All Housing articles – Page 5
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Features
The Grenfell Inquiry’s final report: what to look out for
The Grenfell Inquiry will present its conclusions next Wednesday more than seven years after the fire. Here’s a summary of the evidence the inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick has had to unpick
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PLP’s Westferry Printworks scheme approved for the third time
Council gives backing to 1,300-home Isle of Dogs development four years after it was engulfed in a political scandal
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Rayner sets up ‘accelerator’ team of officials to boost development on 200 stalled sites
MHLCG believes 300,000 homes can be built across large sites
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Remediation of unsafe cladding on 2,300 residential buildings yet to start
The latest government data reveals there are 4,613 residential buildings 11m and over with unsafe cladding
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Watkin Jones to build tallest residential building in Scotland
The student housing developer has received planning permission to deliver a 36-storey, 784-bed development in Glasgow
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Comment
Partnerships and location are key to success of government’s new towns ambitions
New town developments have had mixed results in the past and there are lessons to be learnt. Four essential factors should be considered if this latest initiative is to work, says Oliver Steele
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Dozens of consultants appointed to £2bn housing framework
G15 housing association Hyde names winners on four-year deal
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Comment
Take these steps now – and be ready for procurement reform
Contractors need to prepare for the introduction of the Procurement Act in October. Here’s how, says Jane Brighouse
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Allies & Morrison unveils plans for overhaul of National Crime Agency HQ
Developer releases first images of proposals for major residential scheme on Vauxhall site
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Birmingham approves 37-storey tower next to row of ‘rare and significant’ grade II-listed villas
Councillors give 462-home scheme the nod despite Historic England objection
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Developer cuts affordable housing on 19-tower Lewisham scheme after being hit by £25m railway station bill
Renewal Group’s 3,500-home Surrey Canal Triangle masterplan includes station originally set to be funded by the government
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Comment
Will Labour’s proposed planning changes help to deliver more homes?
This week has been dominated by housing policy including a new towns task force and proposals to build more homes in more places including the green belt. Thomas Lane assesses what implications the proposals may have for new housing supply
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Kate Barker says housing market is worse today than it was 20 years ago
New Barker housing commission has sent initial recommendations from its housing supply review to housing minister
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Comment
In the rush to build 1.5 million homes how do we safeguard quality?
Starmer’s government wants to build at a speed and scale not seen since the 1970s, sadly the building spurts of the past resulted in homes of dubious quality
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Government launches Skills England initiative and brings in former Co-op boss to head it
Government says initiative introduced to reduce reliance on overseas workers amid industry concern about skills capacity
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New government sets out plans for housing and infrastructure in first King’s Speech
Legislation aiming to speed up approvals among 35 new draft bills
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Planning reform expected to be at heart of today’s King’s Speech
Labour to outline its policy priorities with more than 35 draft bills
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Plans submitted for £1.7bn redevelopment of Edgware town centre
Ballymore and Places for London table 3,365-home proposals on shopping centre site
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Berkeley forced to redesign another high-rise residential scheme
Developer hit by second staircases requirements on a major London high rise scheme for the second time in a month
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Labour removes ‘levelling up’ from department and ministerial titles
DLUHC to be return to former name MHCLG as Angela Rayner describes phrase as a “gimmick”