The Housing Podcast team is joined by architect Julia Park, head of housing research at Levitt Bernstein, and Darius Ziatabari, director and co-founder of Equinox Living, to debate whether or not building smaller is the solution to the UK’s supply crisis.

Edited by Luke Barratt

Reporter Sophie Barnes with all the latest from the NHF Finance conference in Liverpool

Reporter Luke Barratt reports from the MIPIM property conference in Cannes

In a special episode of the Housing Podcast, our business reporter Luke Barratt reports from giant property festival MIPIM on the south coast of France. Meanwhile, deputy news editor Sophie gives us the lowdown on the National Housing Federation’s finance conference in Liverpool. Edited by Luke Barratt.

Theresa May has unveiled a raft of tweaks to the government’s planning policies – including an attempt to stop developers dodging affordable housing commitments. The news desk discusses the key bits with Tom Kenny, housing policy officer at the Royal Town Planning Institute. Edited by Luke Barratt.

As the government announces it will give official backing in fire safety guidance to controversial desktop studies for the first time, the news team debates the positives and negatives of the process.

We also go over the direction of Dame Judith Hackitt’s review of building regulations, discussing whether it goes far enough to overhaul the system.

Edited by Luke Barratt.

This episode features an interview with David Orr, the outgoing chief executive of the National Housing Federation. Also, we shed some light on Britain’s homelessness problem – and discuss what’s being done about it.

Edited by Luke Barratt.

Councils are restricted from borrowing money to build housing, but the chancellor has offered them £1bn of leeway. Could that make a difference to the housing crisis? Featuring an appearance from Elly Shepherd, head of housing and planning policy at London Councils.

Edited by Luke Barratt.

Ding-dong, Haringey’s plans to team up with a developer for a mass regeneration programme are dead. The Inside Housing news team discuss what that means for regeneration across the country. Also, we ponder some comments from housing minister Dominic Raab about the green belt.

Edited by Luke Barratt.