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Councils ‘to be bypassed’ for large-scale housing developments: Legal comment

Local authorities will be prevented from refusing planning permission for large housing developments, according to newspaper reports.

Will Thomas

Steve Reed, Housing and Communities Secretary, is expected to announce this week that planning applications for schemes comprising more than 150 homes will be referred directly to central government – bypassing council planning committees.

Commenting

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Elevating Housing – Why the Future of UK Homes Must Look Beyond the Staircase

By Stiltz Homelifts/CEO Mike Lord

The UK is on the brink of a profound demographic transformation. By 2072, more than a quarter of the population – around 22.1 million people – will be aged 65 or over. Yet, the homes being built today are failing to meet the needs of this ageing society.

Mike

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Digital transformation will be key to embracing the social housing revolution promised by Spending Review

By Gary Haynes, MD of Voicescape, the UK’s leading provider of resident engagement solutions for housing associations and local authorities

Gary Haynes

We now know that 60% of the 300,000 affordable homes to be delivered in the £39bn housing programme pledged in last month’s Spending Review will be earmarked for social rent.

It marks

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The Rising Demand for High-Quality Rental Properties: How Demographic Shifts and Smart Design are Reshaping the Property Sector

Aiden Van Sertima – Global Sales Director, Integritas Property Group

Aiden Van Sertima

The UK housing market is undergoing a significant transformation, driven not just by economic pressures and shifting work patterns, but also by major demographic changes. Increasingly, the spotlight is shifting to the growing demand for high-quality rental homes in city centres

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HJK Construction’s Elli Kiely Champions Female Careers in Construction as the Decline in Housebuilding Grows

With women making up only 14% of the 2.1 million people working in UK construction and just 2% of SME housebuilding businesses owned and run by women, HJK Construction is helping to make the industry more accessible to women.

Elli Kiely

Elli Kiely, Design & Innovation Director, at HJK Construction has been appointed

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Fusion21 announces £346 million Building Improvements Framework

Social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the renewal of its national Building Improvements Framework worth up to £346 million over four years and is now inviting bids from interested contractors of any size, providing local, regional or national coverage.

Developed to support public sector organisations, including housing, education, and healthcare providers, the framework offers a wide

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Procurement experts Fusion21 turns 21: How a step into the unknown became a route to social value success

Dave Neilson – Chief Executive at Fusion21

Real positive change, changes real lives.

This year, Fusion21 is marking its 21st anniversary and as the co-founder and Chief Executive I am so proud of what our team of procurement and social value specialists have achieved through work with our members, suppliers and partners.

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