All Policy articles – Page 17
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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
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NewsChancellor raises Local Housing Allowance rates in autumn statement
Local Housing Allowance increased for the first time since 2020
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NewsHunt announces £110m nutrient mitigation fund to ‘unlock 40,000 homes’
Extension of affordable homes guarantee scheme and low borrowing rates for councils also confirmed
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NewsGove’s leasehold reform could make housing more unaffordable, says report
Longer leases and scrapping ‘marriage value’ premium could lead to 10% surge in prices on short leasehold stock, warns study by Bayes Business School and Knight Frank
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CommentHow the chancellor can support SME housebuilders in the Autumn Statement
Jeremy Hunt should consider targeted help to boost smaller housing developers this week and there are two things he should do, argues David Cracklen
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In FocusCan the new housing minister make a difference before the election?
The past nine housing ministers have come and gone in the time it takes to get a large project to site, says Joey Gardiner. So what are the chances that the latest incumbent in the role can do what is required to pick the industry up off the floor?
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In FocusUK housebuilding recession: How much worse is it going to get?
With little prospect of a rapid reduction in interest rates to spur a recovery, many in the industry are now just looking to “survive until ’25”. Joey Gardiner looks at the prospects for residential developers doing so.
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CommentFar from being under threat, the green belt is actually growing
We must loudly and repeatedly explain that the green belt is a tool for managing growth, not a kitemark of quality, writes Paul Smith
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CommentThe King’s Speech was a deep disappointment for the housing sector
Tuesday was an opportunity for the government to affirm housing’s role in a prosperous society. It came up short, writes Geeta Nanda.
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CommentThe three main parties have targets of 300,000 homes a year or more – but how serious are they?
Labour, Conservatives and the Lib Dems have all announced ambitious goals, but how can they be met? asks Barratt boss David Thomas
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CommentStarmer’s housing pledges must be backed up with realistic plans
Labour has put housing at the top of its agenda with its ambitious housing policy programme, but the party would have much to do
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CommentNotions of 'beauty' should not be too prominent in our planning system
Beauty in design is important but so are lots of other factors, argues Ben Derbyshire
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NewsGove’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill becomes law
Flagship legislation to overhaul planning receives Royal Assent