All Policy articles – Page 15
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NewsWait continues for government response to Morrell products review as minister dodges questions
Housing minister Lee Rowley tells MPs the government will reveal its building product safety plans ‘soon’
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CommentGove’s plan to speed up planning decisions could have unintended consequences
Rather than procedural change to drive the illusion of improvement, we should completely re-assess what planners need to be doing, argues Paul Smith
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NewsMayor of London labels Gove’s London Plan Review a ‘desperate political stunt’
Results of the review yet to be released
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NewsNHF raises ‘serious concern’ as three county councils propose to decommission homelessness services
The body has sent a joint letter with housing charities to the homelessness minister
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NewsRegulator of Social Housing downgrades three in latest regulatory judgements
The regulator has issued two downgrades for financial viability and one for governance, and confirmed the existing grades of seven housing providers
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NewsSpeed of delivering levelling up projects has ‘not matched expectations’, admits top DLUHC official
First round of Levelling Up Fund spending has been extended to March 2025
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NewsHousing association regulatory fees set to rise 1.5% from April
Regulator for Social Housing could increase fees further in the summer
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NewsGovernment should create £4bn Housing Accelerator Fund, says Housing Forum
The fund would deliver 60,000 new affordable rented homes and more than halve homelessness
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Comment‘Street votes’ can play a big role in urban intensification
The government’s street votes plan can help more people access the benefits of co-design, while achieving better quality and net zero outcomes, writes Ben Derbyshire
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NewsNHF calls for social housing development funding overhaul
New NHF long-term plan says that government funding rules currently act against investment in social housing
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NewsGove launches consultation on mandatory time limits for tackling emergency hazards in social homes
“Awaab’s Law” proposals would see social landlords required to make emergency repairs within 24 hours
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CommentThe revised planning framework is not as bad as feared - but don’t thank Gove
The new national planning policy document will still lead to fewer homes being built, even if some of the most egregious proposals around density and green belt have been watered down, says Joey Gardiner
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NewsBurnham launches consultation on Good Landlord Charter
The Mayor of Greater Manchester says he will not let bad landlords “off the hook” and that 2024 has to be a year of change in the housing sector
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NewsRegulator of Social Housing hires former CIH and Savills policy guru
Abigail Davies joins regulator as it gears up for expanded consumer role
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In FocusWill the government’s biodiversity plans prove a net gain for the housebuilding sector?
From this month, all developments will have to show how they increase biodiversity by 10% in order to receive planning permission. Joey Gardiner looks at whether the policy is a win-win or too much too soon
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NewsHousing Ombudsman signs MoU with new build homes watchdog
The New Homes Ombudsman addresses complaints from freeholders of new build homes “that are not up to scratch”
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NewsGove launches consultation to increase transparency of land trust ownership
The consultation will look at widening access to trust information on overseas entities that own UK land
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NewsOrbit Homes group director joins HBF board
Helen Moore will attend her first board meeting in March
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CommentReflecting on 2023: we are now further from 300,000-home goal
Paul Smith reflects on the key housing policy changes in 2023 and assesses the government’s progress on housing
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CommentWhat housing needs from the election manifestos
As the political parties start to focus on their pledges to the electorate, the housing sector must make the case for a long-term strategy, argues David Orr