housing
PM says he would not change a thing despite bruising first five months in power
Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged his Government had done ‘tough stuff’ since coming to office in July.
‘Vital cash injection’ to tackle and prevent homelessness welcomed
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner described the funding as ‘historic’.
Belfast City Council appoint Graham for £280m plan to develop city centre housing on public-owned sites
Long-term project could see thousands of new homes delivered on council-owned property
MoD strikes £6 billion deal to buy back more than 36,000 military homes
Defence Secretary John Healey said it was a ‘decisive break’ with the failed privatisation process.
Rayner to promise ‘devolution by default’ in speech to local leaders
The Deputy Prime Minister will vow to push power out of Whitehall and into the hands of people with ‘skin in the game’.
Labour’s British building boom not possible, construction authorities say
Asked Labour’s vow to build 1.5 million homes is achievable, Barratt Redrow chief executive David Thomas said: “The short answer is no.”
Homes ‘top priority’ as Government reforms to allow more building on green belt
A shake-up of planning rules means councils have been given mandatory targets to deliver a total of 370,000 homes a year in England.
Why have changes been made to planning policy and what are they?
The Government said it will intervene if councils do not co-operate fully in a push to deliver 1.7 million new homes.
Government waging ‘war on rural England’ with planning overhaul, Tories argue
Shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake claimed the “majority” of homes built to reach the Government’s 1.5 million target will go to migrants.
Government willing to step in if authorities refuse to plan for housing targets
The Government is ‘absolutely willing’ to take over if local authorities refuse to put plans in place to meet housing targets.