All Policy articles – Page 35
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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
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CommentGovernment must provide more support for affordable home building
The planning reforms announced in last month’s mini-budget must factor in provision of affordable housing, argues Fiona Fletcher-Smith
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NewsG15 warns of £3.5bn rent cap impact on its members
London landlords warn of “signficant reductions” in spend on development and cuts to building safety, maintenance and decarbonisation work
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NewsNHF boss warns inflation may lead to development decrease
Kate Henderson calls for ‘stability’ and clarity over rent-setting for affordable sector at Conservative party conference fringe session
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NewsClarke pledges to ‘go further’ on housing
Housing secretary promises housing plan within weeks but says he wont ‘impose cardboard boxes across our shires’
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CommentTory conference day three: Rees-Mogg tinkers while housing leaders despair
Day three of the conference in Birmingham saw discussions around housebuilding, net zero, deregulation amid appeals for certainty from housebuilding and construction leaders, writes Ben Flatman
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CommentTory conference day two: Calls to boost SMEs and Lord Heseltine makes regen case
While the chancellor’s change of heart grabbed the headlines, the second day in Birmingham also saw calls for more SME housebuilders, concerns about nutrient neutrality, and debates about investment zones and regeneration, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsGovernment refuses to commit to 300k housing target
Officials at DLUHC decline to say if manifesto promise remains government policy as housing secretary confirms scrapping of local targets
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NewsDLUHC opens bids for investment zones
‘Rapid process’ to assess applications to follow two-week application window
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CommentTory conference day one: Industry calls for stability – but U-turns and uncertainty continue
Despite the chancellor’s remarkable announcement this morning, ministers seem confused by the radical shift in direction under Liz Truss. They are not the only ones, Ben Flatman reports from the Conservative Party conference
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NewsCouncil rips up local plan following Truss’s pledge to cut ‘Stalinist’ housing targets
East midlands council cites prime ministers’ campaign promise as justification for reducing housing numbers
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CommentGovernment must put planning reform at the centre of its growth agenda
When it comes to making changes to the planning system, the time has come for ministers to stop talking about it and actually do it, argues Paul Smith
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NewsPlanning permissions drop to lowest level for a decade
Gridlock fears as number of schemes granted in last quarter falls below level seen in depths of covid crisis