All Policy articles – Page 71
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NewsGovernment U-turn on evictions ban
Housing secretary announces last-minute extension to lockdown ban on tenant evictions by landlords
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NewsFormer civil service chief slams planning reforms
Lord Kerslake says plans risk hit to affordable housing delivery and a ’return to mono-tenure estates’
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NewsArchitect Simon Allford to be next RIBA president
Co-founder of Stirling Prize-winning practice AHMM, behind several residential schemes, wins election
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NewsGovernment adviser slams planning reform critics
Barrister Christopher Katkowski brands ‘slums of the future’ accusation ’crass’
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NewsSection 106 reform could cut affordable housing by a fifth
Government plans to exempt sites up to 50 homes from making contributions prior to scrapping the system entirely
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NewsTen things you need to know about the planning white paper
Government’s planning white paper sets out to radically reform the system
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NewsJenrick defends planning overhaul from ‘developers’ charter’ claims
Housebuilders will pay higher planning contributions under new system, housing secretary says
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NewsInvest in MMC to prevent post-covid housing shortage, RICS tells government
Body also has harsh words for Jenrick’s PDR reforms
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NewsJenrick sets out far-reaching planning overhaul
Housing secretary says communities will be at heart of new system in which land is zoned for automatic permission
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NewsGovernment allocates £1.3bn for new homes and infrastructure
Funding for 70,000 new homes is part of government’s economic response to covid crisis
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NewsCritics line up against Jenrick’s planning reforms
Riba president tells government to ‘urgently reconsider’ plans while consultants argue they will not offer quick fix
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NewsMayor wants to offer homes to London’s ‘covid heroes’
Sadiq Khan consults on plans to change definition of key workers in wake of coronavirus crisis
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NewsJenrick pushes ahead with zonal planning reform
Development in land designated for ‘growth’ will be automatically permitted, housing secretary says
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NewsIndustry hails Help to Buy extension
Government gives housebuilders an extra two months to finish construction of homes under the scheme
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NewsHelp to Buy extension to be announced
Government will not formally extend scheme – but will give builders more time to complete homes, sources say
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NewsSite managers at Grenfell contractor assumed window insulation was safe
Main contractor’s senior site officials say they did not know combustible material was being used to fill gaps
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In FocusGrenfell Inquiry: What we learnt from Rydon’s second week under scrutiny
Project manager believed firm had been quite thorough in checking work quality; refurbishment director says lack of challenge to design still haunts him
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NewsHomes England to make developers meet diversity criteria
Government housing agency says inclusion commitments will be a pre-condition for place on delivery framework
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NewsDirector at Grenfell contractor ‘haunted’ by lack of challenge to cladding design
Emotional boss says he believed design process had been correctly followed