{"id":43214,"date":"2025-06-16T16:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=43214"},"modified":"2025-06-16T16:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:39:14","slug":"ihbc-hesprs-news-from-the-sector-waf-25on-lies-damn-lies-and-homes-england-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=43214","title":{"rendered":"IHBC HESPR\u2019s \u2018News from the Sector\u2019: WAF 25on \u2018Lies, damn lies, and Homes England statistics\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HESPR_Banner_220317.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HESPR_Banner_220317.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31857\" style=\"width:376px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>IHBC\u2019s heritage business register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">HESPR<\/a> \u2013 our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition<\/a> quality assurance scheme for heritage services \u2013 emails members weekly \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/resources\/HESPR-News-&amp;-Tender-Alert.pdf\">News and Tender Alerts<\/a>\u2019, and this week features the World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2025, on \u2018Lies, damn lies, and Homes England statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">SEE MORE ON HESPR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/#join\">JOIN HESPR, FROM \u00a3145PA (TO 2 EMPLOYEES)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/resources\/HESPR-News-&amp;-Tender-Alert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download sample weekly alert<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Finch, Programme Director writes for the World Architecture Festival 2025 writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all those who are baffled as to how the UK government will meet its target of building 1.5 new homes during its five-year life, a form of enlightenment may come from the latest statistics provided by Homes England, which supposedly \u2018delivers\u2019 new homes across the country\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HE\u2019s [Homes England] latest triumphalist Press Release states that provisional figures for 2024\/25 show that the organization has \u2018surpassed\u2019 its annual targets for new homes started, completed and \u2018unlocked\u2019 as the result of, for example, site purchases.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/worldarchitecturefestival.com\/WorldArchitectureFestival2025\/en\/node\/newsarticle-lies-damn-lies-and-homes-england-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designingbuildings.co.uk\/wiki\/Conservation_wiki\">IHBC\u2019s Conservation Wiki<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a free promotion of your tendering opportunities and work needs to the IHBC\u2019s HESPR members, please send details and links to Joanna at <a href=\"mailto:contact@ihbc.org.uk\">contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a>, as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tenders can also be advertised for a fee with <a href=\"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/\"><em>IHBC Jobs etc<\/em><\/a>, including a targeted email to 2500+ recipients as well as full coverage on our NewsBlog alerts and social platforms (membership and followers c.25,000) and websites with c. 250,000 visits a month. 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