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1.5m New Homes

Hosted by Toby Fox · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 110 episodes

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Episodes
110
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16m
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Listen Score
29
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52
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About this podcast

Each month at 1.5M New Homes, journalist and consultant Toby Fox will be visiting a different council in England to ask what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built. He'll also be asking what it takes to build a career in public sector housing delivery.

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Toby Fox hosts 1.5m New Homes, a business show with 110 episodes published.

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Greenwich: Staying the Course at One Woolwich

Feb 20, 202611mEp. 1080

Long-term regeneration is rarely blessed by ideal conditions — it takes staying power. In this episode of 1.5M New Homes: The Local Government Challenge, Toby Fox visits Trinity Park and Trinity Rise, being delivered at

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Greenwich: Learning the Hard Way with MMC

Feb 18, 202610mEp. 1070

Trying new ways to build homes comes with real risk — but doing nothing comes with a bigger one. In this episode of 1.5M New Homes: The Local Government Challenge, Toby Fox meets Peter Fernandes, Senior Project Manager a

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Greenwich: Leadership, Partnership and the Long Game

Feb 13, 202620mEp. 1060

Unlocking major regeneration sites is a long-term endeavour — and it starts with leadership. In this panel episode of 1.5M New Homes: The Local Government Challenge, Toby Fox is joined on site at Charlton Riverside by De

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Greenwich: Unlocking Charlton Riverside

Feb 12, 202613mEp. 1050

In Greenwich, the easy sites are largely gone. In this episode of 1.5M New Homes: The Local Government Challenge, Toby Fox speaks to Emma Sweeney, Head of Regeneration at the Royal Borough of Greenwich, about what it wil

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Placemaking, Infrastructure and Building Places People Want to Live

Feb 9, 202615mEp. 1040

Housing delivery doesn’t start with numbers. It starts with place. In this episode of 1.5M New Homes: The Local Government Challenge, Toby Fox speaks to Alan Evans, Interim Director of Place and Growth at the Royal Borou

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Greenwich: Delivery, Partnership and Tough Decisions

Feb 6, 20269mEp. 1030

Housing delivery doesn’t happen in ideal conditions. In this episode of 1.5M New Homes: The Local Government Challenge, Toby Fox speaks to Cllr Majid Rahman, Cabinet Member for Planning, Estate Renewal and Development at

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Greenwich: Temporary Accommodation, Homelessness and the Cost of Inaction

Feb 5, 20267mEp. 1020

Temporary accommodation is one of the clearest — and most costly — symptoms of England’s housing crisis. In this episode of 1.5M New Homes: The Local Government Challenge, Toby Fox speaks to Cllr Pat Slattery, Cabinet Me

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Greenwich: Leadership, Infrastructure and Delivering Homes at Scale

Feb 2, 202611mEp. 1010

How do councils unlock housing delivery at scale — in the toughest conditions in a generation? In this episode of 1.5M New Homes: The Local Government Challenge, Toby Fox speaks to Anthony Okereke, Leader of the Royal Bo

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Webinar - Skills, SMEs and Supply Chains: What Councils Can Do to Unlock Housing Delivery

Jan 29, 20261h 7mEp. 1000

We are pleased to share this month's webinar from 1.5M New Homes: The Local Government Challenge, with Stevenage Borough Council "Skills, SMEs and Supply Chains: What Councils Can Do to Unlock Housing Delivery" This webi

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Public Sector Housing Delivery: A Career Worth Choosing

Jan 27, 202610mEp. 990

What’s it really like to build a career in public-sector housing delivery? In this episode, Simon Nuttall reflects on starting out in local government, being trusted early, and developing a career that spans development,

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Why Skills and Capacity are Now the Real Constraints on Housing Delivery

Jan 23, 202617mEp. 980

In this episode, we focus on the skills challenge facing housing delivery. Andy Bugler (Bugler Developments), Ash Ahmed (Stevenage Borough Council) and Samantha Phelps (Red Loft) discuss how skills shortages, training pa

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What Today's New Towns Can Learn From the Post-War New Towns Programme

Jan 20, 202612mEp. 970

In this episode, Ash Ahmed reflects on Stevenage’s experience as part of the post-war New Towns programme — and what that experience can teach today’s new towns programme. The conversation explores: • Realistic timescale

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Why Supported Housing is Central to Fixing the Wider Housing System

Jan 19, 202619mEp. 960

In this episode, we visit a supported housing scheme in Stevenage with Ash Ahmed, Chief Land & Development Officer at Stevenage Borough Council. Ash explains why supported housing and older persons’ accommodation are cen

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Why Partnership Matters When Delivery Gets Complex

Jan 16, 202616mEp. 950

This episode explores the difference between transactional delivery and active partnership on a live housing scheme in Stevenage. Simon Nuttall (Stevenage Borough Council) and Jeremy Graham (Bugler Developments) discuss

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Estate Regeneration in Practice: How Councils Lead Well

Jan 15, 202612mEp. 940

In this episode of 1.5M New Homes: The Local Government Challenge, we visit The Oval estate in Stevenage with Simon Nuttall, Head of Land & Development at Stevenage Borough Council. Simon explains how the council is lead

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Using Council Land to Unlock Housing Delivery

Jan 14, 20267mEp. 930

In this episode, we visit Kenilworth Close in Stevenage with Ash Ahmed, Chief Land & Development Officer at Stevenage Borough Council. Ash explains how the council has approached the site not as a passive land seller, bu

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Designing for Later Life: Housing Older Residents Well

Jan 12, 202614mEp. 920

In this episode, we visit Brodie Court in Stevenage — an independent living scheme designed to improve quality of life for older residents while also supporting the wider housing system. Cllr Jackie Hollywell, Ash Ahmed

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Joining the Dots: Leadership, Place and Delivery

Jan 9, 20267mEp. 910

In this episode, Tom Pike (Chief Executive) and Cllr Richard Henry (Leader) reflect on why Stevenage has taken a long-term, joined-up approach to renewal. They discuss how housing delivery, cultural investment and job cr

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Why Councils Can't Afford Not to Invest in Housing

Jan 7, 202613mEp. 900

In this episode, Tom Pike, Chief Executive of Stevenage Borough Council, reflects on why councils need to stay actively invested in housing delivery. He discusses long-term risk, viability, partnership and why withdrawin

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Raising Aspirations for Stevenage and its Residents

Jan 6, 202614mEp. 890

In this episode, Cllr Richard Henry, Leader of Stevenage Borough Council, talks about raising aspirations for the town and its residents. He reflects on confidence, opportunity and why regeneration has to work for local

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Who is the host of 1.5m New Homes?

1.5m New Homes is hosted by Toby Fox. The show is categorised under business (government) and has published 110 episodes.

How many episodes does 1.5m New Homes have?

1.5m New Homes has published 110 episodes.

What topics does 1.5m New Homes cover?

1.5m New Homes regularly covers business, government, society. It sits in the business category, with a government focus.

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