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Sector responds to Queen’s Speech

|Date: 10 May, 2022

Sector responds to Queen’s Speech

Key features of the Queen’s Speech included a Levelling up and Regeneration Bill intended to support loca ...

Key features of the Queen’s Speech included a Levelling up and Regeneration Bill intended to support local growth to empower local leaders to regenerate areas, an Energy Security Bill to support the t ...

10 May, 2022
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Council receives funding for 56 new homes

|Date: 7 March, 2022

Council receives funding for 56 new homes

Enfield Council has received a £628,000 grant to make derelict land available to deliver 56 new homes in ...

Enfield Council has received a £628,000 grant to make derelict land available to deliver 56 new homes in the borough. The funding will help self-builders who want to get on the housing ladder and brin ...

7 March, 2022
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Government unveils its levelling up plan to transform UK

|Date: 2 February, 2022

Government unveils its levelling up plan to transform UK

Michael Gove has unveiled the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper, which sets out a plan to transform t ...

Michael Gove has unveiled the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper, which sets out a plan to transform the UK by spreading opportunity and prosperity to all parts of it. The Levelling Up Secretary sa ...

2 February, 2022
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Sector responds to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Autumn Budget announcement

|Date: 28 October, 2021

Sector responds to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Autumn Budget announcement

Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled his Autumn Budget yesterday, which included £24bn for housing and £5bn to ...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled his Autumn Budget yesterday, which included £24bn for housing and £5bn to remove unsafe cladding, as well as more money for education and the construction of 40 new hos ...

28 October, 2021
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Thousands of new homes to be built and derelict land transformed

|Date: 12 October, 2021

Thousands of new homes to be built and derelict land transformed

Thousands of new homes will be built on underused and derelict land to regenerate local areas and help pe ...

Thousands of new homes will be built on underused and derelict land to regenerate local areas and help people onto the property ladder, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) ...

12 October, 2021
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Over 1.1 million homes with planning permission waiting to be built

|Date: 10 May, 2021

Over 1.1 million homes with planning permission waiting to be built

More than 1.1 million homes granted planning permission in England in the last decade are yet to be built ...

More than 1.1 million homes granted planning permission in England in the last decade are yet to be built, new analysis by the Local Government Association reveals. The LGA is calling for councils to ...

10 May, 2021
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White Paper: Data shows disconnect between retirement housing offering and public perception

|Date: 14 April, 2021

White Paper: Data shows disconnect between retirement housing offering and public perception

A cross-industry steering group and research report has highlighted a significant disparity between publi ...

A cross-industry steering group and research report has highlighted a significant disparity between public perception and actual offering at retirement housing schemes, as well as identifying clear is ...

14 April, 2021
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Budget an important step, but greater focus on a housing-led recovery needed

|Date: 5 March, 2021

Budget an important step, but greater focus on a housing-led recovery needed

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget included details of the UK's first infrastructure bank, a mortgage guaran ...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget included details of the UK's first infrastructure bank, a mortgage guarantee scheme, a Levelling Up Fund and over £1bn for 45 new town deals, plus various other measure ...

5 March, 2021
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£3.5bn additional funding welcome, but doesn’t go far enough

|Date: 11 February, 2021

£3.5bn additional funding welcome, but doesn’t go far enough

Yesterday, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced an additional £3.5bn to the Building Safety Fund ...

Yesterday, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced an additional £3.5bn to the Building Safety Fund, to remove unsafe cladding from high-rise residential buildings 18 metres and above, as well a ...

11 February, 2021
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Investigation into the housing of rough sleepers during the COVID-19 pandemic

|Date: 14 January, 2021

Investigation into the housing of rough sleepers during the COVID-19 pandemic

The National Audit Office (NAO) reports that through its 'Everyone In' campaign, the Ministry of Communit ...

The National Audit Office (NAO) reports that through its 'Everyone In' campaign, the Ministry of Communities, Housing and Local Government swiftly provided emergency housing for rough sleepers during ...

14 January, 2021
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