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Inflation Knocks £170m Off Value Of Local Investment Cash, New Data Suggests

02 Feb Communities

Inflation has reduced the value of the government’s Towns Fund, used for regeneration and investment across England, to the tune of more than £170million, according to new data.

30 Jan Communities

What You Need To Know About Michael Gove's Post-Grenfell Cladding Crackdown

30 Jan Health

Rishi Sunak Pledges "Fastest Improvement" in NHS Waits, Public Don't Trust Police To Solve Crimes

19 Jan Communities

The Winners And Losers From The Latest Round Of Levelling Up Funding

18 Jan Communities

Government Still Hasn't Finalised Appointments For Top Levelling Up Jobs

17 Jan Communities

Why The UK Government Has Blocked The Gender Recognition Reform Bill

04 Jan Health

All The Promises In Rishi Sunak's Big Vision Speech, And Which Have Been Made Before

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03 Feb Communities

Blackpool's Towering Problems

02 Feb Communities

One year on from the Levelling Up White Paper there is little to show for it

31 Jan Communities

Broken Britain: Inverclyde – the most deprived constituency in Scotland

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30 Jan Communities

What You Need To Know About Michael Gove's Post-Grenfell Cladding Crackdown

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has announced tough new plans to hold developers responsible for funding repair works to buildings with fire safety issues, and warned those who fail to comply could be blacklisted from the market.

23 Jan Health

Cladding chaos: Why some tenants are suffering from the drive to remove cladding

In the wake of the Grenfell tragedy, flammable cladding was removed from flats around the country. As Andrew Kersley discovers, some has yet to be replaced – and as the cost of living crisis escalates, tenants are suffering as a result

19 Jan Communities

The Winners And Losers From The Latest Round Of Levelling Up Funding

The government has announced their second round of funding from the £4.8bn levelling up scheme aimed at reducing inequality across the UK but have faced criticism over regional disparity.

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06 Mar 2015 Communities

Ecobuild 2015: Launch of Concrete Industry’s 7th Sustainability Performance Report Demonstrates Progress but There is No Complacency

The concrete industrys 7th Sustainability Performance report was launched at Ecobuild this week.

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04 Mar 2015 Education

Constructing change

MPs across party lines welcome a new report by the Chartered Institute of Building which analyses the effect of migration on the construction industry.

04 Mar 2015 Environment

We must protect our food-growing land

Labour MP for Bristol East, Kerry McCarthy sets the context for her Westminster Hall debate today; the threat to an award winning food growing project in her constituency

04 Mar 2015 Communities

Nowhere to go – the action we need to tackle the Tories’ affordable housing crisis

Shadow Minister and Nottingham South MP Lilian Greenwood says that the next government has to improve the quality of housing and end the scandal of cold homes

03 Mar 2015 Communities

Building a better future for the construction industry

Commenting on the newly released Chartered Institute of Building report on the effect of migration on UK construction, Labour MP Steve Rotheram calls for a greater focus on training to fill the skills gap as the sector expands.

Use of migrant workers should not stop training in construction – new report

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03 Mar 2015 Communities

Use of migrant workers should not stop training in construction – new report

In a new report on migration and UK construction, the Chartered Institute of Building calls for a greater focus on training rather than reliance on migrant workers to fill the skills gap in the sector.

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02 Mar 2015 Communities

Migrant labour vital to construction but should not be a substitute for training, says CIOB

With the 2015 UK General Election fast approaching and the immigration debate likely to be central to the decision making of the electorate, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is launching a report to share the construction industrys stance on the issue.

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02 Mar 2015 Communities

MPA comment on Conservative housing pledge

Commenting on todays keynote speech on housing by the Prime Minister, including the commitment to build 200,000 starter homes, Nigel Jackson, Chief Executive, Mineral Products Association (MPA), highlighted the need to ensure that the housing supply chain is capable of meeting significant increases in housing demand.

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02 Mar 2015 Communities

CIOB responds to Cameron's housing pledge

Commenting on the Prime Minister's starter homes pledge, the Chartered Institute of Buildingsaid:

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02 Mar 2015 Communities

Conservative Housing Plans Need to Focus on Small Builders, says FMB

Conservative Party plans to deliver 200,000 new homes for first-time buyers is a welcome ambition but needs to be delivered by a range of builders to ensure good quality design and diversity, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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27 Feb 2015 Communities

Risky Business

Chief Executive of the Building Societies Association Robin Fieth warns that changes to credit risk rules, currently under consideration by the Basel Committee, would lead to higher lending costs and damage the UK housing market.

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24 Feb 2015 Communities

Santander to launch £100M scheme for SME housebuilders

Santander Corporate Commercial is to launch a new scheme worth 100m to support SME housebuilders. The scheme will contribute to addressing the challenges of the UK housing market, as well as creating jobs.

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23 Feb 2015 Environment

Electrical Safety First welcomes funding for product safety

Electrical Safety First is delighted that Jo Swinson, Minister for Consumer Affairs, has announced that an extra 400,000 is being made available to support Trading Standards stop dangerous goods being sold in the UK.

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22 Feb 2015 Communities

Daley enjoys golden return to Plymouth

Tom Daley returned to Plymouth and took back his British title on the final day of the British Gas Championships.

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20 Feb 2015 Communities

Protecting private tenants in Scotland

Margaret Burgess MSP, Minister for Housing and Welfare and Bob Doris MSP, joined Phil Buckle, Director General of Electrical Safety First, to highlight the new requirement for landlords in Scotland to carry out regular electrical safety checks of their rented accommodation.

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20 Feb 2015 Communities

‘Picking up the tab’ for Right to Buy

Moat responds to new analysis revealing that there is only one council house built for every 21 sold off, saying it is more evidence that Right to Buy gifts a lot of public money away without giving taxpayers much in return.

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18 Feb 2015 Communities

Building expectations

Dave Bentley, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) National President, reveals the side of the industry not seen on TV.

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17 Feb 2015 Communities

CDF to help more community groups take up the Community Rights

CDF is running the new First Steps programme, facilitating the networking of community groups and activists on Just Act and is part of a consortium to help communities create community economic development plans.

All you need is Glover: GGF appoints new Vice President

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16 Feb 2015 Communities

All you need is Glover: GGF appoints new Vice President

The Glass and Glazing Federation has a new Vice President who is committed to engaging the Government on issues that affect the industry.

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12 Feb 2015 Communities

How to avoid a ‘fatal blow’ to our town centres

Following Barry Sheerman MPs debate on the subject this week, the Community Development Foundation sets out some key steps to prevent the decline of the UKs town centres

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12 Feb 2015 Communities

New construction strategy will support SME firms to deliver local economic growth

The Local Government Associations (LGA) newly launched local government construction procurement strategy sets the framework for improving public procurement for small and micro firms, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

09 Feb 2015 Communities

John Mann MP: UK must unite against anti-Semitism

Chair of the APPG on Anti-Semitism, John Mann MP, introduces the latest 'Inquiry into Antisemitism' report and urges the non-jewish community to join the fight against anti-Semitism in the UK.

Tories' benefit cap plans ‘could curb housebuilding’

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06 Feb 2015 Communities

Tories' benefit cap plans ‘could curb housebuilding’

Cameron's electoral pledge to reduce the benefit cap will put off investors, raise borrowing costs, and limit types of homes built, argues Moat.

05 Feb 2015 Communities

The grass isn’t always greener in East Lancashire

Liberal Democrat peer and deputy leader of Pendle Borough Council calls on the Government to provide grants that would encourage housing developments on unprofitable brownfield sites in East Lancashire.

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