All Policy articles – Page 50
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NewsUrban Task Force author Richard Rogers dies
Celebrated architect behind Lloyds building was also influential figure in urban thinking and placemaking
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CommentIs the planning system on the brink of collapse?
The government must find a way of making the planning system work better, otherwise it stands no chance of hitting its 300,000-home target, warns Paul Smith
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NewsHousing minister turns down 1,000-home Woking scheme
Plans latest to be refused on design grounds follow Westferry and Brighton Marina decisions
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NewsGovernment mandates 30% cut in carbon for new homes
Revised building regulations mean reducing carbon emissions by a third from this summer
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NewsDevelopment by housing associations drops 20%
Analysis of audited accounts show impact of pandemic on housing association housebuilding
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CommentPlanning policy must better support the provision of care accommodation
The adult social care reform white paper has been published but the proposals won’t be effective unless the planning system supports new residential care provision, including through the regeneration of the High Street, argues Christopher Collett
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In FocusWhere are Help to Buy sales falling fastest?
The steep drop in Help to Buy sales since strictrer new rules have come in is concerning housebuilders. But which areas are most affected?
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NewsDLUHC hits out at RICS over refusal to change EWS1 guidance
Government tells RICS to “work harder” to protect leaseholders from fire safety costs
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NewsSwan fails regulatory test after losing control of development
Essex-based landlord and pioneer of MMC now likely to merge with housing association Orbit
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NewsMPs say housing PDR will ‘unbalance’ high streets
Select committee report finds government had ‘insufficient evidence’ to press ahead with new residential permitted development right
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NewsModular housebuilders form new trade body
Ilke’s Dave Sheridan to lead body to promote offsite housing sector
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NewsIndustry should not have been trusted to build high-rise blocks, government tells Grenfell inquiry
Housing department lawyer said public trust in construction firms had been “misplaced and abused”
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NewsConcealing cladding dangers ‘one of the major scandals of our time’, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Inquiry told that coalition government allowed itself to become the “junior partner” to the construction industry in a drive to cut red tape
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NewsKhan warns housing projects may be scrapped if TFL funding solution not found
London mayor raises prospects of schemes totalling 60,000 homes being shelved
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NewsNew Help to Buy ‘unviable’ in many parts of the country, housebuilders warn
Home Builders’ Federation raises concern about impact of new eligibility criteria on flagship government scheme
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NewsEvery council must approve ‘four to five’ more large schemes each year
Planning consultant estimates how much more new land required by developers to hit government build targets
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NewsAudit MPs scathing over green homes grant
Public accounts committee ‘not convinced’ that business department grasps full scale of the scheme’s failure
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In FocusEight things you should know about Lisa Nandy and housing
Wigan MP Lisa Nandy has the formidable task of shadowing Michael Gove, but what do we know about her and her views on housing?
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NewsLisa Nandy named shadow housing secretary in Labour reshuffle
Wigan MP to lead on housing policy
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NewsGove says government will legislate for ‘street votes’
Housing secretary tells MPs that plan for suburban densification is a ‘triple whammy’ of good news