All Policy articles – Page 68
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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
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NewsPermitted development report author criticises PD expansion
UCL academic says PD homes come at the cost of “really poor quality housing”
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Contractor admits team needed more design expertise
Former boss also quizzed on ‘cheap, incompetent subcontractors’ comments and claim one firm was ‘too good’ for the job
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NewsJenrick tells MPs his decision to speed up Westferry approval was ‘perfectly fair’
Housing secretary fast-tracked decision to help developer avoid £50m charge
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NewsLondon’s covid taskforce calls for direct MMC investment
Call from group reporting to mayor Sadiq Khan follows demand for £5bn of extra cash
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NewsGrenfell contractor ‘didn’t know’ selected cladding had inferior fire-safety rating
Rydon unaware Reynobond cassettes eventually used on tower had ‘significantly worse’ test results than fixed-panel counterparts
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NewsGrenfell contractor hid full extent of cladding savings from client
Rydon’s bid for the job alleged to have been £212k too low because of a pricing mistake
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NewsTwo years in prison for flouting building regs, says safety bill
Draft Building Safety Bill confirms plans for new building safety regulator and new sanctions for breaches