There remains much interest in our plan to unleash the economic potential of Cambridge, by building new homes and increasing the amount of lab space. Cambridge is a key part of our long-term plan for housing and we believe the …
There has been continued coverage around the Renters (Reform) Bill. This landmark legislation will provide a fairer private rented sector and deliver on the manifesto commitment to ban Section 21 evictions. The Bill is progressing through the House of Commons …
We regularly receive media enquiries about the progress of our remediation programmes and see coverage in the media. In addition to our media statements and regular data publications, this blog sets out various statistics relating to building remediation for journalists …
This week we announced the new inspection regime for social housing which will be enforced by the Regulator of Social Housing. Minister for Social Housing, Baroness Scott wrote for the Big Issue, setting out the biggest change to social housing …
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 …
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 …
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 …
This morning we published quarterly statistics showing a rise in homelessness and rough sleeping and an increase in households in temporary accommodation. Whilst we have made good progress and rough sleeping remains below pre-pandemic levels, there is more work to …
There has been significant coverage of the publication of the Competition and Markets Authority’s final report on the UK housebuilding market study. The full-market study, supported by the Housing Secretary Michael Gove, was launched in February 2023 and the final …
There has been widespread coverage across national and regional media of new changes to short-term lets rules. Under the reforms councils will be given greater power to control short-term lets by making them subject to the planning process. Meanwhile, a …