All Policy articles – Page 75
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NewsHuge Westferry permission quashed due to Secretary of State ‘bias’
Media mogul’s scheme for 1,524 homes has had controversial permission rescinded after legal challenge
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NewsCall for ‘new Cabe’ to oversee urban development
Decades of systemic failure requires design quality unit, says Place Alliance
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NewsFormer housing minister Gavin Barwell to work at Arcadis
Chief of staff to former PM Theresa May was made life peer last autumn
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NewsTory MP to oversee set up of new homes ombudsman
Natalie Elphicke will chair interim board designed to deliver service by the beginning of 2021
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NewsRIBA calls for combustibles ban exemption for building structures
Architects’ body argues for lower height threshold for ban but change in scope which will allow CLT buildings
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NewsScottish housing sites to begin phased reopening next week
Full reopening construction sites will require government decision to move to “next phase”
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NewsHousing associations’ unsold stock soars by a fifth
Report by regulator finds associations are reducing development plans in light of covid crisis
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NewsLondon covid taskforce to call for funds to ‘flip’ unsold homes
Plan to convert unsold houses in to homes for affordable rent will need government cash, says deputy mayor
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NewsIlke delivered modular schemes during lockdown
Modular housebuilder says ’safe’ modular working practices helped it carry on through coronavirus crisis
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NewsQuestions over London affordable housing claim
London deputy mayor defends delivery after criticism over disparity between starts and completions
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NewsTwo thirds of cladding replacement projects halted by coronavirus
Government figures come despite pledge by housing secretary that works should continue
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NewsPersimmon leads charge as housebuilders reopen sales offices
Persimmon announcement made alongside similar pledges from Redrow, MJ Gleeson and Weston Homes
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NewsHousing market activity collapses to record lows in April
The RICS’ latest survey shows near universal drop in sales, but some optimism that activity will rebound
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CommentThe road to recovery will be long and hard
Do not be fooled by the lockdown easing, housebuilding may never be the same again
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NewsGovernment new home moving guidance published
Details of rules to kickstart housing market and planning relaxation now online
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NewsGovernment restarts housing market
Housebuilders told to re-open showhomes as government relaxes regs which had all but stopped the selling of homes
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NewsIndustry launches 100,000 ‘Homes for Heroes’ drive
Housing associations, developers and modular builders form post-covid campaign for off-site homes for key workers
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NewsGovernment publishes new covid-19 workplace guidance
Guidance includes section setting out how construction sites should operate
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NewsGovernment lockdown plan: What you need to know
Government sets out guidance in 60 page briefing document
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NewsIndustry still waiting for fresh workplace guidance
Government publishes roadmap for leaving lockdown but new guidance for employers may not be published until tomorrow