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Building homes on brownfield land to be strengthened

|Date: 13 February, 2024

Building homes on brownfield land to be strengthened

Big city councils must prioritise brownfield development over Green Belt, says government as it announces ...

Big city councils must prioritise brownfield development over Green Belt, says government as it announces a major shake-up to planning rules to boost the construction of new homes in the right places. ...

13 February, 2024
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Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

|Date: 23 November, 2023

Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfree ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfreezing Local Housing Allowance, an investment of £110m over this year and next to deliver high qu ...

23 November, 2023
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PM and Levelling Up Secretary set out long-term plan for housing

|Date: 24 July, 2023

PM and Levelling Up Secretary set out long-term plan for housing

Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak announced today (24th July) that the Government will meet its manifesto commi ...

Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak announced today (24th July) that the Government will meet its manifesto commitment to build one million homes over this Parliament. The announcement was made ahead of Level ...

24 July, 2023
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More support for energy efficiency measures needed, sector reacts to the Spring Budget

|Date: 16 March, 2023

More support for energy efficiency measures needed, sector reacts to the Spring Budget

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his Spring Budget on Wednesday. His announcement included extending actio ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his Spring Budget on Wednesday. His announcement included extending action to support people with high energy bills and further levelling up and regeneration funding, b ...

16 March, 2023
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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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Shakespeare Martineau | What can RPs do if they need an AGM?

|Date: 22 April, 2020

Shakespeare Martineau | What can RPs do if they need an AGM?

With traditional AGMs not possible due to a ban on mass gatherings, Rachel Gwynne, Legal Director in the ...

With traditional AGMs not possible due to a ban on mass gatherings, Rachel Gwynne, Legal Director in the social housing team at law firm Shakespeare Martineau, offers advice to RPs on how essential de ...

22 April, 2020
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Shakespeare Martineau | Forget help to buy, the UK needs help to retire

|Date: 28 August, 2019

Shakespeare Martineau | Forget help to buy, the UK needs help to retire

The key to alleviating the pressure on the housing market is better development of later living accommoda ...

The key to alleviating the pressure on the housing market is better development of later living accommodation, a new survey by law firm Shakespeare Martineau and Housing Learning has shown, but this w ...

28 August, 2019
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