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Need to know: London mayor targets social rent for homes programme

By Josephine Smit, 2 December 2020

The capital's new affordable homes programme will have half its funding dedicated to delivering homes for social rent.

Opinion: Why £4 billion is not enough to level up

By Tim Williams, 2 December 2020

The chancellor's £4 billion levelling up fund is welcome, but reversing the lengthy spiral of disinvestment in people and places calls for more, writes Tim Williams.

Review: Housing development on a former bus garage site

By Maria Hadjinicolaou and Richard Crutchley, 26 November 2020

The Forge residential scheme in east London creates an attractive and legible environment, write Maria Hadjinicolaou and Richard Crutchley.

Coming up: Worthing regeneration gets go ahead

By Josephine Smit, 16 November 2020

Town centre site unused for more than a decade is set for redevelopment with homes and commercial and leisure space.

Need to know: Seven to share £180 million town deal funding

By Josephine Smit, 4 November 2020

The first locations have been offered funding under the government's town deal programme to drive growth.

Coming up: Green light for Isle of Wight business park

By Josephine Smit, 3 November 2020

Design takes fresh approach to the business park, focusing on flexibility and community with a mix of uses.

Opinion: Where next for the UK's cities?

By Tim Williams, 3 November 2020

To answer that question we need to understand the extent of economic devastation inside and outside London, writes Tim Williams.

Review: Housing development on a riverside industrial site

By Richard Simmons, 1 November 2020

By relocating the train station, the council eventually got redevelopment going on the Rochester Riverside site and the resulting scheme impresses, finds Richard Simmons.