All Policy articles – Page 4
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Only one in six councils are using rural exception sites to boost social housing supply
Rural exception sites allow land for housing developments to be provided at below market value
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Climate NGO announces partnership with CBRE and manufacturers to boost renovation rates across Europe
Climate Group seeking to increase deep renovation rate to 2.5% by 2030
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Gove’s London Plan review says Khan’s strategy ‘frustrates brownfield delivery’
The review recommends granting presumption in favour of planning permission for brownfield sites
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Gove unveils proposed planning guidance changes in bid to boost brownfield development
Housing secretary wants planning authorities to take a less “bureaucratic” approach to urban development
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Comment
Gove appears to have woken up to the housing crisis – but his solutions are half-baked
To tackle the housing crisis we need strategic leadership but this is beyond the current government, writes Brendan Kilpatrick
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Affordable housing loan scheme gets extra £3bn to build 20,000 new homes
Gove unveils pre-election plans to address the housing crisis, including brownfield planning reforms
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Planning departments not ready for biodiversity net gain rules, warns BPF
Property investors want long-term funding approach so councils can handle new planning condition coming into force next week
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Gove launches much-anticipated consultation on housing manager qualifications
The consultation is seeking registered providers’ and tenants’ views on the new competence and conduct standard
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Comment
A Royal Commission might just help us develop the long-term strategy we need
The Housing Ombudsman’s call for a long-term, depoliticised approach could help us join the dots between housing, health and welfare, writes Paul Hackett
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In Focus
‘The figures on starts are terrifying’. What’s really happening to the Affordable Homes Programme
The government has admitted that it will not hit its development targets. Joey Gardiner asks what’s really going on and looks at how the situation can turn around
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Sovereign Network Group appoints group general counsel to oversee its legal affairs
The 84,000-home housing association has selected Kirsten Keegan to join the group’s executive team
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Housing bodies warn that proposed Northern Ireland budget cuts will impede social housing delivery
The CIH and Homeless Connect said the proposed spending will mean missing annual social housing delivery targets
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Comment
Revised planning framework shows Gove has not completely caved in to the NIMBYs
Ministers seem to have taken the view that there are votes in delivery, but can the proposals be delivered as intended, asks Peter Canavan
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Regulator upgrades London housing association’s financial viability grading
Local Space has its financial viability status upgraded, while the RSH has confirmed the gradings of two other housing associations
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In Focus
Gove and Khan’s row over London’s housing delivery numbers explained
How the mayor’s spatial development strategy become the centre of a spat in this year of multiple elections
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Fourteen housing bodies sign letter opposing ‘British homes for British workers policy’
The letter highlighted that 90% of new social housing lettings go to UK nationals
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Housing secretary intervenes to prevent Surrey council from withdrawing local plan
Rowley said withdrawal of the local plan would result in the council having one of the oldest adopted local plans in the country
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Housing bodies hit out at government over reported ‘British homes for British workers’ social housing policy
The Chartered Institute of Housing and Shelter raise concerns about ‘scapegoating policy ideas’
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Housing Today calls for affordable housing funding review and planning overhaul
A Fair Deal for Housing campaign makes initial recommendations in bid to boost development to 300,000 homes a year and beyond
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In Focus
Boosting development to 300,000 homes a year and beyond: our initial recommendations
As the political parties gear up for a general election, Housing Today publishes a number of key recommendations to shape the debate about how to boost housebuilding