Latest posts tagged with #UKhousing on Bluesky
Screenshot of geocoded City of Doncaster Council address data visualised in Leaflet with background mapping from OpenStreetMap
Latest #openaddresses from local government:
City of Doncaster Council (in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England) has released its Council Tax address list as open data www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-ad...
Thx @mydoncaster.bsky.social!
#UKhousing #geospatial #localgov #opengov #opendata
It is Friday and time for our round-up of all things #UKHousing from this week including all the latest policy, news, and events you need to know 🏘️ 📰
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Housing associations & councils are mainly focused on existing stock housing issues (basic living conditions such as mould & leaks, especially since Awaab's Law, fire safety remediation & decarbonisation), not on buying S106 affordable units or funding new build. (12/end)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
... public housing output fell in January 2026 on a monthly & annual basis, as it was rain-affected, but outside of this public house building activity remains very subdued anyway as... (11/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
Whilst 82% of house building is private house building, the other 18% is public house building (which I won't spend a long time on as the ONS has a major public housing data error problem that causes a structural break in the data) but... (10/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
... the rise in energy, inputs (especially oil-based materials) & compenent costs will lead to construction product costs that will have to be passed through, (& note 50% of house building cost is construction products), affecting site viability. (9/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
But the very brief summary is that, depending on how long it lasts, the Middle Eastern conflict means higher mortgage rates due to higher swap rates & fewer interest rate cuts (& potentially even interest rate rises), which affects demand & affordability whilst... (8/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
It would take too long to go the full potential impacts of the Middle Eastern conflict but I have written two posts on it on LinkedIn for anyone interested (see link below): (7/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
www.linkedin.com/posts/fnoble...
January & February 2026 were rain-affected for house builders & the hope was demand & activity would recover sharply from March & a strong Spring selling season but the Middle Eastern conflict will have a significant impact on both house building demand & on costs. (6/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
And, this year house building site viability will be getting worse as government's additional costs on house building rise this year due to the lower rate of Landfill Tax doubling in April, the Future Homes Standard & the Building Safety Levy in Autumn. (5/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
The key fundamentals in private housing remain the same; affordability constraints in high house price areas, site viability issues (due to all of government's costs on house building), housing associations not buying S106 affordable units & delays at the BSR. (4/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
Private house building was expected to fall on an annual basis as house building was still relatively strong & recovering in 2025 Q1, a year ago, before demand fell away again significantly from April 2025. (3/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
Some housing commentators have been saying since the Autumn Budget there was optimism & there would be a rush in activity in 2026 Q1. But there's been little sign of that so far, although January’s activity was affected by persistent rain at the start of the year (2/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
Private house building activity fell again in January 2026, as expected, in the ONS construction output data this morning. Private housing output in January was 5.6% lower than in December, 10.7% lower than a year ago & 28.7% lower than at the recent peak in 2022. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
Now included in www.thinkhouse.org.uk :: @EndFurniturePov REPORT :: The Extent of Furniture Poverty 2026 :: Awaiting Editorial Panel assessment. #ukhousing #housingresearch #housingpolicy
Our latest podcast features Lewis Kinch in conversation with @simplicitly.bsky.social & Andrew Wilson on the importance of making communications with residents meaningful & in a way that justifies why they should take the time to pay attention
hqnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/ans... #ukhousing
HQN's Lewis Kinch took part in the last issue of HQM's life in 15 questions. Why am I telling you this? Because you can read it here, that's why. By 'here' I mean here, this link here hqm.hqnetwork.co.uk/a-life-in-15... #ukhousing
Now included in www.thinkhouse.org.uk :: @housingevidence.bsky.social REPORT :: More Homes Scotland: Debating a New Housing Agency :: Awaiting Editorial Panel assessment. #ukhousing #housingresearch #housingpolicy
In this article, @simplicitly.bsky.social contrasts the prescience of a 60s' sci-fi rock classic with the fortunes Decent Homes Standard. Honestly, he does.
hqnetwork.co.uk/news/opinion... #ukhousing
Ground rent = £600M/year paid by UK homeowners for literally nothing.
Govt's draft bill is in pre-legislative scrutiny RIGHT NOW. Housing Committee hearing evidence.
Join leaseholders coordinating opposition emails to MPs: shoaly.com
#Leasehold #GroundRent #UKHousing
More #openaddresses from our friends in local government:
Gateshead Council in North East of England has released its Council Tax address list as open data www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-ad...
No UPRNs this time (it's complicated …) so I haven't geocoded the list
#UKhousing #FOI #opendata
Update: 9 March 2026 Government continues to work at pace to deliver reformed domestic EPCs. Following engagement with industry on the delivery timeline, we have decided to move the launch of the reforms to the second half of 2027. We will work with industry and the devolved administrations to agree a new launch date and shared implementation plan by the summer of this year.
Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime www.gov.uk/government/c... (England and Wales)
… have been kicked into the long grass by the UK Government (following "engagement with industry")
#UKhousing #proptech #energyefficiency #energydata #opendata
As pressures mount across planning, funding and delivery, the new Housing Forum CEO Alex Notay and Regen Connect advisory panellist outlines why the sector must step beyond traditional silos to unlock regeneration at scale #ukhousing
www.housingtoday.co.uk/in-focus/a-n...
In #ukhousing , we all talk #ChannelShift, however do we apply it often ourselves ?
tonysmiththathousingitguy.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/plan...
#SocialHousing #UKhousing
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Procuring application software is a tricky business, have you & your organisation been fooled before ?
tonysmiththathousingitguy.blogspot.com/2014/05/fool...
#SocialHousing #UKhousing
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Asset Management in #socialhousing & AHB systems and some of the challenges encountered ..
tonysmiththathousingitguy.blogspot.com/2024/02/jet-...
#SocialHousing #UKhousing
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If UK based software houses cannot develop fast enough, offshore maybe can be the right answer . .
tonysmiththathousingitguy.blogspot.com/2018/12/Cast...
#SocialHousing #UKhousing
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In these austere times, #Ukhousing needs new sensations
tonysmiththathousingitguy.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/new-...
#SocialHousing #UKhousing
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How best to organize staff to work in an agile mobile manner ? - tonysmiththathousingitguy.blogspot.com/2018/08/Agil...
#SocialHousing #UKhousing
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