First published in BD Online, 05/10/20 – https://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/well-look-back-and-spot-the-monuments-to-this-terrible-time/5108135.article. Six more months of working from home will leave an ugly mark on our towns, warns development

First published in the Resi Happy Homes podcast, 07/08/20 – https://resi.co.uk/happy_homes_podcast. When it comes to future-proofing your home, it’s not all about the smart tech!

First published in Housing Today, 29/04/20 – https://www.housingtoday.co.uk/comment/how-brick-by-brick-is-adapting-to-life-under-lockdown/5105765.article. Well to put it mildly, these are challenging times for housing. No sooner had had the Gordian

First published in Housing Today, 15/11/19 – https://www.housingtoday.co.uk/comment/cross-subsidy-may-be-dead-but-simply-calling-for-more-grant-is-not-the-answer-heres-what-we-should-do/5102745.article So. Farewell then, the cross-subsidy model. A perfect storm of rising costs, increased regulation and slower sales

First published in The Architects Journal, 11/07/19 – https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/brick-by-bricks-colm-lacey-therell-always-be-those-who-feel-sites-shouldnt-be-developed. Brick by Brick’s Colm Lacey talks about the challenges of the developer’s council-backed house-building programme and its latest

First published in Building Magazine, 09/11/18 – https://www.building.co.uk/comment/grenfell-a-question-of-trust/5096447.article. If the Grenfell fire teaches us one thing, says Colm Lacey, it is that the construction and

First published in On London 28/09/18 – https://www.onlondon.co.uk/colm-lacey-council-owned-developers-can-make-a-real-difference-to-housing-supply-in-london. Much has been said about the new generation of council-led development companies and their potential for contributing

First published in Building Magazine, 11 Sep 2017. https://www.building.co.uk/comment/the-housing-crisis-should-local-authorities-become-developers/5089594.article Could a shift in local councils’ approaches to housing across the UK address the critical needs

First published in Architects Journal 03/05/17 – https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion/if-housing-developers-braved-risky-sites-we-would-all-reap-the-rewards. There is still ample opportunity for housing development in the suburbs, if only developers were prepared to

Modular has a few high profile champions but at its core we are a traditional industry and it will take a big effort to change, says Colm Lacey.

An interview by Hugh Pearman first published in RIBA J on 16/08/16 – https://www.ribaj.com/culture/civic-strategist. Croydon’s development director, Colm Lacey, is a man known for getting

First published in Architecture Today, February 2016 – www.architecturetoday.co.uk. I left North Dublin for East London a long time ago. I left for love, thinking

First published in Architects Journal 28/10/15 – https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion/croydon-councils-colm-lacey-why-we-set-up-our-own-architectural-practice. Colm Lacey, director of development at Croydon Council, says the authority’s new in-house architectural practice will share