All Policy articles – Page 32
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CommentNew affordable housing needs to be part of Sunak’s economic solution
The housing association sector can help spear economic recovery, but it needs the government to be active partners once again, writes Geeta Nanda
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Barrister closes hearings with attack on ‘buck-passing’ firms
Final day of inquiry sessions after four years of hearings
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NewsRowley confirmed as minister for building safety
Former housing minister appointed to building safety and local government brief
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NewsSunak pledges to reduce say of ‘distant bureaucrats’ in planning
But prime minister stops short of backing backbencher’s call to remove centrally-set local housing targets from levelling up bill
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CommentWhy now may be a good time to make property taxation fairer
Jeremy Hunt should look at balancing the burden between mortgage borrowers and the equity-rich, argues Yolande Barnes
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: cladding manufacturer Arconic hits back at criticism
Firm hits back at suggestions that its British Board of Agrement certificate for its ACM panels was misleading
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NewsNew housing minister vows to reduce planning delays
Lucy Frazer promises to simplify planning system in first speech as housing minister
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NewsGrenfell survivors’ lawyer describes ‘rogues gallery’ of firms accountable for fire
Closing statements to inquiry continue throughout this week.
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In FocusCapital ambitions: Why Nigel Wilson is persisting with L&G’s huge housing push
Chief executive Nigel Wilson tells Joey Gardiner why not all of L&G’s investments have worked out so far - but why he remains optimistic that they will
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NewsConfusion as ‘housing minister’ says he has local government brief
Department refuses to confirm that Lucy Frazer is to be named as fifth housing minister this year in place of Lee Rowley
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NewsIndustry welcomes review of PM’s ‘nimby’ housing pledges
Rishi Sunak had promised Tory members he would tighten green belt rules and introduce ’use it or lose it’ powers on developers
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CommentHow Sunak can boost affordable housing without spending (much) cash
As Rishi Sunak eyes up to £50bn of cuts, Tonia Secker & Paul McDermott outline ways he can keep affordable housing development and retrofitting going through alternatives to higher grant
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In FocusCan HAs keep development going as the rest of the market slows?
Thanks to subsidy, housing associations have typically carried on building through a downturn as the volume housebuilders slow down. But, there is now scepticism about whether they can do so this time around
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NewsMortgage lenders join calls for green home stamp duty cut
UK Finance says government needs total ’policy reset’ to deliver Net Zero homes commitment
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CommentOn planning reform it’s back to where we were – but the politics has changed
The economy and state of opinion polls for the Conservatives mean we should only expect planning reforms that can be effective quickly, writes Paul Smith
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NewsMichael Gove confirms 300k homes a year target still in place
Housing secretary hints at reworking of local housing targets and puts Investment Zones policy under review
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NewsDLUHC warns housebuilders to sign cladding pledge contracts ‘very soon’
Department says it will “not accept any backsliding” over housebuilders’ tower blocks fire safety promise as it finalises revised contracts
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NewsSadiq Khan threatens to withdraw funding from underperforming associations
Mayor of London says he will pause or withdraw grant for development from providers who are non-compliant with regulatory standards
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NewsRowley re-appointed as housing minister
Rowley returns to housing brief and Lucy Frazer joins ministerial team
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NewsTruss planning reforms ‘set to be ditched’
Reports suggest Rishi Sunak is planning to drop reforms announced in the mini-Budget last month.