All Levelling up articles – Page 3
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OnlineAngela Rayner brands Tory levelling up a ‘sham and a scam’
Labour’s Angela Rayner has branded the Conservative’s levelling up agenda a “sham and a scam” in a speech to trade unions.
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NewsGovernment cuts down size of regional office hubs as hybrid working bites
The government has cut down the size of 30 planned office ‘hubs’ outside London by 25% and let out surplus floor space to other departments as more civil service workers are choosing to work from home.
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NewsGovernment’s second investment zone launched in Liverpool
England’s second investment zone has been launched in Liverpool, with the potential to unlock £320m of private investment in the region.
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NewsGove must clearly lay out Cambridge 2040 plans
Editor: Housing secretary Michael Gove’s Cambridge 2040 plan, the attempt to turn the city into the UK’s version of Silicon Valley, has been met with trepidation. While it makes sense to capitalise on the dominance of Cambridge in the UK life sciences and wider tech sectors, it is vital the ...
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NewsInfrastructure proposals will increase 'burden on promoters to get things right first time’
The government has opened a consultation on accelerating major infrastructure projects, focusing on changes to make the system work more effectively for applicants, local authorities and communities.
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NewsPlace-making ‘consistently underestimated’ by Gove’s housing plans
Place-making and high street regeneration have been “consistently underestimated” by government in the latest string of planning and housing policy announcements, industry figures have warned.
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NewsIndustry slams DLUHC for failing to spend £1.9bn of budget
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has come under fire for surrendering back to the Treasury £1.9bn of the department’s budget it had been unable to spend.
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NewsGove pilots simplified levelling-up funding
Levelling-up funding is to be streamlined under a pilot scheme with 10 local authorities announced by housing secretary Michael Gove.
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NewsLevelling up cash injection to revive 52 community assets
A derelict cinema, pubs and a rugby club are among 52 community assets set to be revived as part of a £13m of levelling up funding cash injection from the government.
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NewsManchester and Bristol named as UK’s real estate hotspots
Manchester and Bristol have been identified as the UK’s real estate hotspots over the next 10 years, ranking as the highest-growth cities across multiple major asset classes in CBRE’s latest research.
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NewsLevelling up ‘will fail’ without long-term funding, warn MPs
Levelling-up policy is suffering from a lack of oversight, long-term strategy and sufficient funding and “risks failure” without a significant shift in approach, a group of influential MPs has warned.
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NewsEnglish Cities Fund secured as development partner for £250m Stockport regeneration scheme
Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) has formed a £250m joint venture (JV) with The English Cities Fund (ECF) to deliver a major mixed-use neighbourhood regeneration project in Stockport comprising 1,200 homes.
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NewsLabour planning major property-related reforms as election blueprint leaked
A leaked draft list of Labour’s key polices puts housing, private sector investment and planning high on the agenda as the party prepares to fight the Conservatives in the next general election.
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NewsDLUHC response shows Treasury does not trust it to spend money, committee chair claims
A ministerial statement from levelling-up minister Dehenna Davison has failed to refute claims that the Treasury no longer trusts her department to spend money without approval following a Treasury financial ‘power play’.
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OnlineGovernment launch of new fund vehicle proposals to boost real estate investment
Plans for a new type of investment fund unveiled in a government consultation last week could unlock “hundreds of millions” for UK real estate, according to property finance experts.
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InsightHousing ministry is needed to speed up delivery
It is clear that the creation of a dedicated Ministry of Housing is not just necessary but critical to provide a core plank of what the public expects from the government.
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NewsExperts say review of Landlord and Tenant Act is long overdue
The Law Commission’s review is welcomed, but opinion is divided about whether it will make a real difference.
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NewsDLUHC proposals aim to speed up environmental assessments
Experts broadly welcome consultation paper but doubt that councils have resources to make proposals work.
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NewsLevelling up ‘failed’ in Northern Ireland but regional opportunities remain, says Mipim panel
Levelling Up has “failed” in Northern Ireland, leaving the region two decades behind the rest of the UK, according to Belfast City Council chief executive John Walsh.
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NewsDLUHC to spend 25% less on levelling up in 2023
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is to spend nearly 25% less on regeneration projects than initially planned for this year.
