All Policy articles – Page 13
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NewsRe-elected Andy Burnham commits to building 10,000 new council homes over the next four years
After winning his third mayoral term, Burnham vows to make housing a ‘top-order issue’ and end the housing crisis within a decade
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NewsCIH Northern Ireland says budget cuts are a ‘devastating blow’ to social housing development
The Department for Communities annual capital budget has been cut by a further 38%
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CommentSection 106 delivers numbers- but to ensure good services, HAs need more control
L&Q has launched a review into how it can work with managing agents where ownership arrangements make it hard for the association to influence services and costs for residents. Fiona Fletcher-Smith explains more.
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NewsThinktank says ‘mania’ for high rise development has damaged UK cities
Policy Exchange report says tall buildings do not deliver high densities as claimed, and that boom in high rises has not helped address housing crisis
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NewsRent caps could have 'unintended consequences' and lead to landlords leaving the market, CIH Cymru says
Welsh arm of housing body says if rent caps were to be introduced, they should be linked to local income instead of property prices
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NewsFirst-time buyer affordability ‘at its worst in 70 years’
Building societies warn that first-time buyers are increasingly reliant on “Bank of Mum and Dad” and having two higher-than-average incomes
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CommentLeasehold is a positive tenure and needs to stay
Lorraine Collis argues we should better regulate managing agents but refrain from condemning leasehold as a tenure as some campaigners do
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NewsLabour to unveil golden rules for building on ‘grey belt’
The policy has the potential to unlock land to build hundreds of thousands of new homes, says Knight Frank
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NewsAndy Street pledges to triple social housing delivery if re-elected as West Midlands mayor
Polling shows uphill battle for incumbent in fight for West Midlands mayoralty
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NewsGovernment and BSR warn against ‘unacceptably high’ service charges for building safety case reports
Building managers have been told that service charges relating to building safety ‘must be reasonable’
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CommentWas Angela Rayner right to buy?
The shadow levelling-up secretary has taken flak for exercising her right to buy, but Labour too has a long history of dalliance with the concept of selling council homes, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsMore than half of social landlords have taken action on noise complaints, Ombudsman says
Richard Blakeway says that despite progress, ‘there is still more work to do’
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NewsGovernment to confirm lowered Affordable Homes Programme delivery target ‘shortly’
Revised target for £11.5bn programme will be announced after government admitted it won’t hit 180,000 homes
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NewsMayor commits to ending rough sleeping in London by 2030 if re-elected
Sadiq Khan to set aside additional £10m to tackle problem
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NewsFMB calls for dedicated secretary of state for housing
The Federation of Master Builders will launch its election manifesto in parliament today
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NewsGrenfell Tower final report delayed for the third time
The report will not be published before the seventh anniversary of the fire, as originally hoped
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CommentGovernment must strike the right balance in welcome drive to raise standards
The intention behind the Competence and Conduct Standard is a good one but ministers must listen to industry feedback and beware a one-size-fits-all solution to a complex problem, argues Paul Hackett
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In FocusThe general election race is on…what the parties are saying on housing, planning and building safety
The next general election is just months away. Housing Today looks at the key talking points.
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