All Policy articles – Page 80
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NewsIndustry calls for prime minister to suspend VAT and PAYE payments
Trade bodies write to Boris Johnson outlining help needed to combat coronavirus pandemic fallout
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NewsCovid-19 will ‘completely wreck’ housing market bounce
Bartlett Real Estate Institute chair says pandemic likely to see schemes mothballed amid wide-ranging resi development impact
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News‘Zonal’ planning trial at heart of government reforms
Deregulatory proposals come alongside plans to expand controversial permitted development rules
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NewsGrowing fears coronavirus will halt ‘Boris bounce’
Monthly housing market survey finds apprehension about Covid-19 outbreak despite continued growth
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NewsHousing sector welcomes ‘upbeat’ Budget
Chancellor announces measures to boost affordable housing and remove dangerous cladding from high-rise buildings
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NewsBudget 2020: £12bn affordable housing settlement
Chancellor’s makes funding pot £3bn larger than existing scheme and announces £1bn cladding fund
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NewsChancellor set to unveil affordable homes boost
Source confirms report of £3bn boost to affordable housing programme
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NewsHousing sector ready for Budget after emergency interest-rate cut
Hopes that chancellor Rishi Sunak may put money into affordable housing as Bank of England acts on Covid-19 fears
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NewsBrighton council makes ‘swift bricks’ mandatory
Homes for nesting birds to be part of planning policy on all developments above 5m in height
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NewsGrenfell architect likens Celotex insulation to horsemeat scandal
Studio E project lead says insulation manufacturer ‘calculatedly sought to deceive’ with marketing material
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NewsCity leaders call for power to make homes greener
Open letter to Robert Jenrick from regional mayors demands right to impose tougher regulations
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry stopped as project architect taken ill
Inquiry postponed as Studio E project lead ‘unable to continue’ says Inquiry chair Martin Moore-Bick
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NewsExperts call for new housing advice quango
Year-long research project recommends advisory body modelled on Migration Advisory Committee
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NewsGrenfell’s lead designer had not worked with ACM
Project lead Bruce Sounes is second witness from architect Studio E to give evidence to the public inquiry
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NewsLondon mayor promises rent controls if re-elected
Sadiq Khan says he will make election a “referendum on rent controls” and demand new powers from government if he wins
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NewsGrenfell architect admits lack of experience in high rise refurb
Architect said firm would not have been able to demonstrate track record of similar work – but argued this is not uncommon
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NewsHousing associations forecast £17bn new homes spend in 2020
Investment would represent an increase of one-third on 2019, if delivered
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NewsCompetition regulator takes action on dodgy leasehold sales
The Competition and Markets Authority said it will start enforcement action against developers selling homes with burdensome leases
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NewsWelsh government to invest £45m in offsite construction
Ministers to also encourage the use of Welsh building materials
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NewsEnvironment Agency call for new homes to be flood proof
Chief executive James Bevan backs calls for revised regulations to make homes more resilient