All Policy articles – Page 50
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NewsRICS boss hits back at Gove’s plan for new monitoring powers over body
Interim chief executive Richard Collins questions purpose of planned statutory governance reviews
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NewsIndustry underwhelmed by Gove’s levelling up vision
Housing and construction bodies criticise lack of detail in long-awaited white paper
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NewsFire safety guidance change will ‘fundamentally’ reduce repair costs
Ballymore boss says the withdrawal of the Consolidated Advice Note set to significantly reduce scope of works
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CommentThe Leasehold Reform Bill: a misplaced eye on developers
Limiting a ground rents ban to new-builds seems oddly aimed at housebuilders, who for the most part have modified their practice on this anyway, argues Linda Kirk
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NewsDevelopers ‘don’t know’ how many 11-18m blocks affected by fire safety crisis
HBF working with government to produce reliable numbers as housebuilders argue Gove’s £4bn repair estimate too high
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NewsHousing funding rules set for overhaul to support ‘levelling up’
‘80/20 rule’ axed to channel more Homes England money into the north and midlands
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NewsIndustry bodies to address MPs on cladding costs
Inquiry into Michael Gove’s £4bn cladding funding plan kicks off with evidence sessions this week
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NewsTwo home counties councils reject their own local plans
Conservative-led authorities in Hertfordshire cite changing government policy on planning
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NewsRegen funding of £1.5bn to ‘level up’ 20 places
DLUHC confirms Wolverhampton and Sheffield among those to benefit and says white paper due shortly
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CommentHow do we make our towns and cities denser?
Densification of housing can drive productivity and growth in our suburbs, argues Paul Smith
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In FocusCan Gove really ‘go after’ developers for £4bn of cladding costs?
The housing secretary’s decision to protect leaseholders of flats with fire safety problems by ‘going after’ housebuilders and developers looks set to change the legal landscape
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News‘Blocked’ later living downsizers hold £516bn in equity
More than four million older people would consider moving, poll by McCarthy Stone and YouGov finds
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NewsTory district council latest to pause local plan work
Councillors in Mid Sussex decide to pause plan work in light of uncertainty over government planning reforms
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NewsCladding manufacturers must pay into fund or face ban, Gove says
Housing secretary says cladding and insultation sector must contribute ‘significant portion’ of remediation costs
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NewsCommittee to probe whether cladding costs should fall on housebuilders alone
Clive Betts tells Housing Today new inquiry will consider whether responsibility for £4bn bill should be widened
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NewsDevelopers tell Gove others must contribute to £4bn cladding levy
Housebuilders promise to “engage constructively” after crunch meeting with Michael Gove
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into Gove’s building safety funding plan
Committee calls for industry submissions on proposed £4bn housebuilder levy
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NewsBallymore pulls docklands tower scheme due to fire safety concerns
Scheme of 52-storeys withdrawn from planning as fears raised over single staircase design
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NewsLondon mayor calls for temporary visa scheme for construction workers
Sadiq Khan warns shortages could hit housing plans
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NewsRICS set to overhaul property valuation rules following review
Stricter guidelines to be implemented following concern over independence of valuers