All Policy articles – Page 55
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NewsGove replaces Jenrick as housing secretary
Industry reacts with cautious welcome to Michael Gove’s appointment
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NewsDozens of amendments to Building Safety Bill to be debated by MPs
12 changes to existing clauses and 16 new clauses have been proposed by opposition and backbench MPs
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NewsRICS leadership quits after governance scandal
Chief executive, president, governing council chair and management board chair step down as review published
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NewsHomes England appoints 66 developers to £20bn framework
Big names not on the list as full details are revealed
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In FocusHomes England strategic partnerships: How does this round compare to the last?
This week’s allocations by Homes England include developers and ‘for-profits’ for the first time, while omitting some big names
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NewsFull details: Homes England reveals strategic partnership allocations
Housing quango distributes cash to housing associations and ‘for profit’ providers but councils cut out
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NewsMajor associations to shrink affordable build programmes as GLA reveals strategic partners
Details of City Hall’s £3.4bn allocation also reveal threefold increase in grant rate
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NewsStrategic partners allocated £8.6bn from affordable homes programme
Housing ministry says the first part of the £12bn programme will deliver 120,000 homes
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CommentTackling the barriers to housing with care
Andrew Fyfe examines the barriers to delivering adequate amounts of housing with care provision
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In FocusLiverpool defends its status as a city of sensitive regeneration – but Unesco begs to differ
A badge of honour or a certificate not worth the trouble? Liverpool’s loss of its world heritage status has opened a debate about the purpose and value of the designation
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NewsNew housing design tsar criticised for support for PD
Beauty advocate Nicholas Boys Smith accused of piloting “Trojan horse” for planning deregulation
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NewsBidding opens for £150m First Homes pilot
Housebuilders urged to take part in 1,500-home project to test home ownership scheme
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NewsOffice for Place is ‘not Cabe 2’ says government design advisor
Chair of board setting up new body says it is set to take role accrediting new local design codes
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In FocusHow are lenders responding to the government’s EWS1 form announcement?
The government announced last month that EWS1 forms should no longer be required on smaller blocks. But as Carl Brown finds out, there is a wide variety and confusion in lenders’ planned approach
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NewsMortgage lenders need more information before changing EWS1 approach
Most lenders and valuers continue to require assessments on blocks below 18m despite government announcement
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NewsShared ownership grant rate to increase following delivery concern
Move being made to ensure housing associations have appetite to deliver new homes
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NewsModular housebuilder launches with plan for 1,000 homes a year
Steel frame offsite builder CoreHaus set up by partnership between Fusion21 and North-east developer
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NewsFour out of five high street properties ripe for resi conversion
Controversial permitted development conversion rights and new fire safety tests for high rises have come in to force
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NewsJenrick to tighten planning guidance around flood risk
Housing secretary says plans opposed by Environment Agency will be called in for determination
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NewsMPs call for halt to roll out of new PD right
Select committee says wide-ranging new resi conversion right should not be introduced until review undertaken