All Levelling up articles
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ProfessionalWill the new levelling-up bill reverse the fortunes of UK high streets?
The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill has been the subject of much commentary since its debut on 11 May.
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News
Levelling up’s bumpy road
Last weekend’s Jubilee pageant celebrations showcased what makes the UK a great success story. Look behind the pomp, though, and there lies another story.
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News
PAC calls out funding bias
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have accused ministers of manipulating the selection process that allocated the first £1.8bn in levelling-up funding.
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Insight
What does new levelling-up bill mean for planning?
The Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill has within it a Planning Bill in all but name.
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Professional
More questions than answers in Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
Experts bemoan lack of clarity on new infrastructure levy and ‘naivety’ of government’s rental auction idea.
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Insight
Infrastructure projects are a key part of levelling up
Pick up the phone or speak to any developer or investor in property developments, and they will tell you of the challenges on viability and increased development risk posed by spiralling construction costs.
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News
Betts probes minister on Levelling Up agenda
Clive Betts, chair of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee, has written to levelling-up minister Neil O’Brien asking for more information on the allocation of resources and the aim, size and focus of funds connected with the levelling-up agenda.
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News
Majority of industry believe mid-rise fire-safety risk has been underestimated
Almost two-thirds of the property industry believe the government has underestimated the fire-safety risk on mid-rise buildings.
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News
More misses than hits for the sector in the Queen’s Speech
Radical reform abandoned in favour of mild measures critics say will do little to solve housing or rates problems.
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News
No sign of levelling up as southern cities tipped for fastest growth
Eight of the top 10 city economies tipped for the fastest growth to Q4 2023 will be in the South or East, according to the Powerhouse report by Irwin Mitchell and Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr).
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News
L&G to invest £4bn in levelling-up schemes in the West Midlands
L&G has committed to investing £4bn in regeneration, housing and levelling-up schemes in the West Midlands over the next seven years.
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News
Queen’s Speech outlines plans for Levelling up and Regeneration Bill
The government has introduced updated plans to regenerate local areas and give greater powers to local leaders over the course of the next parliament in the Queen’s Speech.
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Professional
Green belt narrative has to shift
Levelling-up is a term that has become synonymous with the north-south divide, with the government’s agenda often focused purely on the significant investment needed in many northern towns to revive their economies and attract private investors.
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News
BTR has a key role in levelling up
Levelling up will be a major theme for real estate in the next decade, whichever government is in power.
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News
Government to force landlords to rent vacant units after six months
Landlords will be forced to let out units that have been vacant for more than six months under new government plans to help the high street.
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News
Longbridge regeneration motors on
The WMCA’s housing and regeneration head tells Property Week how the development is progressing.
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News
L&G, Homes England and Muse extend £200m cities fund scheme
Legal & General, Homes England and Muse Developments have extended their English Cities Fund (ECF) joint venture by another decade to help develop 6,600 more homes.
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Insight
Levelling up: collaborating to deliver
How can the private sector bring its skills to deliver the levelling-up agenda through real assets?
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Online
We are all responsible for levelling up
Editor: With such altruistic ambition covering a broad range of areas in the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, can the promises really become a reality?
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Insight
Fair funding, education and social value generation: can the levelling-up agenda be achieved?
The long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper has finally been revealed, outlining the government’s 12 key ‘missions’ to rebalance the opportunities across the UK and reverse the decline being observed in certain areas.
