All Policy articles
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More housebuilders back A Fair Deal for Housing
Persimmon among four more major housebuilders to back Housing Today’s campaign
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Barratt backs A Fair Deal for Housing campaign
UK’s biggest housebuilder joins umbrella bodies in backing call for government to recommit to 300,000 homes-a-year target
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Inflation running above 20% for construction products and materials
But Construction Leadership Council reports increasingly good product availability
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Government slammed for ‘shocking’ failure on retrofit
UK’s official advisor on climate policy also brands lack of zero carbon homes standard as ‘scandalous’
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Burnham to call for greater housing powers in devolution talks with Gove
Greater Manchester mayor says housing will be ‘top of his list’ in forthcoming negotiation with government
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Gove warns of legal action if landlords send remediation bills to leaseholders
Building Safety Act provisions to protect leaseholders come into force today
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RIBA to investigate post-Grenfell crisis in professional indemnity costs
Cost of PI insurance has risen in the wake of rising claims over fire safety defects and poses ‘existential risk’ to building designers
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CIH to end relationship with events and publishing business Ocean
Chartered Institute of Housing to launch own magazine and new event
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Social housing regulator CEO steps down
Fiona MacGregor leaves her role after nearly four years
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HBF warns Gove over ‘widespread delay’ caused by bungled green policies
Housebuilder body calls for talks to address impact of nutrient neutrality and problems with Part L upgrade
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Government admits deregulation drive stopped officials raising fire safety warnings prior to Grenfell
But housing department lawyer tells Grenfell Inquiry that “competent” industry professionals would not have signed off flammable cladding systems
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Affordable housing delivery shows partial recovery in 2021/22
Homes produced from Homes England-funded schemes remain well below pre-pandemic levels
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Housing boss and former civil servant takes over as chair of CASE
Matthew Bailes has succeeded Elizabeth Austerberry as chair of the Consortium for Housing Associations in the South East
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NHF appoints education sector leader as new chair
Maggie Galliers to lead board of housing association trade body from September
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Essex Council withdraws local plan and refuses L&G green belt scheme
New council leadership pledges to protect open space
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The rhetoric of planning reform has changed more than the substance
Michael Gove has artfully repositioned the government’s planning reforms, but more of his predecessor’s original vision remains then you might think, writes Paul Smith
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BPF warns private rent reforms could lead to lengthy disputes in court
Landlords body says investors in housing will “feel let down” if disagreements can’t be swiftly resolved
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More developers sign government’s cladding pledge
Hopkins Homes, Robertson, Story and Weston Homes among housebuilders to promise to repair homes affected by fire safety crisis
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The great local plan slowdown - 14 council areas where activity is on hold
Planning authorities are halting or revising their local plans due to policy uncertainty and Savills has put together a list of 14 that have put things on ice