All Government policy articles – Page 61
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NewsGovernment to launch major construction labour review
Construction Leadership Council will oversee report by consultant Mark Farmer on how to reform industry
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FeaturesInterview: Peter Hansford
Until two months ago Peter Hansford was the government’s chief construction advisor. Now the position has been abolished. Here, he talks frankly about the state of the industry and how his legacy will be perceived
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CommentWet, wet, wet
With outdated policy, procurement and funding models, flood defences are a key area of infrastructure weakness. So far none of the solutions the government has offered has worked - largely because its whole approach needs radical reform
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NewsFears over £1,000 immigrant skills charge
The CECA has hit out at proposals from the Migration Advisory Committee
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NewsMoD to sell land for 15,000 homes
The Ministry of Defence plans to sell 12 sites to raise £500m for defence budgets
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NewsHundreds arrested in illegal working crackdown
“Operation Magnify” results in more than 250 arrests
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NewsSkills shortage threatens housing and infrastructure
RICS survey reveals that the skills shortage could derail government’s plans
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NewsCameron’s estate regeneration plan is ‘unrealistic’ say experts
Housing experts say £140m pledged for plans to regenerate 100 of the UK’s most deprived estates is not enough
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NewsRow erupts over Boris Johnson's decision to call in Norton Folgate
Heritage group challenges mayor after intervention on Spitalfields redevelopment
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NewsDilley: Flood review not affected by resignation
Former Environment Agency chair tells Building that review will be unchanged by his departure
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CommentFlood-proofing rethink required
December’s devestating floods and storms show the need to put the way we design and build our homes back on the agenda
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NewsCameron pledges to knock down sink estates
Government drafts in Lord Heseltine to transform or replace 100 of the worst estates
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NewsHMRC nets £154m from construction crackdown
Industry continues to be a main target of HMRC tax investigations
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CommentSqueezing not selling
Why local authorities’ new freedoms should lead to better use - rather than a fire sale - of their assets
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FeaturesA non-starter?
In a week in which the government announced its intention to ‘directly commission’ up to 13,000 homes, you might think it had begun, finally, to get a grip on housebuilding. But its flagship Starter Homes policy is set to shake up the development industry, causing delays - and fears it ...
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NewsFeed-in tariff cut plans could risk half of solar sector jobs
Impact assessment warns up to 18,700 jobs could be lost as a result of proposed 64% cuts
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NewsThird of major government projects "in doubt"
National Audit Office says government doesn’t know if performance improving
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NewsExclusive: Environment Agency chief on flood spend review
Chair Philip Dilley tells Building flood could herald a “completely new experience” and that investment will be re-examined