Roger Madelin, formerly of Argent, and now Head of the Canada Water development for British Land, gave a fascinating account of the delivery of the King’s Cross site. At 67 acres, it is the biggest development site in London for 168 years and includes 500,000ft2 of commercial space, 1,800 homes, 250 businesses and 250 retail…
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published the figures for Affordable Housing Supply in England (2015-16) and it shows that the supply has fallen to the lowest level for 24 years. Of the 32,110 affordable homes build in England, only 3,430 were for affordable home ownership and 22,100 were affordable or social…
The conference highlighted that the UK’s over 65 years old population is projected to grow twice as fast as the working age population over the next decade. Speakers raised concerns that there needs to be more done to provide for the expected 2 million people in London over 60 by the year 2035. We at…
The government announced that it has launched a £3 billion Home Building Fund to help build more than 25,000 new homes this Parliament and up to 200,000 in the longer term. The fund is targeted at SMEs and Mix will be seeking to secure funds for the delivery of much needed affordable homes. The number…
Attending the 2016 architecture biennale has been very inspiring as a significant proportion of the exhibitions dealt with housing. The work that Alison Brooks Architects have been doing for London’s South Kilburn Estate Regeneration shows what can be achieved with inspired leadership from Brent Council. South Kilburn Estate Regeneration It was a delight to see…