All Policy articles – Page 69
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NewsHome sales rise 16% in August
Chancellor hails impact of stamp duty cut, but transactions still well below August 2019
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NewsConstruction sites to remain open despite second wave covid restrictions
Prime minister Boris Johnson confirms new restrictions will again spare building sites
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NewsJenrick sets out aim to break dominance of volume housebuilders
Housing secretary says planning reforms will have failed if ‘market concentration’ not reduced
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NewsBeauty Commission chair to head up new design quango
Nicholas Boys Smith will also lead ”expert group” to advise govt on housing design
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NewsCall for 75,000 homes-a-year modular build programme
Report calls for government to boost affordable homes programme and give Homes England new role
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NewsHousing associations call for more social rent homes
National Housing Federation says demand for the most affordable homes has risen
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NewsCouncil leaders slam government’s housing formula
Local Government Association joins with internal Tory critics of algorithm designed to set local targets
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NewsShared ownership change may ‘double’ grant needed
Optivo chief executive Paul Hackett says changes could imperil delivery of 180,000-home affordable homes programme
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NewsA quarter of affordable homes must be MMC
Homes England to use deals signed under new £11.5bn Affordable Housing Programme to promote off-site build
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NewsAssociations call for ten-year funding deals
Housing associations say long term funding deals could ‘transform’ the development capacity of the sector
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NewsFears raised over ‘inadequate’ affordable homes funding for London
Mayor Sadiq Khan locked in talks with government to tie down details of £4bn programme
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NewsPlan to make all new homes meet ‘lifetime’ standard
Government consults on making new homes more accessible for older and disabled people
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NewsGovernment unveils £11.5bn programme to build 180,000 new homes
The government’s new affordable homes programme starts in 2021
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NewsCompetition regulator launches action against top housebuilders
Four of the UK’s biggest listed builders are facing action over mis-selling leasehold homes
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NewsBarratt says 16% of sales ‘at risk’ from new Help to Buy scheme
The government’s changes to the programme will not help get people onto the housing ladder, says housebuilder
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NewsHiatus fears as new Help to Buy rules are finally published
Housebuilders may not be able to get approval under the new scheme before the end of the year
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NewsUrban Taskforce author to retire from practice
Architect and urbanist Richard Rogers announces his retirement more than 40 years after founding RSHP
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NewsCampaign group presses ahead with PD legal challenge
Judicial review of new permitted developments rights, which came into force yesterday, launched
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NewsTory council leader joins revolt over planning reforms
Wokingham councillor starts campaign to allow local authorities to determine their own housing numbers
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NewsGovernment rethinking planning formula amid backbench backlash
Reports suggest review of formula being conducted just three weeks after it was launched