Residential planning & policy

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  Annual housing supply plummets 11% to lowest level in five years

  2021-11-26T13:25:00+00:00By Mitchell Labiak

  Annual housing supply has plummeted 11% to its lowest level in five years – with the government blaming the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  Homes England struggles to track MMC completions KPI

  2021-11-16T14:03:00+00:00By Anviksha Patel

  Homes England has admitted that it is struggling to track the number of homes completed using modern methods of construction (MMC) – despite it being one of the organisation’s key performance indicators (KPIs).

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  Only one quarter of cladding removal fund registrations successful

  2021-11-12T10:18:00+00:00By Mitchell Labiak

  Just one in four registrations from the private sector to the cladding removal fund have been successful, according to the latest government figures.

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  Government releases £624m tranche of infrastructure funding

  2021-11-08T10:52:00+00:00By Anviksha Patel

  Housebuilders will be able to apply for a share of a £624m loan scheme to help improve services and transport links, and overhaul brownfield sites.

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  More housing questions than answers in the latest Budget

  2021-11-04T00:00:00+00:00By Adam Branson

  Housing experts welcome some of chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcements but raise concerns over RPDT.

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  ​Urban Village gets go-ahead for next step in Birmingham redevelopment

  2021-11-04T16:18:00+00:00By Bradley Gerrard

  The next phase in a major Birmingham redevelopment project has been approved by the city’s planners, paving the way for a significant mixed-use project.

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  Pincher promises to “remove barriers” to later-living development

  2021-11-03T16:13:00+00:00By Anviksha Patel

  Housing minister Christopher Pincher has promised to “identify and remove” barriers facing developers of later-living schemes.

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  Serious Fraud Office closes probe into North West property developments

  2021-10-27T13:55:00+01:00By Mitchell Labiak

  The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has closed its probe into three high-profile property developments in the North West due to “insufficient evidence to support a prosecution”.

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  Aberdeen affordable homes go ahead after Holyrood rejects intervention

  2021-10-27T13:20:00+01:00By Anviksha Patel

  A housing scheme in Aberdeen providing more than 200 affordable homes has been given planning after it was referred back to the local council by the Scottish government.

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