All Policy articles – Page 60
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NewsTaylor Wimpey and Countryside threatened with court action over leasehold scandal
Competition watchdog pledges action unless firms remove “doubling” ground rent clauses
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NewsGovernment suffers Lords defeat on leaseholder liability for repairs
House of Lords votes to reinsert amendment protecting leaseholders from cladding costs
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NewsGovernment extends evictions ban again
Landlord groups reiterate call for support to help tenants avoid homelessness crisis when ban ends
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone demands bungalow renaissance
Retirement housebuilder calls for planning reforms to encourage bungalows amid post-pandemic spike in demand
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NewsHomes England names sites for six-year MMC study
Homes England to write annual report on progress of 1,800 homes
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NewsRICS sets out new EWS1 form guidance
Move designed to free up housing market by exempting flat blocks without cladding from need for fire assessment
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In FocusInterview: Stephen Teagle on boosting output at Vistry Partnerships
Partnerships boss has ambitions to ramp up number of homes delivered a year, as well as concerns over planning reforms and construction capacity
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NewsUnsold housing association stock falls amid ‘record’ sales
Latest regulator’s report shows development activity returned to pre-pandemic level late in 2020
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NewsPrices fell in February, says Halifax
Mortgage lender reports slight reduction in prices in ‘softer’ 2021 housing market
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NewsBudget housing measures ‘will drive up prices’
OBR says stamp duty extension will prompt price rise, while experts fear similar impact from mortgage guarantee
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NewsChancellor reveals taskforce to boost MMC
Budget documents reveal creation of £10m body to drive adoption of offsite housebuilding
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NewsHousebuilder shares surge after stamp duty surprise
Chancellor uses budget to extend tax holiday for some purchases until September
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NewsIndustry awaits stamp duty news in Sunak’s second budget
Extension to current holiday expected alongside tax rises as chancellor tries to claw back cost of covid
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NewsSunak to launch mortgage guarantee scheme
Chancellor to use Budget to unveil policy to support 95% LTV mortgages
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NewsGovernment defeats rebels over Fire Safety Bill
Backbench attempt to protect leaseholders from costs of fire safety work voted down
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NewsMarket alone won’t solve housing crisis, says former PM advisor
Grenfell and pandemic may have brought us to a ‘Beveridge moment’, says Tory MP
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NewsGovernment faces fire safety bill rebellion
Conservative backbench amendment aims to make sure leaseholders do not pay cladding repair costs
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NewsSunak to agree three-month stamp duty extension
Newspaper reports suggest chancellor to use budget to lengthen holiday on duty for properties under £500k
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NewsHomes England steps in to unlock stalled Yorkshire sites
Housing quango to buy schemes in Harrogate for more than 800 homes