All Policy articles – Page 61
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Homes England to introduce 990-year leases for shared-ownership
Reforms will also give “right to extend” to existing leaseholders where landlord is the freeholder
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Challenge to South Oxfordshire’s 23,550-home plan hits buffers
High Court rejects judicial review bid against controversial local development plan “forced through” by housing secretary Robert Jenrick
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Critics brand PD rights expansion a ‘disaster’
Planners, developers and designers line up against new resi conversion right
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Jenrick confirms huge expansion of high street PD rights
Housing secretary allows conversion of wide range of premises to homes without planning permission
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MPs join call for extra care housing task force
Parliamentarians join charities and trade bodies in writing letter to the PM
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Construction sites to keep extended working hours until autumn
Measures introduced last May allow jobs to stay open until 9pm
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Planning hiatus expected as virtual committees to end
Government confirms it will not extend emergency covid powers which have allowed councils to hold planning committees online
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Redfern ‘no regrets’ over Taylor Wimpey’s lockdown shutdown
Chief executive tells Housing Today he took an ’honest decision’ in 2020 to close sites, despite financial impact on business
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Senior Homes England figure quits to run design charity Public Practice
Departure of Pooja Agrawal follows appointment of charity’s current boss as Malmo city architect
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Owners of 900 unsafe buildings ‘unable to provide basic information’, minister says
Housing minister Chris Pincher says issue is slowing down safety push
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Retrofits of Victorian homes can cut CO2 emissions by more than 80%
Historic England says improvements needed on the fifth of buildings in England which are over a century old
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Government takes control of Liverpool council’s planning and regeneration teams
Action as damning report following fraud probe finds ‘deeply concerning picture of mismanagement’
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L&G hires regen boss to drive ‘levelling up’ agenda
Former Morgan Sindall MD to oversee public partnerships
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Government launches £562m housing retrofit drive
Policy to improve 50,000 homes branded ’simply not enough’ to tackle problem
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MPs reject bid to protect leaseholders from recladding costs
House of Lords amendment to the Fire Safety Bill is voted down by government
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Road project seen as vital to Ox-Cam homes plan scrapped
£3.5bn Expressway project seen as vital to building of one million homes in the Oxford-Cambridge arc
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Taylor Wimpey and Countryside threatened with court action over leasehold scandal
Competition watchdog pledges action unless firms remove “doubling” ground rent clauses
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Government suffers Lords defeat on leaseholder liability for repairs
House of Lords votes to reinsert amendment protecting leaseholders from cladding costs
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Government extends evictions ban again
Landlord groups reiterate call for support to help tenants avoid homelessness crisis when ban ends
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McCarthy & Stone demands bungalow renaissance
Retirement housebuilder calls for planning reforms to encourage bungalows amid post-pandemic spike in demand