The Housing Information Hub will support homebuilding, placemaking and regeneration by providing the sector with a new, national index of professional housing resources.
Press Release: 20 Sept 23: Homes England has announced a new national index of professional housing resources, The Housing Information Hub, now available on GOV.UK, will support the sector by providing direct access to over 300 sources of guidance, information and tools relating to homebuilding, placemaking and regeneration.
Developed by Homes England’s Local Government Capacity Centre, the Housing Information Hub is one of a series of new initiatives designed in collaboration with local authorities and other partners to respond the needs, and asks, of the sector. With the aim to cover the full housing and delivery journey, resources are split into five key areas – financing, leading, building, using land and planning.
- Financing homebuilding and regeneration – information on economic appraisals, financial viability, cost estimation, funding, delivery mechanisms, the Delivery Partner Dynamic Purchasing System and procurement
- Leading homebuilding and regeneration – information on community engagement, governance, programme and project management, and resources and risk management
- Building healthy places – information on design, infrastructure, construction management, Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and self and custom-build
- Using land for homebuilding and regeneration – information on identifying land, land acquisition, brownfield land, land disposal, due diligence, feasibility and partnership working
- Planning for homebuilding and regeneration – information on masterplanning, local planning, planning conditions, environment and sustainability, garden towns and villages, estate regeneration and housing tenures
posted 25 September 2023