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CommentLand banking by housebuilders: the baseless conspiracy theory that refuses to go away
Despite numerous reviews finding no evidence of housebuilders deliberately withholding land from the market, we are again having to talk about 鈥榰nbuilt鈥� homes, writes Paul Smith
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FeaturesIt鈥檚 deja vu all over again: Can the Ox-Cam Arc work second time around?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have聽
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NewsConstruction bosses meet business secretary to discuss government鈥檚 building initiatives
Jonathan Reynolds reiterates indsutry鈥檚 importance to Labour鈥檚 growth agenda
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NewsRayner still 鈥榙etermined鈥� to hit 1.5 million homes target as she announces plan to digitise home buying
Housing secretary聽鈥榥ot giving up鈥櫬爋n manifesto pledge as project announced with Land Registry to ensure easier data-sharing
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NewsGrey belt policy 鈥榰nlikely to have significant impact鈥� on housebuilding, Lords committee finds
Lord Moylan warns Angela Rayner that policy has been 鈥渞ushed and incoherent鈥�
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News鈥婻ayner announces plan to bypass local committees to stop developments 鈥榞etting stuck in the system鈥�
Housing secretary pledges to remove 鈥榮ubjectiveness鈥� and allow applications to be approved if they follow local plan and NPPF
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NewsGovernment outlines industrial strategy plan as ministers hail 拢63bn of private funding for projects
Data centres and airport expansions among projects planned as Starmer pledges to deregulate
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FeaturesKey takeaways and talking points from the Labour party conference 2024
Labour members gathered in Liverpool this week for the party鈥檚 first conference in government for 15 years. Daniel Gayne and Tom Lowe report
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NewsPlanning approvals for new homes fall to decade low, Home Builders Federation report shows
Just over 230,000 units granted permission in year to June
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NewsRayner sets up 鈥榓ccelerator鈥� team of officials to boost development on 200 stalled sites
MHLCG believes 300,000 homes can be built across large sites
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FeaturesA boost for housebuilding or an ill-defined gimmick? - Labour鈥檚 鈥榞rey belt鈥� plans explained
Labour hopes its rebrand of 鈥榰gly鈥� green belt land will help. But will it work?
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FeaturesA guide to the key players shaping the Labour government鈥檚 policy
Who will be making the important decisions in government affecting the construction industry? Daniel Gayne finds out
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NewsLabour government 鈥榤ust be realistic鈥� about challenges facing construction 鈥� industry leaders react to landslide
Sector reacts to Keir Starmer鈥檚 400-plus seat victory
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NewsWarm welcome from industry for Labour鈥檚 鈥榳ealth creation鈥� manifesto
Planning reforms and focus on infrastructure upgrades roundly backed by experts
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NewsLabour pledges to help 80,000 buy a home through 鈥榩ermanent鈥� mortgage guarantee scheme
Starmer announces 鈥楩reedom to Buy鈥� policy as key housing manifesto pledge
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NewsRayner announces 40% affordable housing target for New Towns
Shadow housing secretary and deputy Labour leader details new policy at UKREiiF event in Leeds
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FeaturesPre-election briefing: What can we expect for investment in the NHS estate?
The first of Boris Johnson鈥檚 promised 40 hospitals will open this month. But huge delays to the 拢22bn programme mean that, months before an election, procurement for most of the work hasn鈥檛 even begun and there is no certainty that Labour will push ahead. Joey Gardiner asks what it all ...
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NewsGove unveils proposed planning guidance changes in bid to boost brownfield development
Housing secretary wants planning authorities to take a less 鈥渂ureaucratic鈥� approach to urban development
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NewsGovernment can鈥檛 subsidise MMC forever, warns housing minister
Aspirations around modern methods of construction 鈥渘ot yet鈥� achieved, Lee Rowley says
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CommentThere is nothing long-term about Sunak鈥檚 net zero policy U-turn
The prime minister鈥檚 insistence he can hit legally binding targets without imposing unreasonable costs on voters is a fig leaf for inaction, writes Thomas Lane