All Policy articles – Page 33
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NewsJavid blasts Tory colleagues in deepening housing targets row
Former housing secretary says scrapping targets would be “colossal failure of leadership”
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NewsVilliers claims Gove is listening in talks over planning compromise
Rebel MP says government ’listening’ to her calls to scrap housing target as Labour accuses PM of being ’weak’
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CommentThe best thing about the autumn statement was that it said little about planning
The silence around planning reform last week might just indicate that it will actually happen, writes Paul Smith
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NewsGove to block social landlords with poorly maintained homes from receiving funding
Housing secretary announces ‘crackdown’ following death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak
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NewsHousebuilders hit back at ‘anti-development’ building safety levy
Representatives of homebuilders say the government is punishing ‘innocent’ firms for the failures of ‘the few’
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NewsGove pulls key planning reform vote as rebellion grows
Vote on Levelling Up Bill axed as Tory gets 46 supporters for rebel amendment to scrap housing targets
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CommentTragedy underlines the need to address systemic failings in our housing system
The shocking death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak has been described as a “defining moment” for the housing sector. David Orr argues the tragedy shows the need to fix deep-rooted problems in housing
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NewsTory infighting as Villiers tables bid to scrap housing targets
Co-author of 2019 Conservative manifesto brands attempt to cut target “selfish and wicked”
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NewsCouncils to get new powers to block planning permission
Government amendments to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to designed to stop housebuilders landbanking
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NewsEnergy efficiency drive ‘must learn from past failures’
Riba says government’s retrofit programme must build a competent supply chain following previous failed schemes
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NewsGleeson sees cancellations soar in wake of mini budget turmoil
Housebuilder says net reservations per site have dropped to just 0.26 per week since botched announcement
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NewsHousebuilders lament ‘bitterly disappointing’ autumn statement
Senior figures say the package does nothing to help an industry ‘under siege’
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NewsAutumn statement: Investment zone bids will not be taken forward
Investment zones policy refocused to benefit research clusters at the expense of major development projects
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NewsAutumn statement: reaction as 7% cap on social housing rent rises confirmed
Industry figures welcome plan to set 7% limit rather than 5%
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NewsAutumn statement: Hunt reverses Kwarteng’s ‘permanent’ stamp duty cut from 2025
Decision comes as OBR forecasts long term pain in housing market
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NewsAutumn statement: social housing rent cap reportedly to be set at 7%
Jeremy Hunt expected to confirm cost-of-living intervention details later today
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NewsToddler death prompts calls for action on housing quality
Coroner calls death of Awaab Ishak from black mould “a defining moment” for housing sector
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In FocusHelp to Buy: It’s the end of an era
The final applications have been submitted and the government’s equity loan scheme in England is due to wind up on 31 March next year. Emily Twinch considers what impact this will have on housebuilders.
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NewsGove pledges to use planning powers stop ugly housing
Secretary of state says design of too many developments is “disappointing”
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CommentGove’s return could mean a fight with housebuilders is on the cards
The re-appointment of Michael Gove as housing secretary is likely to mean the return of fraught discussions with the industry about building safety costs, writes Joey Gardiner