All Policy articles – Page 49
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CommentHow do we make our towns and cities denser?
Densification of housing can drive productivity and growth in our suburbs, argues Paul Smith
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In FocusCan Gove really ‘go after’ developers for £4bn of cladding costs?
The housing secretary’s decision to protect leaseholders of flats with fire safety problems by ‘going after’ housebuilders and developers looks set to change the legal landscape
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News‘Blocked’ later living downsizers hold £516bn in equity
More than four million older people would consider moving, poll by McCarthy Stone and YouGov finds
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NewsTory district council latest to pause local plan work
Councillors in Mid Sussex decide to pause plan work in light of uncertainty over government planning reforms
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NewsCladding manufacturers must pay into fund or face ban, Gove says
Housing secretary says cladding and insultation sector must contribute ‘significant portion’ of remediation costs
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NewsCommittee to probe whether cladding costs should fall on housebuilders alone
Clive Betts tells Housing Today new inquiry will consider whether responsibility for £4bn bill should be widened
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NewsDevelopers tell Gove others must contribute to £4bn cladding levy
Housebuilders promise to “engage constructively” after crunch meeting with Michael Gove
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into Gove’s building safety funding plan
Committee calls for industry submissions on proposed £4bn housebuilder levy
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NewsBallymore pulls docklands tower scheme due to fire safety concerns
Scheme of 52-storeys withdrawn from planning as fears raised over single staircase design
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NewsLondon mayor calls for temporary visa scheme for construction workers
Sadiq Khan warns shortages could hit housing plans
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NewsRICS set to overhaul property valuation rules following review
Stricter guidelines to be implemented following concern over independence of valuers
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CommentA truly participatory planning system would deliver better housing outcomes
Ben Derbyshire writes about the need for more community involvement in planning and the important role civic societies can play in this
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NewsFresh guide to external wall assessments published
BSI produces government-backed fire safety guide aimed at replacing Consolidated Advice Note
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CommentDoes Gove’s £4bn cladding levy mark the start of an anti-development era?
Unable to get more Treasury funding, the secretary of state has found a convenient punch bag and housebuilders could be left reeling for years
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NewsRICS to review valuation impact following Gove’s speech
Withdrawal of government advice note prompts RICS to look ‘carefully’ at impact with stakeholders
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NewsGove to ‘go after’ developers not complying with post-Grenfell safety rules
Housing secretary to ‘expose and pursue’ firms to remediate unsafe homes
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NewsHousebuilder shares tank on announcement of £4bn cladding levy
Value of UK listed housebuilders falls by around £1bn in early trading as government outlines further contributions
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In FocusIs working from home driving a planning system crisis?
With growing evidence to support the idea that the functioning of the planning system has fallen to its lowest-ever ebb, developers are pointing the finger at the switch to remote working by local authorities
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NewsLords committee calls for increased fees to tackle planning ‘crisis’
Wide-ranging report into meeting housing demand proposes charging developers more to process applications
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CommentThe Tottenham experiment: a template for unlocking intensification?
As ministers look at ideas that can boost surburban densification with the support of local communities, Ben Southwood argues an experiment in Tottenham may provide a useful model