All Policy articles – Page 59
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Lenders sign up to mortgage guarantee scheme
However, fears raised that new-build properties will be excluded from government-backed loans
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Minister backs Tory think-tank call for more planning reform
Housing minister supports report proposing planning permissions be replaced by “delivery contracts”
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Call for stricter green building standards
Professionals warn government proposed Future Buildings Standard contains ‘significant shortcomings’
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Stephen Kinsella: ‘How much further do we go?’
Homes England’s land and development boss says change is coming around MMC and procurement, in the second part of our exclusive interview
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Housing association difficulties give developers affordable housing ‘opportunity’
Homes England director says ‘depth’ of different providers will ensure delivery of Affordable Homes Programme
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Affordable sector drives up February housebuilding output
Official figures show that ‘public sector’ housebuilding shot up 13.5% in February
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Stephen Kinsella: ‘These are natural conversations to have’
In the first of a two-part interview, Homes England’s chief land and development officer talks about where he thinks the organisation might be heading
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Homes England considering tough new green building standards
Housing quango director says ‘live conversation’ is underway about bringing in energy efficiency rules
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Bidding opens for Homes England’s strategic partnership programme
Private developers and councils will have a chance for bid for affordable housing funding for the first time
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Khan sets out raft of housing pledges in election manifesto
London mayor eyes City Hall development arm to deliver affordable homes and “first refusal” on TfL sites suitable for housing
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Government abandons plan to raise affordable housing threshold
Housing ministry reverses on proposal that only very large schemes need provide affordable homes
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Homes England to introduce 990-year leases for shared-ownership
Reforms will also give “right to extend” to existing leaseholders where landlord is the freeholder
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Challenge to South Oxfordshire’s 23,550-home plan hits buffers
High Court rejects judicial review bid against controversial local development plan “forced through” by housing secretary Robert Jenrick
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Critics brand PD rights expansion a ‘disaster’
Planners, developers and designers line up against new resi conversion right
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Jenrick confirms huge expansion of high street PD rights
Housing secretary allows conversion of wide range of premises to homes without planning permission
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MPs join call for extra care housing task force
Parliamentarians join charities and trade bodies in writing letter to the PM
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Construction sites to keep extended working hours until autumn
Measures introduced last May allow jobs to stay open until 9pm
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Planning hiatus expected as virtual committees to end
Government confirms it will not extend emergency covid powers which have allowed councils to hold planning committees online
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Redfern ‘no regrets’ over Taylor Wimpey’s lockdown shutdown
Chief executive tells Housing Today he took an ’honest decision’ in 2020 to close sites, despite financial impact on business
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Senior Homes England figure quits to run design charity Public Practice
Departure of Pooja Agrawal follows appointment of charity’s current boss as Malmo city architect