All Policy articles – Page 64
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone demands bungalow renaissance
Retirement housebuilder calls for planning reforms to encourage bungalows amid post-pandemic spike in demand
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NewsHomes England names sites for six-year MMC study
Homes England to write annual report on progress of 1,800 homes
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NewsRICS sets out new EWS1 form guidance
Move designed to free up housing market by exempting flat blocks without cladding from need for fire assessment
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In FocusInterview: Stephen Teagle on boosting output at Vistry Partnerships
Partnerships boss has ambitions to ramp up number of homes delivered a year, as well as concerns over planning reforms and construction capacity
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NewsUnsold housing association stock falls amid ‘record’ sales
Latest regulator’s report shows development activity returned to pre-pandemic level late in 2020
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NewsPrices fell in February, says Halifax
Mortgage lender reports slight reduction in prices in ‘softer’ 2021 housing market
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NewsBudget housing measures ‘will drive up prices’
OBR says stamp duty extension will prompt price rise, while experts fear similar impact from mortgage guarantee
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NewsChancellor reveals taskforce to boost MMC
Budget documents reveal creation of £10m body to drive adoption of offsite housebuilding
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NewsHousebuilder shares surge after stamp duty surprise
Chancellor uses budget to extend tax holiday for some purchases until September
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NewsIndustry awaits stamp duty news in Sunak’s second budget
Extension to current holiday expected alongside tax rises as chancellor tries to claw back cost of covid
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NewsSunak to launch mortgage guarantee scheme
Chancellor to use Budget to unveil policy to support 95% LTV mortgages
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NewsGovernment defeats rebels over Fire Safety Bill
Backbench attempt to protect leaseholders from costs of fire safety work voted down
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NewsMarket alone won’t solve housing crisis, says former PM advisor
Grenfell and pandemic may have brought us to a ‘Beveridge moment’, says Tory MP
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NewsGovernment faces fire safety bill rebellion
Conservative backbench amendment aims to make sure leaseholders do not pay cladding repair costs
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NewsSunak to agree three-month stamp duty extension
Newspaper reports suggest chancellor to use budget to lengthen holiday on duty for properties under £500k
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NewsHomes England steps in to unlock stalled Yorkshire sites
Housing quango to buy schemes in Harrogate for more than 800 homes
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NewsHousing ministry to set up Wolverhampton HQ
Housing secretary says Wolverhampton move will put decision-makers closer to regional voices
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NewsCouncils and ‘for-profits’ to sign long-term affordable housing deals
Details of ‘strategic partnerships’ programme confirm expansion to deliver thousands of homes
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In FocusThe housing ombudsman and its consumer protection challenge
Critics say the new ‘independent’ regulator is anything but, and has been set up to repeat mistakes of the past. Joey Gardiner talks to key players to find out what is at stake