All Housing Today articles in February 2022
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Government deregulation drive slowed fire safety review, Grenfell inquiry hears
Officials expanded review of guidance because of Coalition-era requirement to remove more rules than were added
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Taylor Wimpey boss says government shares ‘moral’ responsibility for fire safety clean-up
Pete Redfern says Grenfell Inquiry proceedings show role of government as negotiations over £4bn cladding bill continue
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Housing output highest for eight months – but optimism fades
Construction firms fear impact of rising costs and supply shortages
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Green light for latest phase of £1bn scheme in Salford
Two schemes delivering more than 900 homes given detailed planning permission
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The end of the planning bill is nigh – but what does it mean for housing development?
The widely expected dropping of the government’s planning legislation will make it harder to build 300,000 homes a year, warns Colin Brown
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Redrow and Peabody sign £50m build to rent deal
Pair sell joint venture homes in Royal Docks to investors
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Government considered replacing building control with insurance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Radical measure was one option presented to ministers as part of drive to cut red tape
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Miller Homes appoints insider as new CEO
Changes at the top of Scottish housebuilder ahead of sale to US private equity group
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Taylor Wimpey turnover returns to pre-pandemic levels
Housebuilding giant reports strong start to sales in 2022
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L&G Modular picks up 80-home scheme
Modular business to partner with association Town & Country over Kent scheme
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Persimmon CEO says he expects new fire safety levy
Dean Finch says new charge most likely outcome of negotiations with government over cladding costs
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Government official apologises for ‘muddled’ wording in fire safety guidance
Fire safety lead tells Grenfell Inquiry that wording of guidance on cladding ‘should have been better’
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House prices grew 12.6% in a year, says Nationwide
No sign of expected slowdown yet as increase breaks records
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Vistry profit trebles boosted by private completions and mixed-tenure sales
Housebuilder ‘firmly on track’ to generate £1bn in partnerships revenue in 2022
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Smaller housebuilders warn carbon proposals would ‘break’ them
Authors of Part Z amendments to building regulations told changes will hit SMEs hardest
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Getting regulation wrong has consequences
Regulation is crucial for society’s safety, but it needs to be clear, consistent and targeted, argues David Orr
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‘Draconian’ building safety measures step closer after being agreed by Lords committee
Powers to prohibit house builders developing schemes agreed despite HBF compromise offer
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Former official denies government ‘covered up’ cladding test failures
Disastrous 2001 test results on cladding panels used on Grenfell were not made public until this year
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Mortgage approvals rise to six-month high
Official figures show housing market continues to surge despite headwinds
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Surveyors warned to review anti-money laundering policies following Russia sanctions
RICS recommends firms adopt ‘extremely careful’ due diligence checks