All Policy articles – Page 68
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NewsJenrick defends planning overhaul from ‘developers’ charter’ claims
Housebuilders will pay higher planning contributions under new system, housing secretary says
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NewsInvest in MMC to prevent post-covid housing shortage, RICS tells government
Body also has harsh words for Jenrick’s PDR reforms
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NewsJenrick sets out far-reaching planning overhaul
Housing secretary says communities will be at heart of new system in which land is zoned for automatic permission
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NewsGovernment allocates £1.3bn for new homes and infrastructure
Funding for 70,000 new homes is part of government’s economic response to covid crisis
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NewsCritics line up against Jenrick’s planning reforms
Riba president tells government to ‘urgently reconsider’ plans while consultants argue they will not offer quick fix
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NewsMayor wants to offer homes to London’s ‘covid heroes’
Sadiq Khan consults on plans to change definition of key workers in wake of coronavirus crisis
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NewsJenrick pushes ahead with zonal planning reform
Development in land designated for ‘growth’ will be automatically permitted, housing secretary says
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NewsIndustry hails Help to Buy extension
Government gives housebuilders an extra two months to finish construction of homes under the scheme
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NewsHelp to Buy extension to be announced
Government will not formally extend scheme – but will give builders more time to complete homes, sources say
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NewsSite managers at Grenfell contractor assumed window insulation was safe
Main contractor’s senior site officials say they did not know combustible material was being used to fill gaps
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In FocusGrenfell Inquiry: What we learnt from Rydon’s second week under scrutiny
Project manager believed firm had been quite thorough in checking work quality; refurbishment director says lack of challenge to design still haunts him
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NewsHomes England to make developers meet diversity criteria
Government housing agency says inclusion commitments will be a pre-condition for place on delivery framework
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NewsDirector at Grenfell contractor ‘haunted’ by lack of challenge to cladding design
Emotional boss says he believed design process had been correctly followed
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Contractor was asked for ‘quick and dirty’ price for tower refurb
Client’s agent emailed firm to find out what price of work might be
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NewsHousebuilder shares rise on rumours of Help to Buy extension
Government declines to confirm or deny report that ministers planning to extend £16bn buyer subsidy
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NewsManager at Grenfell contractor says firm ‘thorough’ in checking work
Main contractor’s final site manager was drafted in after project manager and contracts manager quit
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NewsHousing schemes among winners for post-covid design competition
Winning architects for RIBA-run competition walk away with £2,667 each
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NewsMPs call for 90,000-homes a year social housebuilding programme
Committee says “achievable” target will require funding of nearly £13bn a year
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: What we’ve learned from contractor’s testimony
Evidence from key witnesses at contractor Rydon have shed light on ill-fated tower refurbishment
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NewsProject manager at Grenfell contractor quit over work pressures
Main contractor’s on-site boss left company 14 months into project as schedule began to slip