All Policy articles – Page 16
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NewsGove planning reforms would be ditched on day one of Labour government
Party outlines stance as industry gives its verdict on housing secretary’s revised NPPF
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In FocusKey takeaways from Gove’s big planning speech
Daniel Gayne looks at what the secretary of state’s new planning policy could mean for the housing sector - and what you might have missed in his speech
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NewsNumber of people in temporary accommodation up 14%
The rate of homelessness in England has increased from 1 in 208 in 2022, to 1 in 182 this year
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NewsGove rules out changes to nutrient neutrality laws before next election
The secretary of state for housing blamed Labour for “thwarting” his bid to tackle nutrient rules blocking development
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NewsNew development corporation 'to lead construction of 150,000 new homes in Cambridge'
Gove outlines vision for city in major planning speech
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NewsGove outlines changes to rules on shared ownership grant funding
Registered providers will be allowed to use recycled grant funding to “buy back” homes with building safety issues
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NewsGove officially waters down housing targets
Gove vows to “root out” councils “gaming the system” as he unveils long-awaited National Planning Policy Framework
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NewsGovernment releases an additional £1.25bn for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
The additional SHDF funding has been announced as part of £6bn for energy efficiency measures for 2025-2028
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NewsDLUHC targets 8,000 new homes through latest £80m brownfield funding pot
Local authorities encouraged to bid for funds to bring derelict sites back into use as part of government’s ‘brownfield first’ strategy
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NewsGove summons five housing associations for a meeting over maladministration findings
The secretary of state has written another batch of 10 letters to housing associations, on the back of severe maladministration findings
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NewsRegulator of Social Housing publishes guidance on Tenant Satisfaction Measures
RSH will evaluate TSM requirements for providers with fewer than 1,000 homes following voluntary pilot
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NewsGovernment should create ‘flying squad’ of viability experts for section 106 deals, report says
Centre for London report says viability experts are needed in complex s106 negotiations
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NewsBerkeley halts investment in new development due to planning and regulation concerns
Housebuilder to focus instead on “financial strength” in “volatile and unsupportive” operating environment
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CommentWhy do we keep missing the government’s housing delivery target?
The housing market is not dysfunctional, it is the planning system that is holding back development, writes Paul Smith
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator appoints interim as permanent head
Philip White will continue in role he has been in since April
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator aims to assess four in 10 occupied higher-risk buildings by 2026
New regulator publishes its first strategic plan, setting out a three-year ‘roadmap’ for action
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CommentMoney in the autumn statement was in short supply – but ministers do have tools now to boost development
Jeremy Hunt’s ‘autumn statement’ offered thin gruel for housing but there are reasons to be optimistic, writes Paul Smith
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CommentThe autumn statement showed housing has been pushed to the periphery
If we are really going for growth housing should have been front and centre of Hunt’s announcements, but it was anything but, writes Paul Hackett
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NewsAutumn statement 2023 coverage all in one place
Housing Today’s coverage of the Autumn Statement all in one place
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NewsAutumn statement: LHA rate increase welcomed amid ‘absence’ of housebuilding and decarbonisation measures
Housing sector figures say the Government needs to help “get builders building” and support housing providers with decarbonising stock