All Policy articles – Page 38
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NewsKhan raises concern over ‘urgent’ power network issues holding up development
London mayor says government has turned down request for meeting over capacity problem stalling ‘thousands’ of homes in west London
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NewsDLUHC to raise minimum accessibility standard for new homes
Rules around accessibility to be strengthened following consultation
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CommentWe need clarity on the Infrastructure Levy
The government’s plan to scrap the section 106 and community infrastructure levy and replace it with a general levy raises some fundamental questions, writes Ian Fletcher
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NewsChief planner admits no immediate impact from nutrient relief package
Joanna Averley letter to planners says government measures will reduce pollution at source but councils must continue with planning hiatus for now
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NewsDame Margaret Beckett backs A Fair Deal for Housing
Labour heavyweight says lack of housing is one “of the greatest problems’ facing the country
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NewsLLDC enters JV with Ballymore to build 1,200 homes
Olympic legacy body undertakes first joint venture to allow it to drive pace of development
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CommentWe need a long-term strategy so we can agree on what good looks like
We must deliver 300,000 homes a year but we also need an easily understood, national housing plan, argues David Orr
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CommentMinisters must take long-term, difficult decisions to boost housebuilding
Ministers can secure A Fair Deal for Housing by limiting house price inflation, reforming housing taxation and using compulsory purchase powers to capture land value uplift for affordable housing, writes Matthew Bailes
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NewsTruss vows to remove planning constraints and create more ‘Bournvilles’
Odds-on favourite to be PM to set out deregulatory investment zone plan to create new towns
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NewsGovernment’s nutrient mitigation scheme ‘years away’
Natural England will not even begin tender process for national offsetting mechanism until the autumn
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In FocusSunak v Truss: their track records on housing
And then there were two..Emily Twinch looks at what the remaining contenders for number 10 have said about housing and what they have done for the industry to date.
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NewsGovernment unveils major nutrient neutrality assistance package
Housebuilders say plans to develop offsetting solution and upgrade waterworks by 2030 falls short
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NewsMPs call for affordable supply boost to help housing quality problem
Committee also demands introduction of specific regeneration funding for affordable housing
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NewsLondon to double council housing target
Sadiq Khan pledges to start work on 20,000 new council homes by 2024
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NewsHomes England misses all five housing delivery targets for 2021/22
Government agency blames labour and materials shortages as it undershoots targets by as much as 37%
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NewsNHF boss warns MPs new infrastructure levy may hit affordable homes delivery
Kate Henderson says section 106 replacement needs to ensure homes can be built in low-value areas
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NewsTory leadership candidate pledges to ditch 300k housing target
Foreign secretary Liz Truss said “Whitehall-inspired” housing targets were “Stalinist”
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NewsBanks agree to lend on properties with defects if remediation plan in place
Housing secretary Greg Clark welcomes move to unlock the lending market.
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CommentHousing desperately needs long term strategy
As the housing development sector backs Housing Today’s A Fair Deal for Housing project, Colm Lacey argues for a new strategy to make the delivery of affordable housing more certain and commercially attractive.
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NewsClark presses on with £3bn fire safety levy on housebuilders
New housing secretary rules out U-turn on controversial levy to pay for ‘orphaned’ blocks