News – Page 188
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NewsGove: Government not bound by 300,000-home manifesto target
Housing secretary says aiming for one target risks “making an enemy of the common good”
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NewsL&Q completes nearly 4,200 homes in 2021/22
L&Q releases detailed figures confirming construction of the most homes ever by a housing association in one year
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NewsFears Queen’s Speech means death of hoped-for planning reforms
Planners call for councils to be ”sufficiently resourced” to deliver what changes are brought forward
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NewsBristol council housebuilder shortlists architects for 110-home scheme
Goram Homes has put designers including HTA, Groupwork and Levitt Bernstein in the running for city centre car park competition
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NewsHBF appoints new planning director
Barratt exec Sam Stafford will replace Andrew Whitaker at the Home Builders Federation
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NewsL&G names Vistry to build out 500-home Wandsworth regen scheme
Build to rent project the third time insurance giant has collaborated with partnerships housebuilder
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NewsEnvironmental assessment shake-up included in planning reforms
Reforms included as part of levelling up agenda but no space in Queen’s Speech for stand-alone Planning Bill
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NewsQueen’s Speech 2022 at-a-glance
The important bits for housing and construction in the government’s legislative programme revealed today
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NewsHomes owned by ‘for profit’ housing associations to grow seven-fold in five years
Savills survey finds institutions and other investors set to put £27bn into nascent sector
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NewsSwan pulls out of north east London development
Catalyst will now fully deliver the 100% affordable scheme of 359 homes in Blackhorse Yard, Waltham Forest
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NewsCouncils not giving enough plots planning permission for self-build, stats show
The number of plots in England given planning permission fell 32% (3,954) behind that of those registering to self or custom build between October 31 2020 and the same date in 2021
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NewsInvestor Henley puts in 81-home Ebbsfleet Garden City application
Master developer of the entire quarry site Henley Camlan is enabling the development of over 6,000 homes in total at Ebbsfleet Garden city
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NewsDelayed procurement bill welcomed by industry
Long-awaited and ‘overdue’ bill will seek to create a more simple and transparent system post-Brexit
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NewsQueen’s Speech today expected to set out planning and procurement overhaul
Industry awaits detail of government legislative priorities, including planning changes and a new procurement bill
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NewsGove confirms plans for ‘street votes’ and local design codes in Queen’s speech
Housing secretary trails policies aimed at ‘gentle densification’ ahead of expected levelling up bill announcement tomorrow
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NewsSenior housing figure Steve Douglas dies aged 57
Douglas was chief executive of charity St Mungo’s, a former Housing Corporation boss and founder of consultant Altair
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NewsMinister approves 1,000-home scheme on ‘Watership Down’ site
Stuart Andrew follows inspectors recommendation over Bloor Homes’ Sandleford Park scheme in Berkshire despite opposition
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NewsMatthew Gibb appointed as MJ Gleeson’s first group sustainability manager
Appointment will minimise firm’s environmental impact and work towards becoming net zero.
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NewsGovernment will ask smaller housebuilders to sign cladding pledge
Levelling Up department confirms it will be looking at approaching smaller house builders in a “targeted way”
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NewsNon-profit firm given green light to run New Homes Ombudsman
Tenancy deposit resolution body could make its first referrals “within months”