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Taxation transparency is good for communities

|Date: 3 September, 2019

Taxation transparency is good for communities

The Government has brought in new rules requiring all local authorities in England to publish full detail ...

The Government has brought in new rules requiring all local authorities in England to publish full details of how much money they receive from developers to fund local infrastructure. This welcomed mo ...

3 September, 2019
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Working with industry is the only way to meet the 2050 zero carbon target

|Date: 23 August, 2019

Working with industry is the only way to meet the 2050 zero carbon target

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) welcomes the report from the Science and Technology Committee, ...

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) welcomes the report from the Science and Technology Committee, highlighting key areas the Government should be focusing on to meet the 2050 zero carbon target ...

23 August, 2019
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Addison Act at 100 | An investment in council housing is an investment in Britain

|Date: 1 August, 2019

Addison Act at 100 | An investment in council housing is an investment in Britain

The Addison Act, which paved the way for council house building on a large scale, marks its 100-year anni ...

The Addison Act, which paved the way for council house building on a large scale, marks its 100-year anniversary As the oldest construction trade association in the United Kingdom, the National Federa ...

1 August, 2019
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Tiny homes will be part of Theresa May’s legacy, says NFB

|Date: 27 June, 2019

Tiny homes will be part of Theresa May’s legacy, says NFB

Outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May must take responsibility for the “tiny homes” that she facilitated by ...

Outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May must take responsibility for the “tiny homes” that she facilitated by ignoring industry and campaigner advice for better housing standards and more appropriate poli ...

27 June, 2019
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Lords have an honest conversation about the role of SMEs in solving the housing crisis

|Date: 26 April, 2019

Lords have an honest conversation about the role of SMEs in solving the housing crisis

Lord Bourne’s housing debate shows us how far politicians have come in discussing potential solutions to ...

Lord Bourne’s housing debate shows us how far politicians have come in discussing potential solutions to the housing crisis says the National Federation of Builders (NFB). Although the debate focussed ...

26 April, 2019
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Labour will scrap developer ‘get-out clause’ which has led to the loss of over 10,000 affordable homes

|Date: 24 April, 2019

Labour will scrap developer ‘get-out clause’ which has led to the loss of over 10,000 affordable homes

Shadow Housing Secretary, John Healey MP, has announced that the next Labour Government will scrap ‘permi ...

Shadow Housing Secretary, John Healey MP, has announced that the next Labour Government will scrap ‘permitted development’ rules for new homes, ending a get-out clause which allows developers to dodge ...

24 April, 2019
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Small sites will help solve the housing crisis

|Date: 23 April, 2019

Small sites will help solve the housing crisis

RenKap will deliver an online platform where housing associations and local authorities can upload their ...

RenKap will deliver an online platform where housing associations and local authorities can upload their unused small sites. Through its geovation accelerator programme, which awards grants to help Or ...

23 April, 2019
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Is the housing crisis returning as a government priority?

|Date: 28 March, 2019

Is the housing crisis returning as a government priority?

Planning reform will go a long way to helping solve the housing and skills crisis. Addressing the policy ...

Planning reform will go a long way to helping solve the housing and skills crisis. Addressing the policy conference of the Home Builders Federation (HBF), Secretary of State for Housing, Communities a ...

28 March, 2019
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£497m affordable homes funding boost for housing associations

|Date: 30 January, 2019

£497m affordable homes funding boost for housing associations

Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP has announced that nearly £500m will be spent building ...

Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP has announced that nearly £500m will be spent building more than 11,000 much-needed affordable properties across the country. Homes England’s ambition ...

30 January, 2019
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Shelter report sets out vision for social housing

|Date: 14 January, 2019

Shelter report sets out vision for social housing

New Shelter report — Building for our future: A vision for social housing —calls on government to ‘delive ...

New Shelter report — Building for our future: A vision for social housing —calls on government to ‘deliver enough social homes over the next 20 years for the 3.1 million households who will be failed ...

14 January, 2019
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