New Future Homes Standard raises viability worries
Experts welcomed the certainty provided by the standard, but warned it could make schemes less viable, especially for SME builders.
Ciaran is a news reporter at Property Week.
25 March 26
Experts welcomed the certainty provided by the standard, but warned it could make schemes less viable, especially for SME builders.
24 March 26
The measures will come into effect before the end of the month in revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework.
24 March 26
The West Site phase of the south London regeneration scheme will include 507 BTR homes, student accommodation, a cultural venue and new public square.
24 March 26
All new-build homes will have to include heat pumps or be connected to a heat network and solar panels, rather than the gas network, from 2028, cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 75%.
24 March 26
Mace has has started enabling and piling works on the Red Lion Court development between London Bridge and Southwark Bridge.
24 March 26
Revenue rose 6.3% and housing completions 2.7% in the six months to the end of January, with profits roughly unchanged year on year.
24 March 26
Experts have questioned whether the schemes can be completed to the government's deadline and whether some sites are still viable.
23 March 26
The homes in Sittingbourne, Bexhill and Hailsham will be forward funded by the Octopus Affordable Housing Fund for the lender's NewArch Homes social housing arm.
23 March 26
The seed portfolio will comprise a mix of social rented and shared ownership homes jointly equity financed by the partners.
23 March 26
The sites, which range from Leeds to South Gloucestershire, will each provide between 15,000 and 40,000 homes.