All Policy articles – Page 28
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Infrastructure levy could “severely undermine” affordable housing delivery, warns NHF boss
Kate Henderson calls on Michael Gove to offer greater protections for affordable housing
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Lords to investigate impact of green regulations on development
House of Lords committee to put operation of Biodiversity Net Gain, neutrient neutrality and habitats regulations under the microscope
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JRF calls on government to buy up stalled sites
Charity predicts collapse in housing market if government does not act to turn schemes into social housing
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Churchill boss hits out at government ‘blackmail’ over cladding costs
Spencer McCarthy says current administration is ‘anti-housebuilder’ and ‘anti-development’
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Leading ‘for-profit’ landlord in talks over funding stock retrofit programmes
Initiative from L&G Affordable Homes comes as provider given top grades by the regulator
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Can ‘for-profit’ providers rescue affordable housebuilding?
With traditional RPs increasingly constrained by stock condition problems, does the new breed of ’for profit’ housing associations provide the answer for social housing new build?
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Michael Gove’s constituency council latest to delay local plan work
Surrey Heath among two more councils to pause local plan progress citing NPPF reforms
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Comment
Risk and responsibility: unpicking the first post-Grenfell court decisions
Recent High Court decisions suggest contractors will struggle to successfully challenge the costs of an implemented and effective remedial cladding solution
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Comment
What Gove’s Responsible Actors scheme is likely to mean for building safety
The housing secretary has given housebuilders six weeks to sign a remediation contract or be blocked from trading. Charis Beverton and Bora Mina look at the legal questions this raises.
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Rachel Maclean confirmed as housing minister
Former Sunak Treasury aide and Andy Street ally appointed following departure of housing minister Lucy Frazer
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Lucy Frazer to step down as housing minister
Frazer’s promotion to culture secretary means industry in line for sixth housing minister in 12 months
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MPs launch inquiry into government planning U-turn
Levelling Up committee to look at consultation on national planning policy which followed Gove’s backroom housing targets deal
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Ministers must intervene to stop a prolonged dip in affordable housing supply
It feels like we are on the cusp of a downturn in affordable housing delivery, but the government has the tools to prevent if from happening, argues Paul Hackett
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Housing associations downgraded amid fears over development exposure
Moodys says financial position of 13 housing associations weakened, with market sales risk highlighted
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Vistry latest to signal intent to sign cladding contract
Housebuilder joins Barratt and Persimmon but major builders Berkeley, Taylor Wimpey and Bellway are still to commit
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Barratt and Persimmon to sign cladding contract after government backs down on terms
Recent negotiations have seen Michael Gove agree to tighten scope of contract around JVs and limit betterment liability
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Planning overhaul will merely entrench the ‘no development’ status quo
The government’s proposed new national planning policy fails to provide for an adequate supply of homes and is a dereliction of duty, writes Paul Smith
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Government extends Help to Buy build deadline
Housing minister responds to pressure by giving builders until 17 March to finish homes bought under support scheme
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DLUHC launches plan for UK-wide MMC standard
Government department commissions British Standards Institution to create standard to raise quality of offsite homes
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South west council to require all homes to be net zero
Bath says new resi developments will have to go beyond building regs requirements and generate energy needs on site