Episode 58

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23rd Jun 2025

"There's a fantastic initiative" - London Borough of Camden

With 50,000 people due to retire by the end of this decade from asset management roles, 20,000 from development roles, and 40% of the construction workforce, we need to recruit an awful lot of people just to stand still. Zohra Chiheb (Regeneration Team Leader, Camden Council) and Tom Conlon (Development Director, Red Loft) discuss the need for more capacity to support the 1.5m new homes ambition.

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About the Podcast

1.5m New Homes
Asking what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built
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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Drew Toynbee

Drew is a freelance content creator from the UK, creating audio and video content for audiobooks, podcasts, social media and documentaries for sectors from Weddings to the Space Industry.

When he's not working, you can find him spending time with his family and pets, doing DIY, watching movies, playing Dungeons & Dragons or videogames, or dabbling in a bit of music.

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