All Levelling up articles
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NewsEdgbaston redevelopment in £20m Levelling Up Fund bid
The transformation of Edgbaston Stadium into a cricket and community-led mixed-use destination is the subject of a £20m bid to the government’s Levelling Up Fund (LUF).
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Mini-budget: Industry reacts to planning reform, tax cuts and investment zones
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has said the government will introduce a planning and infrastructure bill to reform and “unpick the complex patchwork of planning restrictions and EU-derived laws that constrain our growth”, in a budget described by JLL UK chief executive Stephanie Hyde as “anything but mini” for real estate.
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Clarke must take ‘decisive action’
Simon Clarke has been warned that the “clock is ticking” after being thrown into the housing hot seat by new prime minister Liz Truss.
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Insight
The Conservatives under Truss will lose the red wall
With Truss’s accession to prime minister, the political future of England’s red wall is perilously close to toppling. Starmer and the Labour Party now have, ironically, a golden opportunity to become the party of levelling up and to deliver to the Midlands and the north what the Conservatives had originally ...
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East Midlands offered devolution deal
The East Midlands has been offered a devolution deal by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which could see more powers delivered to the region.
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Experts slam environmental holes in Levelling Up bill
Real estate experts have warned that the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill is “as good as silent” on the climate emergency, which could hamper ambitions to improve sustainability in the built environment.
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Survey shows a gloomy outlook for property
Respondents to Property Week’s sentiment survey express concern about economic climate.
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Insight
Plan-making vital to levelling up
The Levelling Up White Paper, which focuses on tackling regional disparities across the UK, is essentially a manifesto for levelling up everywhere, not just north versus south.
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Quarter of rented UK homes need upgrade, report finds
Just under one quarter of privately rented homes in the UK need an upgrade in order to meet the Decent Homes Standard, according to a report issued this morning by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
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Insight
A web dimension to levelling up
The digital divide has rumbled around in parliament as a must-act topic for years. Yet, until recently, it remained somewhat of a back-burner project, waiting for the right policies and programmes to be put in place to make impactful change.
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Professional
Industry says levelling-up bill fails on climate and planning
Experts call for greater clarity, strengthened LA powers and emphasis on town and city centre regeneration
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Professional
Level up by reforming the green belt
The government recently responded to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities select committee’s report on The Future of the Planning System in England, which requested a review “to examine the purpose of the green belt, including whether it continues to serve that purpose, how the public understand it [and] what ...
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Professional
Will 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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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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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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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.
