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Jul 29, 2026, 9:01:43 AM6 min read

Section 106 Is Stalling the Pipeline: What Registered Providers Can Do About It

Section 106 has been the backbone of England’s affordable housing supply for over three ...
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Jul 7, 2026, 10:00:02 AM5 min read

The Affordable Rent to Social Rent Shift: Why It's Squeezing Development Viability

For over a decade, England's affordable housing system has leaned on Affordable Rent as ...
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Jun 9, 2026, 2:15:30 PM7 min read

The Best Opportunity in 40 Years: Why Housing Providers Cannot Afford to Stand Still

Insights from David Stevenson, Chief Executive, Regener8 Housing Consultancy The ...
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May 25, 2026, 10:00:01 AM5 min read

Why Every Local Authority Needs to Understand Development Appraisals in 2026

For most of the last two decades, social housing development sat firmly with housing ...
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May 13, 2026, 10:00:02 AM6 min read

Five Questions Every Housing Development Team Should Ask About Their Appraisal Software

The tool you use to model scheme viability sits at the centre of every development ...
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Apr 20, 2026, 3:14:13 PM5 min read

Compliance, Data and the Case for Digital Transformation in Social Housing

Social housing providers are operating in one of the most demanding regulatory ...
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Apr 9, 2026, 2:21:38 PM3 min read

The end of grant? How the National Housing Bank signals a structural shift in affordable housing delivery

The Affordable Homes Programme (2026–2036) formalises a structural shift in how ...
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Mar 24, 2026, 7:31:22 AM4 min read

Tenure Mix as a Viability Lever in Modern Housing Development

For many years, the tenure mix of a housing scheme was treated as a planning outcome ...
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Mar 5, 2026, 10:00:01 AM2 min read

A good land valuation should be easy to explain

Land valuation sits at the centre of development decisions. It influences land ...
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Feb 26, 2026, 9:28:01 AM4 min read

The Strategic Role of Service Charges in Development

Service charges remain one of the most scrutinised and misunderstood elements of ...
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Feb 17, 2026, 10:39:46 AM5 min read

Why the Sector Is Finally Embracing Software Solutions

For decades, the affordable and social housing sector has relied heavily on manual ...
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Jan 30, 2026, 8:30:02 AM3 min read

Cheap and Cheerful Toolkit vs ProVal: When Excel Becomes a Lifestyle Choice

Let’s start with a confession.
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