All Policy articles – Page 29
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CommentThe Budget was a missed opportunity to increase energy efficiency of homes
Investment in retrofit boosts the economy, helps net zero, drives upskilling, reduces NHS burdens and helps residents. The chancellor has missed a trick by only focusing on the short-term, writes Matthew Scott
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NewsFull housing devolution to metro mayors to take until 2026
Homes England set to retain role in both Manchester and West Midlands after devolution, unlike in London
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NewsBudget 2023: all our coverage in one place
Here is all Housing Today’s Budget coverage in one place
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NewsHunt announces £760m of regeneration funding and housing devolution deals
West Midlands and Greater Manchester Combined authorities get control over affordable housing funding
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NewsGalliard and Rydon blasted as housebuilders scramble to sign cladding contracts
Of the 11 housebuilders fingered by Michael Gove over fire safety, only Rydon has signalled intention to defy government
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NewsInvestment zones to benefit from ‘accelerated planning’, says Tees Valley mayor
Jeremy Hunt to announce scaled back package of investment zones in today’s Budget
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NewsGove threatens to put 11 housebuilders who have not signed cladding contract ‘out of business’
Housing secretary repeats pledge to stop developers trading as deadline passes
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NewsGove to tell MPs if any housebuilders have failed to sign cladding repair contract
Housing secretary set to address Parliament with update on self remediation contract this afternoon
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NewsUPDATED: volume housebuilders sign building safety contract
First signatures come amid controversy over Gove threats to ban laggards from the industry despite delays in sending out contracts
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CommentCentralised pool of experts could solve local authority planning crisis
A bold, fresh approach is needed to tackle the shortcomings of a system under so much strain that it is damaging the sector and wider economy
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NewsSovereign and Network plan merger to create 82,000-home association giant
Housing associations’ boards approve plan as part of ambition to build 25,000 homes in the next decade
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NewsHousebuilders spending up to £25,000 per home on nutrient neutrality fixes
HBF director tells Lords committee that ‘questions’ to ask of role of Environment Agency in allowing pollution to develop
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NewsSouth east council delays review of 2,000 homes-a-year plan
Central Bedfordshire latest to stop local plan work amid national planning policy uncertainty
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In FocusUPDATED: List of councils to have delayed plan-making since Gove’s targets U-turn
Housing Today lists the councils to have deferred local plans in the wake of the government’s proposed changes to planning
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NewsIndustry bodies warn of huge drop in housebuilding if planning reforms go ahead
Round-up of responses to government consultation on proposed national policy changes
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NewsStarmer pledges planning reform as industry predicts collapse in housebuilding
Labour leader promises more homes as HBF report says policies now in train will push industry to lowest output since WW2
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NewsInfrastructure levy could “severely undermine” affordable housing delivery, warns NHF boss
Kate Henderson calls on Michael Gove to offer greater protections for affordable housing
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NewsLords to investigate impact of green regulations on development
House of Lords committee to put operation of Biodiversity Net Gain, neutrient neutrality and habitats regulations under the microscope
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NewsJRF calls on government to buy up stalled sites
Charity predicts collapse in housing market if government does not act to turn schemes into social housing
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NewsChurchill boss hits out at government ‘blackmail’ over cladding costs
Spencer McCarthy says current administration is ‘anti-housebuilder’ and ‘anti-development’