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In Focus
A tale of two mergers: What do the completion of Barratt-Redrow and the collapse of Bellway-Crest Nicholson mean for Labour’s housebuilding plans?
Is the ground-breaking merger likely to help or hinder the government’s chances of hitting its sky-high 1.5 million housebuilding target?
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Pennycook appointed housing minister
Greenwich and Woolwich MP with a track record of campaigning on low pay, renter rights and placemaking takes key DLUHC brief
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Comment
How voters look at housing as an election issue: a short history
Ben Marshall of polling firm Ipsos looks at how housing has ranked as a priority for the electorate over the decades and what it says about the gap between politicians and people
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Sunak’s big election gamble – how the housing sector reacted
Initial thoughts from housing leaders as the prime minister unexpectedly calls a 4 July election
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Rayner announces 40% affordable housing target for New Towns
Shadow housing secretary and deputy Labour leader details new policy at UKREiiF event in Leeds
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Andy Street pledges to triple social housing delivery if re-elected as West Midlands mayor
Polling shows uphill battle for incumbent in fight for West Midlands mayoralty
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Budget 2024: Housing sector sounds alarm over build to rent tax hike
British Property Federation says abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief will hit industry investment
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Budget 2024: Hunt cuts tax on house sales
Industry welcomes investment in London but is disappointed by lack of significant measures to boost residential development
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Policy Exchange urges government to focus on urban planning
Influential think tank says new Housing and Planning Bill should be used to ‘regain initiative’ from Labour
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Labour: Nutrients solution ‘cannot be at the expense of the environment’
Party has ‘different way’ to solve nutrient neutrality blockage, says shadow housing minister
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Lib Dems keep 380,000-home housing target after rebellion
Conference backs argument by young Lib Dems that proposal by leadership to drop target lacked ambition
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Majority of Brits hold government responsible for solving housing crisis, survey finds
Just 18% of respondents to the Housing the Nation survey think politicians understand the challenge of getting on the housing ladder
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Rayner pledges to increase ‘social housing’ delivery
Shadow housing secretary says more social homes will also help boost mortgage affordability for first time buyers
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Angela Rayner appointed shadow housing secretary
Labour deputy PM to take on levelling up, housing and communities brief from Lisa Nandy as part of reshuffle
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Labour set to back Gove nutrients reforms
Shadow minister Lisa Nandy criticises government’s housing and environmental record but says Labour will back measures to get Britain building
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Comment
The election starting gun has been fired - but what housing policies do we need?
As both main parties announce policies, Ben Derbyshire describes his remedy for tackling the housing crisis
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News
DLUHC admits handing £1.9bn of housing funds back to Treasury
Gove’s department says affordable homes cash can be re-profiled but £1.2bn of Help to Buy funds lost
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Government delays planning policy reforms
Michael Gove signals new NPPF rules won’t be introduced until the autumn
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MP brands Environment Agency's uncertainty on nutrients crisis ‘unacceptable’
Former housing secratary says lack of Environment Agency timeframe to sort nutrient neutrality requires urgent government action
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Government insists SMEs are ‘indispensable’ after AC Lloyd closure
DLUHC spokesperson says planning reforms will help smaller housebuilders in wake of decision to shut by firm affected by scheme ’call in’