Government initiatives Archives

No Starter Homes built, says NAO

|Date: 05 Nov 2019

No Starter Homes built, says NAO

The National Audit Office says that despite being announced in 2014, the Government’s Starter Homes polic ...

The National Audit Office says that despite being announced in 2014, the Government’s Starter Homes policy has delivered no homes to date. ...

05 Nov 2019
Read more
More transparency over developer contributions

|Date: 04 Sep 2019

More transparency over developer contributions

New rules will allow residents to know how builders and developers are contributing to the local communit ...

New rules will allow residents to know how builders and developers are contributing to the local community when they construct new homes. ...

04 Sep 2019
Read more
New homes receive £600 million boost

|Date: 19 Aug 2019

New homes receive £600 million boost

Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced the recipients of over £600 million of investment to build up to 50, ...

Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced the recipients of over £600 million of investment to build up to 50,000 new homes in high demand areas in England. ...

19 Aug 2019
Read more
Spring statement – reactions

|Date: 18 Mar 2019

Spring statement – reactions

Last week, the Chancellor’s Spring Statement included a number of announcements relating to the housebuil ...

Last week, the Chancellor’s Spring Statement included a number of announcements relating to the housebuilding sector – PHPD takes a look at the headlines and gauges industry reaction. ...

18 Mar 2019
Read more
£6 million funding boost for Community Housing

|Date: 20 Feb 2019

£6 million funding boost for Community Housing

Communities across the country are set to benefit from a £6 million funding boost to help them build more ...

Communities across the country are set to benefit from a £6 million funding boost to help them build more of the homes that their area needs, says Housing Minister Kit Malthouse MP. ...

20 Feb 2019
Read more
New initiatives to unlock more land for building

|Date: 17 Sep 2018

New initiatives to unlock more land for building

Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP has launched investment to tackle issues on potential h ...

Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP has launched investment to tackle issues on potential housing sites and get homes built in areas where they are needed most. ...

17 Sep 2018
Read more
£1bn Housing Delivery Fund launched

|Date: 13 Sep 2018

£1bn Housing Delivery Fund launched

A new partnership between Barclays Bank and Homes England will provide £1 billion of loan finance to help ...

A new partnership between Barclays Bank and Homes England will provide £1 billion of loan finance to help support small and medium sized developers, Housing Secretary James Brokenshire MP has announce ...

13 Sep 2018
Read more
Industry welcomes construction sector deal

|Date: 09 Jul 2018

Industry welcomes construction sector deal

A new joint government-industry ‘Sector Deal’ worth £420 million has been widely welcomed by the industry ...

A new joint government-industry ‘Sector Deal’ worth £420 million has been widely welcomed by the industry. ...

09 Jul 2018
Read more
MPs call for more support for smaller housebuilders

|Date: 29 Mar 2018

MPs call for more support for smaller housebuilders

MPs from the Small and Micro Business All Party Parliamentary Group has called on the Government to addre ...

MPs from the Small and Micro Business All Party Parliamentary Group has called on the Government to address a number of factors that are holding back small housebuilders. ...

29 Mar 2018
Read more
New funding to unlock more homes in England

|Date: 21 Mar 2018

New funding to unlock more homes in England

Nearly £300m in Government investment is set to help deliver thousands of new homes in Greater Manchester ...

Nearly £300m in Government investment is set to help deliver thousands of new homes in Greater Manchester, the West of England and Oxfordshire – Housing Secretary Sajid Javid has announced. ...

21 Mar 2018
Read more