All Policy articles – Page 30
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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’
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NewsLeading ‘for-profit’ landlord in talks over funding stock retrofit programmes
Initiative from L&G Affordable Homes comes as provider given top grades by the regulator
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In FocusCan ‘for-profit’ providers rescue affordable housebuilding?
With traditional RPs increasingly constrained by stock condition problems, does the new breed of ’for profit’ housing associations provide the answer for social housing new build?
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NewsMichael Gove’s constituency council latest to delay local plan work
Surrey Heath among two more councils to pause local plan progress citing NPPF reforms
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CommentRisk and responsibility: unpicking the first post-Grenfell court decisions
Recent High Court decisions suggest contractors will struggle to successfully challenge the costs of an implemented and effective remedial cladding solution
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CommentWhat Gove’s Responsible Actors scheme is likely to mean for building safety
The housing secretary has given housebuilders six weeks to sign a remediation contract or be blocked from trading. Charis Beverton and Bora Mina look at the legal questions this raises.
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NewsRachel Maclean confirmed as housing minister
Former Sunak Treasury aide and Andy Street ally appointed following departure of housing minister Lucy Frazer
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NewsLucy Frazer to step down as housing minister
Frazer’s promotion to culture secretary means industry in line for sixth housing minister in 12 months
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into government planning U-turn
Levelling Up committee to look at consultation on national planning policy which followed Gove’s backroom housing targets deal