An article in the Telegraph today reports on claims made by Taylor Wimpey that the Housing Secretary has watered down local housing targets for councils which is holding back housebuilding. This is not true. The Housing Secretary’s written ministerial statement …
There has been widespread coverage in the media about the consultation published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, which sets out new plans to improve social housing standards and clamp down on rogue social landlords who fail …
There has been coverage in the media of plans published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to remove barriers and drive energy efficiency in historic homes, cutting energy bills for households across the country. 'Adapting Historic Homes …
Yesterday the Housing Secretary gave a speech held at the Royal Institute for British Architects called ‘falling back in love with the future’ with a range of stakeholders and journalists in attendance. As part of this he announced a series …
This week, there has been coverage of a Shelter report which says the number of people who will be homeless in England this Christmas will rise this year to 309,000, including reports in the Mirror, Independent and Daily Star. We …
Today’s leading article in the Times claims that the government has failed to deliver on its manifesto pledge to deliver a million homes over the course of this Parliament. We entirely reject this claim. We are building more homes and …
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced today that councils across England will be able to bid for a share of the final round of the £180 million Brownfield Land Release Fund 2. This latest round will …
There has been coverage in local press on rough sleeping and homelessness in London, following the launch of the Mayor of London’s first rough sleeping charter yesterday. It is reported that the Mayor called rough sleeping a “national crisis” …
The Times today (Tuesday 25 May) reported on inaccurate analysis by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), stating that rural areas will have a legal requirement to meet the new house building targets. They say this will put pressure …
Recent media coverage has sought to speculate on how many homes could be created following the government’s proposals to update the formula on local numbers of new houses. Some of these stories also suggest that the formula creates a new …