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Gove’s watery fate

|Date: 27 Oct 2023

Gove’s watery fate

You have to feel sorry for Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Ac ...

You have to feel sorry for Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Actually, you don’t – but it’s difficult, for once, not to have sympathy for the Government in it ...

27 Oct 2023
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Lords scupper water rules relaxation

|Date: 16 Oct 2023

Lords scupper water rules relaxation

Water, water everywhere – so don’t even think about building near it! The House of Lords has rejected the ...

Water, water everywhere – so don’t even think about building near it! The House of Lords has rejected the Government’s proposed amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB), permitting d ...

16 Oct 2023
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Britons believe government ignores housing crisis

|Date: 08 Aug 2023

Britons believe government ignores housing crisis

Only a fifth of UK homeowners believe the government is doing enough to combat the housing crisis, new re ...

Only a fifth of UK homeowners believe the government is doing enough to combat the housing crisis, new research from Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has revealed. The specialist lender commissioned a ...

08 Aug 2023
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Special Report | Dearth in the countryside

|Date: 24 Feb 2023

Special Report | Dearth in the countryside

With a record 1.2million households currently on waiting lists for social housing, David Cracklen (left), ...

With a record 1.2million households currently on waiting lists for social housing, David Cracklen (left), director of Dorset-based AJC Group fears Michael Gove’s planning changes will starve rural com ...

24 Feb 2023
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Forbes Advisor respond to £1bn ‘Eco Plus’ household grant scheme

|Date: 02 Dec 2022

Forbes Advisor respond to £1bn ‘Eco Plus’ household grant scheme

Forbes Advisor’s UK Editor and financial expert, Kevin Pratt, reacted to the Government’s proposed new £1 ...

Forbes Advisor’s UK Editor and financial expert, Kevin Pratt, reacted to the Government’s proposed new £1billion ‘Eco Plus’ household grant scheme, saying: “This initiative has the potential to benefi ...

02 Dec 2022
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Plans to reduce the costs around low carbon heating revealed

|Date: 01 Nov 2021

Plans to reduce the costs around low carbon heating revealed

The Government has set out its plans to drive down the cost of low carbon heating technologies like heat ...

The Government has set out its plans to drive down the cost of low carbon heating technologies like heat pumps. Households are to benefit from £5,000 government grants through a £450m Boiler Upgrade S ...

01 Nov 2021
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Expert Update | Planning: A cunning plan?

|Date: 03 Sep 2020

Expert Update | Planning: A cunning plan?

Stuart Irvine, Senior Director at Turley, discusses proposals in the Government’s Planning for the Future ...

Stuart Irvine, Senior Director at Turley, discusses proposals in the Government’s Planning for the Future White Paper and whether the document will help get the country building again and support econ ...

03 Sep 2020
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NFB Warns of Cash Flow Crisis

|Date: 03 Apr 2020

NFB Warns of Cash Flow Crisis

The National Federation of Builders is warning the Government of an impending cash-flow crisis in the co ...

The National Federation of Builders is warning the Government of an impending cash-flow crisis in the construction industry as its members continue to wait to hear when the Government’s Coronavirus J ...

03 Apr 2020
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Safety Plans: “Biggest Changes in a Generation”

|Date: 03 Apr 2020

Safety Plans: “Biggest Changes in a Generation”

The Government has confirmed it plans to go ahead with what it describes as the "biggest changes to build ...

The Government has confirmed it plans to go ahead with what it describes as the "biggest changes to building safety in a generation". Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps ...

03 Apr 2020
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Industry comment | Cabinet Reshuffle

|Date: 14 Feb 2020

Industry comment | Cabinet Reshuffle

McBains and Market Financial Solutions comment on the appointment of Christopher Pincher as Housing Minis ...

McBains and Market Financial Solutions comment on the appointment of Christopher Pincher as Housing Minister following the dramatic cabinet reshuffle. Commenting on the appointment of Christopher Pinc ...

14 Feb 2020
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