All Policy articles – Page 75
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NewsGovernment to review flooding insurance for homes
Insurance industry exec Amanda Blanc to chair review following claims 70,000 new home owners cannot access insurance
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NewsHousing secretary under pressure over ‘second home’ trip
Robert Jenrick justifies 100-mile trip by claiming Herefordshire property is his family home
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NewsKerslake calls on government to consider Help to Buy extension
Former head of the civil service says the government should also look at increasing grant rates in response to covid crisis
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NewsArchitects campaign to stop CLT ban
Group of housing designers call on government to rethink “combustibles ban” so it allows use of structural timber
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NewsGLA pledges London housing recovery plan
Deputy mayor for housing Tom Copley promises to get London building at “pace and scale” once safe to do so
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NewsFour-fifths of UK housebuilding work halted
Analysis by estate agent Savills finds schemes capable of delivering 193,000 homes stopped in wake of covid-19 crisis
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NewsStarmer appoints Labour shadow housing minister
Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire named after incumbent John Healey moved to defence role
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NewsScottish government bans housebuilding
Holyrood publishes list of “essential” construction work which makes clear housebuilding should cease during pandemic
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NewsHomes England working up covid-19 support package
Chief executive of housing quango says he will listen to sector first and not “rush to judgement”
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NewsConstruction leaders backtrack on 2m site rule
The Construction Leadership Council reverts to the government’s ‘where possible’ distancing guidance
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NewsConstruction expert brought in to get re-cladding done during crisis
Dr David Hancock and Faithful + Gould brought in to project manage replacement of dangerous cladding during covid-19 pandemic
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NewsHalf a billion pound annual cost of new fire safety regime
Government estimate published yesterday alongside outline of new Post-Grenfell safety regime for high rise blocks
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NewsNew fire safety regime to cover more buildings
All resi buildings above six storeys will now be covered by new regulator, while buildings above 11m will need sprinklers
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NewsScottish government acts on planning disruption
Move to extend planning permissions in response to covid-19 will increase pressure on UK government to do likewise
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NewsMinisters consider calls to help industry post-covid-19
Housebuilders lobbying for extension to length of existing planning permissions and Help to Buy boost
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NewsSafety fears as repair work stops on Bellway fire block
MP calls on housing secretary to intervene as Bellway staff down tools at Barking Riverside scheme amid covid-19 crisis
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NewsConstruction lockdown could last six months
Deputy chief medical officer speaks after publication of government guidance on construction sites
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CommentA long road back from here
Four days on from the PM’s ‘lockdown’ announcement and the industry is on its back. Keeping hold of staff will be vital to recovery.
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NewsFormer Tory MP appointed special advisor on Grenfell
Boris Johnson stands down Grenfell taskforce and gives Nick Hurd key role
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NewsRedrow to furlough staff and start closing all sites
Housebuilder to shut sites with immediate effect while seeking government-backed loans to support it through shutdown