Gove intervenes on London Plan to boost housing delivery
2024-03-18T10:30:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval
The housing secretary has told London mayor Sadiq Khan that the plan is holding back housebuilding in the capital.
Peter Bill on Labour’s new housing gameplan
2024-03-14T10:57:00+00:00By Peter Bill
Guardian 9 March: Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet will meet top civil servants in Whitehall before Easter as Labour prepares to form the next government. That post-Easter conversation imagined: Treasury mandarin to DLUHC permanent secretary Sarah Healey: “Anything we need to worry about?”
Government to stop councils keeping 100% of Right to Buy receipts
2024-03-13T10:22:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval
Right to buy funds have reportedly contributed £180m to £200m to councils’ housing budget each year.
What does the future hold for Russian-owned assets in the UK?
2024-03-13T00:00:00+00:00By Jamie Bennett-Ness
Government is under pressure to seize these assets and put them to good use.
Why Help to Buy must be resurrected
2024-03-13T17:29:00+00:00By Vernon Pethard
While the chancellor delivered several welcome tax cuts in the Spring Budget, there was a disappointing absence of support pledged for prospective homebuyers.
Dame Kate Barker to lead commission into England’s housing shortage
2024-03-08T09:44:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval
The working party will focus on four issues connected to residential development.
DLUHC launches consultation on accelerating planning
2024-03-07T16:37:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval
The department will seek views on new performance measures and extensions of time.
Westminster sets out retrofit and affordable houses policy
2024-03-05T18:13:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval
Under the proposed rules, developers would be required to explore retrofitting options before demolition.
Is Gove’s brownfield future plan simply a blast from the past?
2024-02-22T00:00:00+00:00By Tim Clark
Critics say brownfield-first principle is old-hat and wider housebuilding strategy is needed.