Building Better’s Post

A lot has happened in the MMC space over the past few years. MMC remains part of the solution to building more homes. Key policy steps are needed from Govt so its approach to housebuilding can be strengthened through offsite👇 https://lnkd.in/ehBDdA36 Raven Housing Trust Building Better #mmc

Propertymark Response to Matthew Pennycook’s appointment as Housing Minister Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark comments, "Propertymark welcomes the appointment of Matthew Pennycook as Housing Minister within the newly formed cabinet. Housing must play a pivotal role for the government moving forwards and in real terms, delivering over 1,100 new homes every single working day for the next five years will take immense planning and enormous stakeholder engagement to achieve. "There needs to be a long-term cross-party approach with continuity built in as standard - we should never be looking at a housing plan as an insular five year government term, in case of any change down the line."The housing sector is crying out for a vastly increased supply to keep pace with demand, there simply can be no room for error moving forwards or we may end up with prices artificially rocketing due to consumer desperation in finding a suitable home for their needs."There must be a broad mix of sustainably built homes that brings much needed stock to both buyers and renters. The plan must be delivered with precision and in a way that is connected with wider government planning to ensure key infrastructure is provisioned for as the population further grows." Building, Design & Construction Magazine | The Choice of Industry Professionals https://lnkd.in/eNJGpMkj

Bristol. Affordable housing delivery. This is complex. Cllr Parsons is right to focus on dealing with the existing Council-owned stock, bringing them all up to standard...a massive and costly task. We also all know that viability is extremely problematic in Bristol (and elsewhere). Will an RP be able to deliver everything that's been promised? I know our clients would be very interested in taking these two schemes on, but the commercial realities would mean they would have to unload a lot of costs to make it actually happen. One to watch. https://lnkd.in/et3jdpK6

Shadow housing minister Matthew Pennycook has said modular housebuilding will play a key role in The Labour Party’s “comprehensive plan” to meet its target of building 1.5 million new homes.   During an interview with BBC, Pennycook said: “We’ve got an ageing workforce. We’ve got to do more in terms of skills and training to get more young people into that workforce. But we’ve also got to look to rely more on things like modular building.”   Mohammed Parekh, founder and managing director at MRP Premier Group, commented: “It’s so refreshing to hear a minister point towards modern methods of construction as a vital method to delivering much-needed housing across the UK. MMC has so much potential to deliver affordable housing at scale, if done correctly and will also help with reducing construction waste on the industry’s journey to becoming net-zero.   “Homes that are built in factories can be delivered in a much quicker time frame compared to traditional methods of construction, however we need more support from government and other stakeholders to streamline the process.”   You can read more about Matthew Pennycook’s interview in this article in Property Week.   https://lnkd.in/euViCGDb   #Modularhousing #modernmethodsofconstruction #MMC #Affordablehousing #Labourhousingplans #MatthewPennycook

Councils need to be empowered to force developers to build the affordable homes that are needed. Just as importantly these homes must be built to the highest energy efficiency standards - not just to help save the planet but to make them affordable to live in for those eligible for affordable homes who are by default on lower incomes.

Ali Bennett thank you for such an impactful article that perfectly summarises the main issues affecting the uptake of MMC and provide some great solutions. 👏 #MMC is the only way that we can deliver the homes required, to the quality and speed required. Many #HousingAssociations and #LocalAuthorities state in their Development Strategies that they want to use MMC or build to #FutureHomesStandard, many are dissuaded because of the presumed cost or perceived risk of longevity. Underwriting contracts will help. #MMCTaskForce will be essential to address the lack of take up of innovation to introduce #MMC targets and increased performance standards for the fabric of homes (through Building Regulations). We also need them to help with proof of concept projects so new technologies can gain the illusive first build and produce case studies and support for any organisation wishing to utilise #MMC. Trina Chakravarti at Building Better and Lee Clary and Jeff Endean at OSHA Off-Site Homes Alliance have already done lots of great work on this. #ukhomes #affordablehousing #socialhomes #buildsocial

John Lewis & Partners has called out the Government to make fundamental changes to planning policy for Build to Rent to succeed. In this article, Director of Build to Rent Homes at John Lewis, Katherine Russell, highlights three key aspects that could be done to help boost housing supply. The first is to ensure that local councils are compelled to allow building on brownfield sites – as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove has proposed – concrete action needs to happen. Click through to read more! #BTR #buildtorent #housingcrisis #housingmarket #brownfield #planningpermission

"If you look 20 years ago, we built housing starts with a lot less labour, and so that begs the question: why? I haven't heard a compelling response to that," said Laberge. "We need to get into why, from the early 2000s to early 2010s, were we able to build ... the same level of housing starts with a lot less labour than now." Laberge proposes regulatory reform, particularly at the municipal level, as one solution to increasing productivity. He said rules around permit delivery, how many storeys and units a building can contain and development charges stand in the way of further development in many regions. What are your thoughts? https://lnkd.in/gi3dCj5B #HousingAllThings

The legacy of the #Righttobuy has left Aberdeen with largely a stock consisting of flats limiting the options to offer alternative similar properties to those currently living in houses affected by RAAC . The housing replacement programme I led on over 15 years ago was to build houses ( cottage type) - not flats - but the subsequent programme of new build after I left was predominantly flats - not what larger households need or want today. I don’t envy housing colleagues the challenge of trying to offer suitable alternative housing to tenants who have to be moved - either permanently or temporarily ( and temporary May end up permanently- if there is no viable option to replace the roof which apparently has been done elsewhere in Scotland- or it takes so long to get the roof replaced) https://lnkd.in/e4kbMY8n?

𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐, 𝟒𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊'𝐬 𝟏𝟏 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬. This overreliance on a select few is making it impossible to meet the rising demand for new homes. 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐌𝐄𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫'𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬. It's time to diversify. #UKHousing #HousingCrisis #Construction #HousingMinister