Mix welcomes the Government’s Social Mobility Commission report produced in collaboration with the London School of Economics highlighting the difficulties for people on lower incomes to buy a home of their own and then staircase either into greater levels of ownership or to properties that support their changing needs. We have been pressing for greater…
The potential of positive outcomes for higher density developments is dependent on creating private and public spaces and facilities to help people to positively engage with their home and communal lives. Showhouse magazine includes a comment from us. Pieter Zitman, of Mix Developments, suggests there are three sustainable criteria for the success of any development…
It was a pleasure to participate in the London Assembly Planning Committee Meeting on Tuesday the 14th to discuss housing density and its effects on affordability for the new London Plan. Very interesting discussions on density, the importance of good design, the immense growth in housing demand and affordability. We look forward to playing our…
The NLA were on the button when they called this three hour non-stop session the “Big Debate”. Some excellent speakers, and good points were made including the need for new SMEs to enter the market and help solve the housing crisis. One question, however. Given that an entire generation is now locked out of the…
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…