14 OCT 2025
New Housing Secretary, New Direction?
A new Housing Secretary has been appointed - the Rt Hon Steve Reed MP. Read our HFI summary of what the housing delivery landscape looks like for the new Housing Secretary - and what are the opportunities to turbo-charge housebuilding to 'Build, Baby, Build' ? Download here: HFI publications ...
28 SEP 2025
September housing delivery update
Housing Delivery Snapshot for September 2025 - Housebuilding starts in England are at the lowest in 50 years outside of the credit crunch and its aftermath UK cement production is at an all time low since 1950
01 JUN 2025
What to expect in the Spending Review?
Read our HFI Spending Review briefing here: Spending Review 2025
28 MAY 2025
The HFI Newsletter: May 2025
Secrets to success in getting homes on the ground This month saw the launch of a free webinar series delivered by the Housing & Finance Institute and Local Partnerships. The programme is called "Getting it done: secrets to success in getting homes on the ground". We're showcasing practical ins...
27 MAY 2025
Harnessing Local Government Pension Scheme funding for growth
Can we harness Local Government Pension Scheme funding for Delivering Affordable Housing Growth for the Next Decade and Beyond Adele Gritten, Chief Executive of Local Partnerships and HFI board member sets out the case for change: Introduction Affordable housing is more than a social imperative&m...
25 APR 2025
The HFI Newsletter: April 2025
The HFI Newsletter: April 2025 Your regular update on housing market delivery and good reads on how to get more done in housing and housing finance Fixing housing: saying "yes" to building the right homes, in the right places, and getting on with the job This month's HFI's must read article...
24 MAR 2025
Fixing Housing, saying "yes" to building the right homes, in the right places, and getting on with the job
Fixing housing: saying "yes" to building the right homes, in the right places, and getting on with the job. Eastleigh Borough Council Leader Keith House says "yes we can". Let's start by winding back the clock to thirty, perhaps forty years ago, and thinking about the life chances of early...
10 MAR 2025
The HFI View: Green shoots but no beanstalk as housing delivery appetite hampered by the lack of support schemes for buyers and the weight of extra taxes
As with the first signs of Spring, there are emerging shoots of positivity in the housing market. The announcement in the Autumn Budget 2024 of changes to stamp duty coming in from April 2025 has shaken some buyers out of their torpor. Zoopla's latest market report notes "positive momentum" in the s...
18 FEB 2025
Who will build the homes of the future?
Shortages of skills in construction is not a new issue. In 1964 the Industrial Training Act set up 27 sector specific training boards to address market gaps in specific sectors, which included construction. Roll forward half a century and only 2 of the original 27 industries continue to have these s...
24 JAN 2025
The HFI View: Radical Planning and Local Government Reform: a recipe for holding back or boosting housing and infrastructure delivery?
Radical Planning and Local Government Reform: a recipe for holding back or boosting housing and infrastructure delivery? Fast on the heels of major planning reform in December came another announcement – a Devolution White Paper which promises radical reform of local government in England. Ta...
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