All Policy articles – Page 54
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News‘Nutrient neutrality’ rules threaten plans for 33,000 homes a year
Savills says stipulations in designated Special Protection Areas having increasing impact on development plans
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NewsIndustry demands ‘bold’ action from politicians on climate
Resi developers included as built environment sector presents urgent demands at COP26 summit
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CommentWhat will Sunak’s £65m ‘digitisation’ drive mean for planning?
Dr Sue Chadwick looks at the practical and legal implications, as well as the risks and benefits, of a new ‘digitised’ planning system
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NewsKinsella quits Homes England for new Barratt role
Departure of housing agency’s chief land and development officer marks latest shift in senior personnel
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NewsMPs call for planning policy overhaul to promote net zero
Government will fail to hit 2050 net zero target unless it engages with councils, says select committee chair
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NewsJenrick: I fought Treasury for cladding fund increase
Former housing secretary says he wanted more taxpayer funding for building safety issues
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NewsHBF warns cladding tax and other costs could ‘stifle investment’
House builders react to budget announcements
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NewsAutumn budget: housing sector reaction
Housing organisations welcomed many of the budget measures, although some felt there were missed opportunities on building safety and decarbonisation
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NewsAutumn budget: Sunak’s ‘£24 billion housing settlement’ at-a-glance
The housing spending measures announced by the chancellor today
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NewsAutumn budget: developer cladding tax set at 4% on profits above £25m
‘Exit charge’ for housing associations if they are deemed to be making a profit-making in the ‘wider sense’
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NewsWhat can housing expect from the budget and spending review?
Rishi Sunak today delivers his third budget alongside a spending review. Here are some of the housing things we may (or may not) see from the chancellor today.
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NewsHomes England offers £175m of green loans for SMEs
Chief executive Peter Denton says alliance with lender will create “new paths to net zero”
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NewsHousing associations cut plans for 13,000 homes in face of mounting fire safety costs
Call for more funding as research shows build programmes have been cut by a tenth over next five years
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CommentTime for housing associations to lead and not follow in the race to net zero
It is unforgivable that so few HAs have signed up for the United Nations’ initiative, argues Chris Brown
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NewsIndustry laments ‘shocking’ failure to introduce domestic retrofit programme
Critics round on government over ‘unambitious’ Heat and Buildings strategy supposed to pave the way for net zero
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CommentThe heat pump grant is welcome – but £5,000 is not enough
The government has set a bold target, but it may need to do more to persuade homeowners and industry that it is worth the investment, says Darren Snaith
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In FocusEight key takeaways from the Heat and Buildings Strategy
Hydrogen shelved, potential mandatory EPC targets for mortgage lenders and could new homes be cut off from the gas grid? Here’s our round-up of key points from the Heat and Buildings strategy
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NewsHousing sector urges more ambition as Heat and Buildings Strategy trailed
Government sets out £3.9bn of measures including an £800m social housing decarbonisation fund
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NewsBuild to rent developers to be exempt from £2bn cladding tax
Treasury officials brief the sector that the government has taken on demands for exclusion from new tariff
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CommentAssociations’ contribution goes well beyond housing
As debate rages over the Boris Johnson’s ‘levelling up’ agenda, Paul Hackett argues that housing associations have a huge role to play in delivering on a wide range of related government priorities