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Protestors occupy empty Ministry of Justice-owned houses
A group of protestors have broken into and occupied a row of empty Ministry of Justice-owned houses in London, calling for them to be converted into council housing
Tag: affordable housing
Citizens House by Archio: for the people by the people
The 11-home housing scheme, champions the community land trust model with Archio selected to design the scheme by members of the local community, writes Fran Williams. Photography French+Tye
Initiative 99
A global ideas contest is being held for ‘accessible, beautiful and dignified’ 3D-printed homes that can be built for under $99,000 [Deadline: 8 December 2023]
Town and Country Housing framework
Town and Country Housing has announced a new £4.25 million framework for development consultancy services [Deadline: 18 September 2023]
Bishop attacks Gove over Miller Homes scheme planning tangle
The Bishop of Gloucester has complained bitterly to housing secretary Michael Gove about procedural delays to a planning inquiry into 350 homes proposed for church land in Cheltenham
Handing back £1.9bn of housing funds to the Treasury is no disaster
The housing department's failure to spend billions during a housing crisis looks awful – but it could unwittingly benefit the country because of flaws in existing policy, argues David Birkbeck
Bristol Housing Festival names winner of contest to redevelop school site
The Bristol Housing Festival has named gcp Chartered Architects as winner of its contest for local architects to redevelop the site of a former school on Novers Hill
Neave Brown social housing award shortlist announced
RIBA has announced the four projects in the running to win this year’s Neave Brown Award for affordable housing
Gove has ‘given up’ on housing after handing back £1.9 billion
Michael Gove has been criticised for handing back a third of the Levelling Up department’s housing budget after failing to spend £1.9 billion
Footballer-turned-developer Gary Neville calls for housebuilding subsidies
England footballer-turned-developer Gary Neville has urged ministers to subsidise the building of affordable homes in city centres and warned that high interest rates will lead to projects being shelved