All Policy articles – Page 3
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NewsUPDATED: full list of developers to have signed the cladding pledge
A total of 39 developers have so far signed the government’s demand they commit to remediating buildings between 11m and 18m and one has signalled an intent to do so.
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Comment
What Gove’s levelling up plan needs to do to improve lives and not just ‘tart up’ town centres
Levelling up success should be measured in places like Blackpool and Jaywick, argues Chris Brown
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Inland Homes becomes latest housebuilder to sign the cladding pledge
Brownfield regeneration specialist promises becomes 36th developer to back deal
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Building safety pledge and levy will cover ‘non-cladding’ issues, government confirms
DLUHC confirms all ‘life-critical’ fire safety issues can be fixed using the funds raised
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Decay, delay and deregulation: takeaways from the Grenfell Inquiry
Senior government figures had to explain why calls to amend the building regulations to clarify fire safety risk went unheeded
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Housebuilders hit back over £3bn levy plan
HBF says levy ‘unacceptable’ while fears voice over impact on ’innocent’ SME builders
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‘Too many unknowns’ to pay up, products group tells Gove
Industry body queries firms’ ‘connectivity’ to at-risk buildings in wake of housing secretary’s anger at sector’s response to cladding pledge
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Gove threatens ‘significant consequences’ for cladding firms’ failure to contribute to fire safety cost
Housing secretary said he would do “whatever it takes” to hold firms to account for the building safety crisis
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Gove announces plan for £3bn developer levy
Plan revealed as housing secretary says 35 housebuilders now signed up to cladding pledge
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Fire safety review not delayed by deregulation drive, Eric Pickles tells Grenfell inquiry
Former housing secretary calls claims made by officials they were hampered by red tape cuts “ludicrous”
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Countryside to cut staff and stage MMC ‘volte-face’
Boss of partnerships housebuilder blames poor performance on too rapid expansion and modular facilities
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In Focus
Gove cladding deal tracker: how much extra will each housebuilder pay?
Major housebuilders have been announcing they have signed up to Michael Gove’s cladding deal, with some providing estimates of the likely hit to their finances. Here are the key cost details from the statements so far in one place.
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UPDATED: Bellway, Vistry and Countryside latest to sign cladding costs pledge
10 housebuilders have now publicly confirmed they are signing up to Michael Gove’s deal as 53 firms ‘asked to pay up’
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Investment in UK build-to-rent leaps 50%, says research
Consultancy firm JLL said £1.7b built-to-rent investment deals were made in the UK in the first quarter of 2022
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Former minister says government had ‘completely false’ idea of fire safety before Grenfell
Gavin Barwell says there was a “clear presumption” that review of building regulations was not life critical
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Berkeley and Taylor Wimpey latest to sign developer cladding pledge
Berkeley and Taylor Wimpey have become the latest firms to answer the government’s call for housebuilders to repair blocks going back 30 years.
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Planning inspector green-lights 495-home scheme in Basildon
Basildon Estates schem approved despite council leader’s objections
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Comment
Gove’s cladding deal - what does it mean for the sector?
With negotiations on a housebuilder pledge to pay for fire safety repairs close to finalising, Joey Gardiner looks at what the likely shape of the deal says about how far the housing secretary has been able to get his way on cladding
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New Homes Quality Board appoints top team
Industry organisation setting up housing ombudsman names new chief exec
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Former minister denies deregulation was prioritised over life safety before Grenfell
James Wharton tells inquiry he thought regulations had been “fit for purpose and working well”
