All Policy articles – Page 35
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      NewsTruss planning reforms ‘set to be ditched’
Reports suggest Rishi Sunak is planning to drop reforms announced in the mini-Budget last month.
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      NewsMPs demand national standards for exempt accommodation
Levelling up committee calls system of exempt accommodation in England “a complete mess”
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      In FocusQ&A: what Sunak has told us about his views on housing
The new prime minister’s spokesperson answered our questions as part of an exclusive Q&A during the first Conservative leadership campaign. Here are the answers in full
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      NewsGove returns to DLUHC as Sunak reshuffles cabinet
Former housing minister Grant Shapps appointed business secretary
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      NewsIndustry reaction as Rishi Sunak becomes prime minister
Rival contender Penny Mordaunt pulls out meaning decision on UK’s next PM will not be taken by Conservative party membership
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      NewsJoint housing plan for the Black Country falls apart after Dudley pulls out
Four local authorities’ co-ordinated plan to allocate in the west midlands for 76,000 homes is abandoned
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      CommentThe Truss legacy: affordable housing must once again save housebuilding from near-oblivion
Former civil servant Matthew Bailes calls for housing associations to be supported to build as we likely enter a recession
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      NewsReaction as Liz Truss resigns as prime minister
Jeremy Hunt to stay as chancellor as new Conservative Party leader to be picked within the next week
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      NewsStamp Duty cut survives new chancellor’s £32bn mini-budget climbdown
Jeremy Hunt junks majority of predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax cuts but retains £1.6bn per annum stamp duty saving
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      NewsAbolition of housing targets could see delivery drop up to 35%
Lichfields director suggests plan to cut targets will hinder industry’s ability to recover from imminent downturn
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      NewsG15 boss warns housing association build likely to be hit in coming slowdown
Unlike in the past, registered providers may not be able to carry on building as the rest of the market slows down, Geeta Nanda warns
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      NewsPlanning reforms package delayed until November
Times reports that government has put back its proposed reforms until after the chancellor’s fiscal plan
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      NewsBarratt’s sales rate slumps 47% on 2021 numbers
Shares fall as UK’s biggest housebuilder cuts volume expectations as customers feel mortgage squeeze
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      CommentWhen it comes to housing, who are the ‘anti-growth coalition’?
The truth is ensuring the planning system can deliver more new homes would be unpopular with large sections of the country but change is in our best interests, writes Paul Smith
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      NewsFormer no10 adviser Jack Airey drafted in as DLUHC special adviser
Adviser involved in controversial 2020 planning white paper now special adviser for new secretary of state Simon Clarke
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      CommentGovernment must work with us to fill net zero roadmap gaps
Newly-appointed Future Homes Hub chair and Barratt boss David Thomas explains what is needed to make the required ‘generational shift’ towards net zero
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      NewsGovernment takes steps towards first cladding legal action
DLUHC gives Grey GR Limited Partnership 21 days to complete remediation works or face action
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      In FocusWhat are housebuilding’s prospects in the wake of the mini-budget?
Kwasi Kwarteng’s growth plan was met with financial turmoil on the markets, but how badly is housebuilding likely to be affected?
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      NewsGuinness joins G15 housing association group in London
64,000-home association joins body to ‘collectively respond’ to economic challenges
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      NewsLord Kerslake appointed chair of local authority-owned regen company
Former civil service head to oversee £3bn plan to develop on council-owned land in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole