taking in housing.

Special Development Orders in the Town and Country Planning Act not only show zoning of the past but also look to the potential of the future.

Rachael Williamson looks to lessons from Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland's devolved approaches to housing for the UK Government's 10-year plan.

Dr Janice Morphet lays out how more sustainable funding, embracing of alternative models and institutional reform can boost council housebuilding after decades of decline.