All policy articles – Page 6
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CommentHomes fit for a King: what housing advice will Charles III give to prime ministers?
Ben Derbyshire has seen King Charles’ passion for housing design and planning up close. Here he lists the areas on which the new monarch is likely to provide private advice to prime ministers
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NewsKwarteng expected to announce planning deregulation zone policy on Friday
More detail on Truss’ plan for new ‘Bournvilles’ set to be announced
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CommentTruss must pursue an ‘infrastructure first’ approach to speed up housing delivery
We need a more holistic, less adversarial planning system and Liz Truss’ support for deregulated investment zones may be a good start, writes Andrew Williams
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CommentTruss must remove red tape and reform planning to build homes for first-time buyers
Making it easier to develop affordable, energy-efficient homes in areas of deprivation must be a key focus for the new prime minister, argues James Thomson
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NewsJones departs as housing minister as DLUHC team takes shape
Full details of ministerial portfolios still to be announced
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CommentSimon Clarke must urgently press ahead with planning reform
The high turnover of housing secretaries is leading to planning reform hiatus, so the new holder of the post must clarify his plans early, writes Paul Smith
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In FocusSeven things you need to know about new housing secretary Simon Clarke
Simon Clarke has become the fourth housing secretary in less than a year, but what do we know about him? Carl Brown finds out
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NewsRees-Mogg appointed business and energy secretary
Housing sector calls for national retrofit programme as climate ‘sceptic’ Rees-Mogg is appointed
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NewsClark brings powers into force to deny housebuilders planning permission
’Responsible actors’ scheme could put developers out of business if they do not pay to sort cladding problems
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NewsGovernment land for homes programme falls 100,000 plots short of target
Policy launched by former chancellor George Osborne in 2015 achieves just 38% of its aim
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NewsRent cap plan would cost landlords £7bn over five years
Impact assessment of government proposal to limit affordable rent increases shows hit to social housing providers
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NewsLandlords ‘concerned’ as government publishes plan to cap rent rises at 5%
Housing secretary says government must protect most vulnerable households but alarm is raised over £7bn hit to finances
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NewsHousebuilders welcome Truss promise to end nutrients blockage
Tory leadership favourite has pledged to ’remove’ environmental rules blamed for 100,000-home planning hiatus
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NewsGovernment to propose major cut to rent rises for affordable housing
Consultation due shortly on limiting 2023/24 rents to help struggling tenants, in move expected to hit development
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CommentWhy the levelling up bill may hold back housing delivery
Proposed changes to the primacy of the development plan and removal of the duty to co-operate are causes for concern to housing delivery, warns Jason Towell
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NewsOxfordshire councils terminate joint housing plan
Move appears to put an end to 100,000-home ‘Housing and Growth’ deal signed in 2017 with government
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NewsChief planner admits no immediate impact from nutrient relief package
Joanna Averley letter to planners says government measures will reduce pollution at source but councils must continue with planning hiatus for now
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CommentMinisters must take long-term, difficult decisions to boost housebuilding
Ministers can secure A Fair Deal for Housing by limiting house price inflation, reforming housing taxation and using compulsory purchase powers to capture land value uplift for affordable housing, writes Matthew Bailes
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NewsGovernment’s nutrient mitigation scheme ‘years away’
Natural England will not even begin tender process for national offsetting mechanism until the autumn
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CommentHousing desperately needs long term strategy
As the housing development sector backs Housing Today’s A Fair Deal for Housing project, Colm Lacey argues for a new strategy to make the delivery of affordable housing more certain and commercially attractive.