
Labour and Tory backbenchers join forces to fight planning reforms
Labour MPs have tabled a debate motion and vote this afternoon in a move to gain cross-party support for watering down the government’s forthcoming planning
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Labour MPs have tabled a debate motion and vote this afternoon in a move to gain cross-party support for watering down the government’s forthcoming planning
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Developers and housebuilders warn the government is unlikely to hit its goal of 300,000 new homes built a year by the mid-2020s unless it ups
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The next mayor should consider reducing the impact of proposed boundary taxes affecting builders in greater London, urges the Federation of Master Builders branch for
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More homes for seniors needed to cope with ageing population A major uplift in public subsidies to support private investment
Persuading future MPs to develop a national strategy to improve the energy and water efficiency of the UK’s 25m existing
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SME developers and housebuilders should get a greater slice of the action under local authorities’ new powers to buy land
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A cross-industry working group is calling for mandatory targets to cut individual water consumption at home from 110 litres a
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One of the largest regeneration schemes in Europe has reached a major milestone with the creation of a limited liability
Liverpool has unveiled ambitious plans to repurpose old sites and develop new housing to serve those working in its emerging
New levy on top of existing developer tax is unnecessary SME housebuilders are being encouraged to lobby their local MPs
Unclear how proposed changes will work The building industry has described reforms to planning as a step in the right
Commonhold set for mixed-use developments Housebuilders back plansfor commonhold ownership for new build flats claiming this will boost urban density
SMEs could be hardest hit by shortage of installers Ambitious targets for half of the UK’s 28m housing stock to
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