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The SDS blog covers land valuation, development viability, and social housing policy, written by the SDS team for UK Registered Providers and Local Authorities.
Content spans three areas: Industry Insights on sector-wide shifts, SDS Updates on the platform, and Tech & Development on how the software is built and used.
Aina MartinezJul 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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Aina MartinezJul 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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Aina MartinezJun 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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Ricky ProtaMay 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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Ricky ProtaMay 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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Aina MartinezApr 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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Aina MartinezApr 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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Aina MartinezMar 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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Aina MartinezMar 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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Aina MartinezFeb 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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Aina MartinezFeb 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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Ricky ProtaJan 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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