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06 Dec Communities

Rishi Sunak's decision to water down the government's house building proposals and reverse a ban on onshore wind has raised fresh questions about what the prime minister's plans for government might actually look like.

07 Nov Communities

People Want More Ukrainian Refugees To Come To The UK, New Poll Finds

04 Nov Communities

Minister Insists Manston Migration Centre Is Now "Legally Compliant" After Government Action

03 Nov Communities

Home Office Refuses To Say How Much Was Spent On Failed Asylum Centre Project

03 Nov Communities

Minister Admits He's "Obviously Not Comfortable" Asylum Seekers Could Be Held Illegally

02 Nov Communities

Police Watchdog Warns Misogyny, Sexism And Predatory Behaviour Still Prevalent In Many Forces

01 Nov Communities

Immigration Minister Warns Against "Demonising" Migrants After Suella Braverman's "Invasion" Comment

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06 Dec Communities

Dormant assets should be redistributed to support community regeneration

02 Dec Communities

Barry is showing how the power of local community can drive regeneration

29 Nov Communities

Homes for Ukraine scheme risks falling at the final hurdle

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27 Oct Communities

What the viral "Jerry from Lowestoft" LBC clip says about race in Britain today

It’s the moment a video clip from my LBC radio programme was used by TV host Trevor Noah to open The Daily Show, thereby beaming it into the homes of millions of Americans, that I realised my conversation with the now infamous “Jerry from Lowestoft” had morphed into a socio-political phenomenon.

14 Oct Communities

Former Tory Mayoral Hopeful Says Government Needs A "Realistic Conversation" About Immigration

On this week’s episode of The Rundown, PoliticsHome’s Seun Matiluko is joined by London Assembly Member Shaun Bailey, co-founder of Conservatives Against Racism For Equality Siobhan Aarons, and co-chair of Hackney’s Young Futures Commission Jermain Jackman to discuss what Black life in Britain is like in 2022.

12 Oct Communities

Plan To Double Ukraine Refugee Support Payments To £700 Has Been Shelved

Exclusive: Government is not currently going ahead with a proposal to double payments to UK households hosting Ukrainian refugees to £700, despite hopes that it would encourage people to prolong participation in the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

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08 Jun 2015 Communities

Baroness Gardner: Public needs to know what Right to Buy means for now and the future

Conservative peer Baroness Gardner considers how the Government’s proposed extension of Right to Buy will impact on councils and housing associations.

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04 Jun 2015 Communities

Enhancing local authority powers can rebalance housebuilding sector, say countryside campaigners

CPRE paper finds nine largest housing developers have 314,000 housing plots in strategic land banks.

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02 Jun 2015 Communities

CIOB launches Ageing Population Survey

Today, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched its: Ageing Population Survey.

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02 Jun 2015 Communities

Key trade bodies create 'Glazing Supply Chain Group' to empower the industry

Several key trade bodies in the Glass and Glazing industry have joined forces to form the Glazing Supply Chain Group.

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01 Jun 2015 Communities

Trust in democracy - new report

How community groups bridge the gap between people and politics, a new report by the Community Development Foundation.

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28 May 2015 Health

CIEH responds to the Queen's Speech

Responding to announcements in the Queens speech, the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, Graham Jukes OBE, said:

Queen’s Speech: the building industry reacts

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28 May 2015 Communities

Queen’s Speech: the building industry reacts

Following yesterday's Queen’s Speech, building industry experts analyse what impact the Government’s legislative agenda will have on the sector.

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27 May 2015 Communities

The government’s plan of action for housing and planning policy

The Queen set out the governments programme for the coming year on several issues, including housing and planning policy.

Ideal Queen's Speech: Time for a 5 yearly safety check on electrical appliances in the private rented sector

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22 May 2015 Communities

Ideal Queen's Speech: Time for a 5 yearly safety check on electrical appliances in the private rented sector

Why should such a Bill be introduced in the Queen’s Speech? Electrical Safety First believes the figures speak for themselves.

Ideal Queen’s Speech: the Federation of Master Builders sets out its agenda

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22 May 2015 Communities

Ideal Queen’s Speech: the Federation of Master Builders sets out its agenda

The Federation of Master Builders assesses how next week’s Queen’s Speech will affect the construction industry.

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21 May 2015 Communities

BSA elects a new Deputy Chairman

Dick Jenkins, Chief Executive of Bath Building Society, has been elected Deputy Chairman of the Building Societies Association.

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21 May 2015 Communities

Independent review of building society governance published

Management and governance at building societies must be every bit as rigorous as that at shareholder-owned banks.

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20 May 2015 Communities

Housing crisis needs long-term Government strategy and multi-agency action

Opening the BSA Conference in Harrogate today (20 May), Chief Executive, Robin Fieth called on the new Government to deliver a long term strategy to counter the housing crisis.

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18 May 2015 Communities

Mott MacDonald appointed on G-Cloud framework, UK

Mott MacDonald has been appointed on Lots 3 and 4 of the G-Cloud 6 framework.

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15 May 2015 Communities

The National Federation of Builders’ child safety campaign kicks off

Stay Safe, Stay Away is a multi-award winning and increasingly popular campaign that the National Federation of Builders (NFB) promotes annually.

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14 May 2015 Communities

The Cities Devolution Bill: what does it mean for existing local structures?

George Osborne has announced that the government will include a Cities Devolution Bill in the Queens Speech on 27 May.

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14 May 2015 Communities

Devolution of powers - step in the right direction, but access to finance is critical

The need to re-balance the UK economy away from the hot house of London is a much talked about policy goal.

Election aftermath: what a Tory majority government means for housing

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14 May 2015 Communities

Election aftermath: what a Tory majority government means for housing

In the aftermath of the general election leading industry experts have been analysing the future prospects for UK housing under a Conservative majority government.

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11 May 2015 Communities

Independent Age welcomes the appointment of Greg Clark as Communities and Local Government Secretary

In response to the appointment of Greg Clark as Communities and Local Government Secretary, Simon Bottery, Director of Policy and External Relations at Independent Age, said:

Under construction: the building industry sets out its priorities for the next government

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08 May 2015 Communities

Under construction: the building industry sets out its priorities for the next government

Following one of the most unpredictable and surprising general elections in recent years, building industry representatives give their reaction and set out their priorities for the next government.

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08 May 2015 Communities

CIOB comments on General Election

Following one of the most unpredictable general elections in recent years, in which the Conservative Party is projected to form a majority government the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) stresses the importance of the construction industry to the UK economy, infrastructure and employment.

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05 May 2015 Communities

KPMG: Affordable housing further out of reach

Research from KPMG shows that the divergence between house prices and wages has grown so wide, that a first time buyer in London would need an annual wage of 76,971 to get onto the property ladder, with the actual average annual wage in the capital at just 27,999.

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04 May 2015 Communities

Beyond the ballot box

GGF unveils post-election plans and new political campaigns micro-site for GGF members.

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30 Apr 2015 Communities

Positive Mineral Products Sales Volumes Suggest Construction Activity Remains Buoyant

MPA sales volumes of aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt improved again in the first quarter of 2015. Seasonally adjusted results, which provide a consistent quarter by quarter comparison, indicated that crushed rock and sand and gravel sales volumes rose by 2.2% and 3.6% respectively compared to Q4 2014 and ready-mixed concrete and asphalt sales were 1.3% and 1.2% up. Annual sales of cement grew by 7.8% in 2014.

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