All policy articles
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NewsGovernment outlines industrial strategy plan as ministers hail £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’s 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 ‘accelerator’ 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’s ‘grey belt’ plans explained
Labour hopes its rebrand of ‘ugly’ green belt land will help. But will it work?
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FeaturesA guide to the key players shaping the Labour government’s policy
Who will be making the important decisions in government affecting the construction industry? Daniel Gayne finds out
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NewsLabour government ‘must be realistic’ about challenges facing construction – industry leaders react to landslide
Sector reacts to Keir Starmer’s 400-plus seat victory
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NewsWarm welcome from industry for Labour’s ‘wealth creation’ 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 ‘permanent’ mortgage guarantee scheme
Starmer announces ‘Freedom to Buy’ 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’s promised 40 hospitals will open this month. But huge delays to the £22bn programme mean that, months before an election, procurement for most of the work hasn’t 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 “bureaucratic” approach to urban development
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NewsGovernment can’t subsidise MMC forever, warns housing minister
Aspirations around modern methods of construction “not yet” achieved, Lee Rowley says
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CommentThere is nothing long-term about Sunak’s net zero policy U-turn
The prime minister’s insistence he can hit legally binding targets without imposing unreasonable costs on voters is a fig leaf for inaction, writes Thomas Lane
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FeaturesWill Gove’s latest local plan reforms have a positive impact on delivery?
Matilda Battersby talks to industry players about the local aspect of the housing secretary’s long term strategy, and what it might mean.
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NewsGovernment rejects proposal to mandate project bank accounts on public jobs
Labour MP’s amendement would have applied to work valued at more than £2m
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FeaturesSandbach saga: meet the housebuilder standing up to Michael Gove
In the latest example of the housing secretary intervening in planning on design grounds, we talk to Colin Muller of Muller Property Group, about the Sandbach development in Cheshire East which has been called in
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NewsWarning of ‘complete collapse’ in local plan-making after Gove announcement
Developer groups fear the government has “given up” on housing delivery despite asserted support for 300,000-home target
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NewsAutumn statement at-a-glance: Tax rises and spending cuts as OBR forecasts recession
Chancellor sets out plan to stabilise economy
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NewsTruss planning reforms ‘set to be ditched’
Reports suggest Rishi Sunak is planning to drop reforms announced in the mini-Budget last month.