All Policy articles – Page 71
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: What we’ve learned from contractor’s testimony
Evidence from key witnesses at contractor Rydon have shed light on ill-fated tower refurbishment
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NewsProject manager at Grenfell contractor quit over work pressures
Main contractor’s on-site boss left company 14 months into project as schedule began to slip
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NewsPermitted development report author criticises PD expansion
UCL academic says PD homes come at the cost of “really poor quality housing”
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Contractor admits team needed more design expertise
Former boss also quizzed on ‘cheap, incompetent subcontractors’ comments and claim one firm was ‘too good’ for the job
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NewsJenrick tells MPs his decision to speed up Westferry approval was ‘perfectly fair’
Housing secretary fast-tracked decision to help developer avoid £50m charge
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NewsLondon’s covid taskforce calls for direct MMC investment
Call from group reporting to mayor Sadiq Khan follows demand for £5bn of extra cash
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NewsGrenfell contractor ‘didn’t know’ selected cladding had inferior fire-safety rating
Rydon unaware Reynobond cassettes eventually used on tower had ‘significantly worse’ test results than fixed-panel counterparts
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NewsGrenfell contractor hid full extent of cladding savings from client
Rydon’s bid for the job alleged to have been £212k too low because of a pricing mistake
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NewsTwo years in prison for flouting building regs, says safety bill
Draft Building Safety Bill confirms plans for new building safety regulator and new sanctions for breaches
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NewsGovernment unveils new Building Safety Bill
Government claims bill will prompt biggest overhaul in building regulations for 40 years
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NewsMore than 70% of cladding projects stalled by covid have restarted
Ongoing work has seen nearly half of buildings identified have ACM system removed or remediated
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NewsGrenfell architect admits failure to keep record of documents issued ‘not good practice’
Inquiry shown two years of blanks in Studio E’s project register
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NewsIndustry gets some reassurance about post-Brexit immigration system
New advice receives tepid welcome from sector
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CommentHousing investment is welcome - but planning reform is the missing link
The chancellor’s schemes must be backed by a move to a “zonal” planning system, says housing association development director Jonathan Layzell
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NewsIndustry rues “missed opportunity” to save Help to Buy
Housebuilders welcome chancellor’s stamp duty cut but call for extension to home buyer subsidy due to expire in spring
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NewsGovernment launches scheme to keep workers in the industry
Talent Retention Scheme aimed at redeploying construction staff who lose their jobs
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NewsChancellor reveals measures to get industry moving again
Rishi Sunak outlines furlough bonus, stamp duty holiday and £3bn green building plan
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NewsIndustry awaits Sunak statement on stamp duty holiday
Chancellor’s economic statement today will confirm £3bn for green home upgrades
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NewsGovernment planning reforms ‘bypass democracy’, says Labour
Shadow housing secretary Thangam Debbonaire brands expansion of permitted development “astonishing”
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NewsWestferry developer pushes ahead with detailed designs despite political firestorm
Firm behind controversial 1,500-home scheme said it still expects to win planning this year despite ongoing “cash for favours” row