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Further Government interventions in London housing market

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 18 March 2024 - Categories: Housing, Planning

As reported in the Evening Standard and City AM, today the Housing Secretary has directed the Mayor to conduct a review of London Plan Policies. The review aims to boost housing delivery in London and will focus on building on …

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Response to Birmingham City Council coverage

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 5 March 2024 - Categories: Local government

There has been widespread coverage ahead of the Birmingham City Council budget meeting today, which is expected to approve cuts to local services today to save £300m. There are numerous pieces of coverage with the story running on BBC Radio …

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Response to Guardian article on levelling up

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 4 March 2024 - Categories: Levelling Up

  The Guardian's article published online and p10 today (Monday, 4 March 2024) claims that less than 20% of levelling up projects have completed in England. This is inaccurate as it only focuses on one strand of funding from the …

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