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Levelling up
Government Property Agency buys site for new HQ from McLaren Property
McLaren Property has sold its option on a 85,315 sq ft site on Brunswick Street in Darlington, County Durham to the Government Property Agency for a permanent base.
‘Political football’ is helping to push housing up the agenda
Experts acknowledge political point-scoring on both sides but say the focus on housebuilding is positive.
The CPO process must work fairly
The Compulsory Purchase Association (CPA) represents more than 800 individuals and businesses involved in the process across the UK and has been keeping an eye on the potential implications of the proposed changes to so-called ‘hope value’ in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (LURB), which is set to receive royal ...
Young named as new levelling up minister
Jacob Young has been appointed as levelling up minister, replacing Dehenna Davison, who stepped down yesterday.
Levelling up minister Davison quits due to chronic migraines
Levelling up minister Dehenna Davison has resigned from the role, revealing that chronic migraines were making it impossible to do her job.
Angela 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.
Government 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.
Government’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.
Gove 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 ...
Infrastructure 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.
Place-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.
Industry 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.
Gove 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.
Levelling 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.
Manchester 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.
