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Glen Macfarlane
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Placemaker and urbanist. High Streets Task Force Expert. Principal of the B Corp accredited, award-winning placemaking practice Macfarlane + Assocs. Endurance racer and GB Team triathlete.
Key messages from the NLA Housing Conference at the Guildhall...

Flexible, partnership-led delivery models are increasingly necessary to unlock schemes.

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February 10, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Key messages from the NLA Housing Conference at the Guildhall...

The Building Safety Act (BSA) is becoming more navigable, but process quality and early engagement are now essential to avoid delay. An Improvement plan is on its way

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February 10, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Key messages from the NLA Housing Conference at the Guildhall...

Public sector capacity is critically constrained, while demand pressures—particularly temporary accommodation—are escalating.

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February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Key messages from the NLA Housing Conference at the Guildhall...

Policy direction is broadly positive, but inconsistency and economic instability continue to undermine investor and developer confidence.

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February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Key messages from the NLA Housing Conference at the Guildhall...
Delivery is at risk of a sharp decline from 2027 onwards due to stalled pipelines, collapsed viability, and reduced system capacity.

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February 10, 2026 at 10:26 PM
At the NLA Housing Conference today...
Tower Hamlets leads the league tables of homes built in their Borough since 2011. Islington at the bottom....
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February 10, 2026 at 10:20 PM
NLA Housing conference today...
John Palmer, Director of Ops, Building Safety Regulator...we are improving the number of applications that are responded to within the SLA response target times (12 weeks new build, 8 weeks refurb)...an improvement plan is coming!
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February 10, 2026 at 10:20 PM
At the Guildhall NLA Housing Conference today
debating the housing market...
John Palmer, Director of Ops, Building Safety Regulator...BSR is evolving, working hard to improve response times with dialogue and rate of rejections esp with Gw#2
@nlalondon

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February 10, 2026 at 10:19 PM