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4 INDUSTRY NEWS


HOUSEBUILDER & DEVELOPER


Joint Publisher Anthony Parker


James Parker


FROM THE EDITOR


It’s been 100 years since the Addison Act (otherwise known as the Housing and Town Planning Act), which paved the way for building countless council homes – to house a devastated population returning to normality in the wake of World War 1.


In 2019, we face perhaps a less acute challenge, but a challenge all the same, with council housebuilding sitting at a fairly miserable 3,311 units delivered in 2017/18. The public is becoming aware of the issue, thanks for example to TV architect George Clarke, and his passionate show declaring his personal love for council homes.


At the time of writing, 141, 541 people have signed Clarke’s change.org petition to try and get Parliament to commit to building 100,000 council houses a year for 30 years.


ON THE COVER


Brian Berry sets out what needs to be on Boris’ to-do list in order to help UK housebuilders


08.19


HOUSEBUILDER & DEVELOPER


New method for calculating local housing targets causes chaos across the north


Brokenshire moves to end ‘poor doors’ scourge in social housing, before handing over to Robert Jenrick


There is of course a petition for everything these days, giving people a sense they are participating in the debate, at least, if not even helping to effect change itself. The sad fact is that nothing is going to be discussed in Parliament that isn’t Brexit-shaped between now and the looming date of 31 October. And there’s a good chance that there will be months of wrangling after that, possibly including a General Election immediately post-Brexit.


That doesn’t mean that George’s campaign shouldn’t be taken seriously. He cites what he sees as a “complete collapse” in council housebuilding over the past 30 or 40 years. Phillip Hammond freed up councils to borrow more by lifting the cap on borrowing in 2018, but what is happening?


In March the Local Government Association reported that 94 per cent of councils “will use the new powers to invest in housebuilding.” What’s stopping them doing it now? A lack of capacity within local authorities, or perhaps also a general issue around lack of will – such as suggested by our commenter on page 20?


RETIREMENT LIVING IN LUXURY


McCarthy & Stone retirement living development in Virginia Water, Surrey, enables residents to live life to the full – including a high degree of sociability


Augustus House, McCarthy & Stone go to page 36


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The Addison Act of 100 years ago itself fell short – less than half of the 500,000 homes planned were actually built. Just because success is doubtful, however, doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t try hard.


James Parker


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