Thousands fewer homes to be built because of localism

Warning over development community levy threat

Councils’ levies on new developments are being set too high to make the building of affordable housing viable, developers have warned.

Keeping it real

Have house builders misused the word ‘sustainable’ in the national planning policy framework debate?’

Testing times

The Onward March of the NIMBYs

Viable questions

Tax break

Landlords can have their say on a new levy which could increase affordable housing provision, says Katherine Evans

Not a sticking plaster

Efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour can seem like fire fighting. It’s expensive to take a more comprehensive and long-term approach by working with a single family to get to the root of their problems. But, as Tony Powell, executive director of neighbourhoods at New Charter Housing Trust, explains, the effect can be transformative.

Avoid the levy

Social landlords should be exempt from paying the community infrastructure levy, but they must be vigilant, says Karen Howe

Stuck in the mud

Despite the Localism Act being passed, the role LEPs can play in housing remains uncertain, says Liz Jenkins, partner, and Laura Coates, trainee, at Clyde & Co

Green deal Q&A

Securing finance from banks is vital to the green deal’s success. Here, Conor Hennebry reveals the sector’s appetite for green investment