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Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works

15 May Communities

A Conservative former Cabinet minister has said he could try to change the government’s flagship leasehold bill in an effort to improve reporting for buildings that need safety work completing in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.

01 May Communities

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21 Apr Health

Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"

19 Apr Communities

Quarter Of Tory Councillors Think Adult Social Care Is Underfunded In Their Area

17 Apr Communities

Conservative MP Campaigning To Be Mayor Is Distancing Himself From Tarnished Tory Image

27 Mar Communities

Londoners Are More Concerned About Cost Of Living And Housing Than Crime

25 Mar Health

Government Maternity Disparities Taskforce Only Met Twice Last Year

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An international call to G7 leaders for financial commitments to fight neglected tropical diseases

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13 May Health

An international call to G7 leaders for financial commitments to fight neglected tropical diseases

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13 May Communities

Harnessing North East Devolution

08 May Environment

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Derek Guy: What Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are getting wrong about menswear

14 May Culture

Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader

13 May Home affairs

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14 May Parliament

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23 Apr Communities

Closing time: what next for London's pubs?

Few sectors of industry have taken more of a beating in the last few years than that of the British pub. Jimmy McIntosh has been documenting those in London that have died, and asks what it means for the communities they serve

21 Apr Health

Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"

MPs have said running makes them better at their jobs, as a record 20 MPs and peers from different parties will be taking part in the London Marathon today.

17 Apr Communities

Conservative MP Campaigning To Be Mayor Is Distancing Himself From Tarnished Tory Image

Tory MP Ben Bradley, who is also the Conservative candidate for the East Midlands mayoralty, has said he is trying to separate his own campaign from the image of his party, as there is "clearly not a brilliant national picture".

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23 Jul 2015 Communities

‘Construction managers make a difference to people they never meet’ says Chris Chivers, new CIOB President

Professionals in the global construction sector consistently have a positive impact on the lives of people who they never meet, said Chris Chivers upon his appointment as President of the Chartered Institute of Building.

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22 Jul 2015 Environment

Government move to scrap zero carbon homes plan is huge missed opportunity

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) was extremely disappointed to learn that the Government has decided to scrap plans to make sure all new homes (by 2016) and non-domestic buildings (by 2019) are carbon neutral.

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16 Jul 2015 Communities

CIOB responds to BIS announcement on renewed Construction Leadership Council

As the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) announces a renewal of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) provides its reaction.

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14 Jul 2015 Communities

CIOB joins global coalition to unify construction measurement standards

This week the Chartered Institute of Building has joined over 30 professional bodies from across the globe to create the International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS) coalition.

Scrapping of zero carbon target risks investment, says CIOB

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13 Jul 2015 Environment

Scrapping of zero carbon target risks investment, says CIOB

Responding to the Government's decision to not proceed with the zero carbon buildings policy, the Chartered Institute of Building says the decision will undermine the manufacturingbase.

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10 Jul 2015 Communities

Removing Zero Carbon goal not the productive choice for the UK

Philip Sellwood, Chief Executive, Energy Saving Trust, and member of the Government Industry 2016 Zero Carbon Housing Force, said:

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10 Jul 2015 Communities

Brownfield sites: using Britain’s past to stimulate the future

The House Builders Association comments on the newly released productivity plan.

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10 Jul 2015 Communities

Chancellor’s planning changes “major step towards solving the housing crisis”, says FMB

The Government has taken a major step towards solving the countrys housing crisis and improving productivity, with bold new changes to support house builders, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

What does the Budget mean for UK's housing crisis?

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09 Jul 2015 Communities

What does the Budget mean for UK's housing crisis?

The National Federation of Builders and the House Builders Association analyse the welcomed and 'disappointing' announcements in yesterday's emergency budget.

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08 Jul 2015 Communities

NHBC's response to the Government's Summer Budget

Commenting on measures outlined in the Governments Summer Budget aimed at boosting levels of house-building, Mike Quinton, Chief Executive of NHBC said:

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07 Jul 2015 Communities

More ambitious targets needed to help SME house builders

Commenting onBrandon Lewis' announcement on SME house builders,Rico Wojtulewicz, policy advisor at the House Builders Association, said:

07 Jul 2015 Communities

Government ‘blindly ploughing on’ with local government cuts

Writing for PoliticsHome’s Central Lobby, Labour peer Lord Ponsonby calls for the government to break the correlation between greater cuts in poorer areas, before they further impact frontline services

07 Jul 2015 Communities

Liam Fox MP: Conservative agenda for the South West

Ahead of his debate, Liam Fox lays out the Conservatives’ plans to take advantage of their political dominance in the South West.

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06 Jul 2015 Communities

Rural areas must have special treatment to tackle housing crisis

CPRE argues that rural areas should be treated as a special case to protect and provide affordable housing

Budget 2015: Chancellor could deliver 20,000 more homes a year through better SME financing

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06 Jul 2015 Communities

Budget 2015: Chancellor could deliver 20,000 more homes a year through better SME financing

Recent statistics show the SME house building sector could deliver an additional 20,000 homes per year if their access to finance was improved, says the Federation of Master Builders

SMEs could deliver 20,000 more homes with better access to finance

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03 Jul 2015 Communities

SMEs could deliver 20,000 more homes with better access to finance

The SME house building sector could deliver an additional 20,000 homes per year if their access to finance was improved, putting a significant dent in the UKs housing supply requirements, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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01 Jul 2015 Communities

CIOB builds a clearer path towards Chartered careers

The Chartered Institute of Building is changing its grade structure to encourage more people to become chartered, increasing the level of professionalism within the industry and improving recognition of Chartered status.

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30 Jun 2015 Communities

Planning stats conceal barriers to house building, says FMB

The latest planning permission figures from the Government reveal a welcome increase in permissions being granted but do not equate to homes actually being built, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Londoners say their infrastructure lags behind expectations of a world city

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26 Jun 2015 Communities

Londoners say their infrastructure lags behind expectations of a world city

According to a new poll of Londoners, business leaders and councillors in the capital, London’s infrastructure lags far behind expectations for a world city, which according to new thought leadership panel London Tomorrow, could be affecting the capital’s international competitiveness.

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25 Jun 2015 Communities

British Precast Annual Dinner Celebrates the Success of the Industry

The Annual Dinner, supported by CEMEX, brought the industry together for an evening of entertainment and presentation of the prestigious Best Practice Awards.

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24 Jun 2015 Communities

FMB responds to NAO report on Government land sale claims

In response to the new NAOreport on the Government's land sale claims, the Federation of Master Builders says 'it is vitally important how public land is released onto the market'.

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23 Jun 2015 Communities

Stay safe, use a vetted builder – FMB calls on consumers to protect themselves from cowboy builders

Consumers would be safer using independently vetted builders over those found on customer review sites, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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12 Jun 2015 Communities

Sevenoaks District Council and Moat launch second phase of A Home of Your Own

Sevenoaks Council and Moat are launching a second phase of A Home of Your Own, a programme designed at helping local people to buy on the open market.

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12 Jun 2015 Communities

Scottish Government “shames” Westminster on energy efficiency, says FMB

The Scottish Government has shamed the UK government by prioritising the energy efficiency of existing buildings, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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