All Policy articles – Page 61
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NewsHousing ministry to set up Wolverhampton HQ
Housing secretary says Wolverhampton move will put decision-makers closer to regional voices
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NewsCouncils and ‘for-profits’ to sign long-term affordable housing deals
Details of ‘strategic partnerships’ programme confirm expansion to deliver thousands of homes
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In FocusThe housing ombudsman and its consumer protection challenge
Critics say the new ‘independent’ regulator is anything but, and has been set up to repeat mistakes of the past. Joey Gardiner talks to key players to find out what is at stake
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NewsChurch calls for urgent cross-party housing strategy
Landmark report says Church of England must re-use its own land for affordable housing
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NewsGovernment commits to publish OxCam Arc plan next year
Reports had suggested spatial plan for one-million home growth belt had been put back to 2024
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NewsJenrick backs £34bn suburb redevelopment plan
Housing secretary supports Policy Exchange call for streets to grant themselves permission to redevelop
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NewsHousebuilders hail Help to Buy extension
Housing ministry confirms home buyer support scheme extended by two months
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NewsRental evictions ban extended again
Landlord groups say government help needed to protect sector
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CommentGreen Homes Grant fiasco highlights lack of national retrofit programme
The failure to properly fund domestic retrofit puts a national programme further out of reach
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NewsHopes government-backed professional indemnity will ease cladding bottleneck
Initiative to help surveyors unable to obtain insurance to sign off EWS1 fire safety forms
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CommentJenrick’s new developer levies are no easy answer to cladding crisis
Support from developers for the levies will surely splinter when detail emerges
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NewsGovernment to claw back unspent Green Homes Grant funding
Just 5% of a £1.5bn retrofit fund has been spent in four months with two months left to spend the remaining 95%
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NewsDevelopers respond to anouncement of £2bn cladding taxes
Government warned that measures to solve building safety crisis could have unintended consequences
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NewsJenrick slammed over £3.5bn cladding fund announcement
Campaigners allege ‘betrayal’ as new money will only cover buildings higher than six storeys, with others forced to take out loans
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NewsRedrow to trial infrared heating to beat gas boiler ban
Housebuilder says it will look at national rollout to meet new regulations from 2025
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NewsJenrick poised to announce £5bn cladding fund
Press reports say housing secretary also considering £2bn developer levy
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NewsThree housebuilders appointed to help form new housing ombudsman
Just one consumer champion appointed to 10-strong board tasked with setting up regulator
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In FocusWill Sunak heed pressure to extend stamp duty cut?
A long extension to the stamp duty holiday would be popular with the industry, but might not solve many problems
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NewsGovernment to announce new cladding plans ‘very shortly’
Housing minister declines to detail new policy, amid reports multi-billion pound fund being considered
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NewsLondon Plan finally adopted
Mayor Sadiq Khan approves much altered document four years after starting work on it