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NewsRICS calls for government to maintain support amid residential market improvement
RICS has urged the government to maintain measures to sustain economic recovery as early signs of improvement in the residential market may “quickly run out of steam”.
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Sunak says “the job has only just begun” in summer statement
Chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak has said “the job has only just begun” as he unveiled a package of sweeping measures designed to stimulate the economy in today’s summer statement.
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Business rates expert slams ‘inefficient’ small business fund scheme
The government fund intended to help small businesses survive the coronavirus has been slammed as “inefficient” by business rates experts as government data reveals that £1.7bn from the scheme has yet to be handed out.
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Stamp duty holiday expected to boost economy
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to unveil a six-month stamp duty holiday this week.
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Ground Rents Income Fund NAV dips 1% amid CMA investigation
Ground Rents Income Fund’s net asset value (NAV) has dipped by 1% due to “uncertainty around leasehold reform” as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) continues its investigation of the sector.
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Jenrick extends £9bn affordable housing scheme because of coronavirus
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has extended the £9bn affordable housing scheme by a year due to the coronavirus.
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Vastint UK gets green light for Sugar House Island offices
Vastint UK has received planning permission for the second phase of its Sugar House Island. scheme in east London
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What happens if you do not apply for the Building Safety Fund?
Residential building owners or residents’ management companies (RMC) only have a limited time to register for eligibility for the government’s £1bn Building Safety Fund (BSF) to replace combustible, non-ACM cladding on buildings over 18m high, with the 31 July deadline approaching rapidly.
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RTPI lambasts PM’s ‘New Deal’ speech as 'planner bashing' in stark U-turn
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has lambasted prime minister Boris Johnson’s “build build build” speech on Tuesday as “planner-bashing rhetoric” after initially saying that the speech was welcome.
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Homes England relocate north-east office to Newcastle
The government housing agency Homes England is relocating its north-east office to Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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Green light for HBD 1m sq ft manufacturing facility
Henry Boot Developments (HBD) has been given planning permission for the expansion of the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) in Sunderland for a further 11 acres.
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RICS and TPO appoint chair for new Code of Practice steering group
RICS and the Property Ombudsman (TPO) have appointed Baroness Dianna Hayter as chair of a new independent steering group that will develop a code of conduct for residential property agents.
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Industry reacts to Boris Johnson’s Covid-19 recovery speech
Boris Johnson’s post-Covid-19 recovery speech has been met with mixed reactions from the real estate industry, after the prime minister committed to the “most radical reforms of our planning system since the end of the Second World War”.
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UKGBC disappointed by lack of green recovery in PM’s £5bn ‘New Deal’
The UKGBC has expressed disappointment and concern about the prime minister’s £5bn ‘New Deal’ infrastructure spending plan as it lacks detailed measures needed to achieve the UK’s legal commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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BoKlok UK gets go ahead for first scheme
Modular housebuilder BoKlok UK has secured planning permission for its first UK scheme.
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Huawei £400m Cambridge R&D base plans approved
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has received council approval for its first phase plans for a £400m R D centre near Cambridge.
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Government announces new changes to licensing process
The government has announced changes to the licensing process to make it easier for people to eat and drink outside.
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Barratt Homes benefiting the most from the government’s Help to Buy scheme
The housebuilder has netted a total of £1.91bn since the scheme’s launch in 2013.
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Health secretary tried to block housing scheme in constituency
Health secretary Matt Hancock wrote to fellow Conservative ministers to reject a housing scheme on his constituency of Newmarket, saying it would economically risk the horse racing industry.
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Jenrick agrees to publish documents over Westferry planning row
Under-fire Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has agreed to publish documents relating to his approval of a Tory donor’s £1bn development.
