All Levelling up articles
-
NewsQ&A: Homes England CEO Denton on shifting focus towards regeneration
Chief executive Peter Denton talks about the agency’s response to a DLUHC review and its new five-year strategic plan.
-
NewsDLUHC calls for evidence on jointly owned leasehold properties
The call comes as the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill passes its second House of Lords reading.
-
NewsLevelling-up committee launches inquiry into housebuying and selling
The committee will examine the transaction process, the information available to buyers and the role of conveyancers and agents.
-
NewsLevelling-up delays ‘absolutely astonishing’, parliamentary watchdog finds
The Public Accounts Committee found no compelling examples of what levelling up has delivered so far.
-
NewsRowley makes case for UK investment and ‘beautiful’ buildings at Mipim
The housing minister said “the UK is here and open for business” in his speech.
-
NewsLevelling-up transformation of Ellesmere Port Market gets go-ahead
The scheme, funded by DLUHC, will see the existing market building renovated with external alterations.
-
NewsHomes England announces over £200m of regeneration funding
Blackpool will receive £90m, Sheffield will receive £67m for two new communities, and Liverpool will get £31m.
-
NewsDLUHC takes all of LGIM’s Bristol office refurb
The government has taken a 10-year lease at the former North Quay House.
-
NewsIs Gove’s brownfield future plan simply a blast from the past?
Critics say brownfield-first principle is old-hat and wider housebuilding strategy is needed.
-
NewsGovernment allocates £1bn of levelling-up funding
Last month, the government admitted the delivery of levelling-up funds had ”not matched expectations”.
-
ProfessionalAre hotels in scope of new levy?
Government consultation invites views on which buildings will be excluded under Building Safety Levy.
-
NewsBeauty’s not everything as Gove finally backs London South Bank project
Experts say the economic benefits have prevailed over the beauty agenda.
-
NewsIndustry warns against council asset sale plans
Government consultation suggests cutting red tape to allow councils to use property sale proceeds to fund budget gaps.
-
NewsMayors in talks to revive HS2’s northern leg with private investment
Andy Burnham and Andy Street hatch plans to revive West Midlands to Manchester branch.
-
NewsCross-party MPs criticise DLUHC’s ‘thin gruel’ levelling up progress
MPs slam rate at which government has allocated funds
-
OnlinePeppercorn ground rent cap ‘disastrous’ for investors, experts tell DLUHC
Capping ground rents at a peppercorn would have “disastrous consequences” for investors and could cost taxpayers £31bn in compensation, property experts said as the government’s consultation on the matter closed.
-
NewsRevised NPPF is ‘weak all the way through’, experts say
Experts say the long-awaited response fails to include any details relating to a small-sites policy, nor does it address the diversity of housing the country requires.
-
NewsMansfield to receive £20m after being named third levelling-up partnership
Mansfield in Nottinghamshire is set to receive £20m after becoming the third area to benefit from the £400m levelling-up partnership.
-
NewsGovernment accelerates plans to move 22,000 civil service jobs out of London
The government is bringing forward its target to move 22,000 civil service jobs out of London to 2027 with the announcement of three new second headquarters in Aberdeen, Darlington and Greater Manchester.
-
NewsDLUHC announces £80m to regenerate brownfield land to build thousands of homes
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has announced the allocation of £80m to regenerate brownfield land and build over 8,000 homes.
