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Labour Rebels Stand Firm As Government Tries To Sell Welfare Concessions

30 Jun Communities

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has defended the government’s welfare bill concessions as “positive changes”, despite leading rebels warning they still feel unable to vote for the legislation.

28 Jun Communities

Labour APCC Chair Warns Spending Review "Isn't Going To Go Far Enough" For Policing

22 Jun Communities

Immigration Policies Could Produce Another Windrush Generation, Labour MP Warns

21 Jun Communities

Government Seeks Input On Including Racism In Islamophobia Definition

17 Jun Health

MPs Vote To Decriminalise Abortion

17 Jun Communities

Green Party Accused Of Keeping “Unlawful” Gender Rules For Leadership Contest

15 Jun Communities

Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers

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30 Jun Communities

My Catholic priest tried to coerce my assisted dying vote

24 Jun Education

We need family hubs in every community to lift parents and children out of poverty

20 Jun Communities

The government must take action to tackle the crisis in temporary accommodation

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Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence

29 Jun Defence

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07 Jul Energy

How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis

27 Jun Political parties

I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015

29 Jun Health

Recipes for disaster: Gordon Brown’s sushi

26 Jun Political parties

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Starmer: One Year On

03 Jul

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15 Jun Communities

Looking For Growth's Lawrence Newport On Death Threats, Dominic Cummings And Defeating Blockers

Bad boys of Brexit, move over: the good guys of growth are here. Sienna Rodgers talks to Looking For Growth co-founder Lawrence Newport who wants to ban planning delays just like he outlawed the XL Bully

13 Mar Health

The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'

A mental health social worker takes us through a typical day in the job, from disappointing patients to dealing with abuse and threats

28 Feb Communities

'A broken system': Diary of a London tenant

Professionally familiar with the levers of power, Zoë Crowther was nonetheless caught in an unfolding rental nightmare that she says reveals a deeply broken market. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

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01 Oct 2015 Communities

How do we fund the building we need?

Shadow housing minister Roberta Blackman-Woods discussed how to tackle the housing and affordability crisis at Labour conference.

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30 Sep 2015 Communities

HBA comment on the right to appeal the affordable homes threshold ruling

The High Court struck down planning policy guidance in July 2015, which exempted development of less than ten homes from the requirement to contribute to affordable housing.

Use professional bodies’ resources to drive growth, MPs urged

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29 Sep 2015 Communities

Use professional bodies’ resources to drive growth, MPs urged

The importance of professional bodies engaging more with schools and with policy makers was raised at the Labour conference today, by parliamentarians and senior figures in the field.

Tory housing policy challenges the future of housing associations

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29 Sep 2015 Communities

Tory housing policy challenges the future of housing associations

Labour MPs have criticised Conservative housing policies as unrealistic and threatening to the future of ‘scarce’ housing stock.

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29 Sep 2015 Communities

Professional bodies add huge value to society

Study reveals long term positive impact of Professional Bodies

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28 Sep 2015 Communities

Property prices are not reduced by integrated social housing

New research by the NHBC Foundation has found that house prices are not reduced on developments which successfully integrate social and private housing.

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28 Sep 2015 Communities

‘A tale of two sectors’ ahead for housing as providers take on challenges and new opportunities

Today, Moat is releasing the preliminary findings of a research study, written by the authoritative Andrew Heywood. Titled A tale of two sectors, the paper offers strategic perspectives on the housing sectors current challenges as well as new opportunities.

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25 Sep 2015 Communities

HBA response to Commons Select Committee report on public land disposal

In 2011, the Department for Communities and Local Government announced plans to release public land in order to build 100,000 new homes and create 25,000 jobs in the house building sector by 2015.

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25 Sep 2015 Communities

New home levels continue to rise despite August dip, reports NHBC

House building activity in the UK this year is set to top levels seen in 2014, according to new figures released today by NHBC.

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22 Sep 2015 Communities

Cuts to the construction pipeline increase uncertainty

The government construction pipeline decreased in value by 9.1 billion between December 2014 and August 2015 as projects were put on hold or cancelled. Its value now stands at just over 118 billion.

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21 Sep 2015 Communities

Housing strategy needed to support Government’s 1 million target

The Governments ambition to build one million homes over the next five years must be backed up by a comprehensive housing strategy, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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16 Sep 2015 Environment

Ministerial support for Our Green Belt campaign

Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis has responded to our letter marking the 60th anniversary of the Green Belt, recognising the support for the Green Belt shown in our survey, and emphasising the Governments commitment to protecting Green Belt.

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15 Sep 2015 Communities

CIOB supports ‘RIBA for Clients’ Initiative

The Chartered Institute of Building lends its support to the Royal Institute of British Architects newly launched Client Architect report.

14 Sep 2015 Communities

The role of the Charity Commission in the closure of Kids Company

Liberal Democrat House of Lords Spokesperson for the Voluntary Sector and Social Enterprise, Baroness Barker, writes following her debate on: 'The closure of Kids Company'.

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10 Sep 2015 Communities

Older and disabled people are missing out on smart phone technology to help them travel

The benefits of taking action to encourage more older and disabled people to use apps to improve their public transport experience are highlighted in a report published today.

09 Sep 2015 Communities

How we can deliver 50,000 new London homes

Conservative MP for Croydon South Chris Philp sets how the Government can meet London's burgeoning housing demand

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08 Sep 2015 Communities

Easier finance helping small house builders, says FMB

Access to finance for SME house builders is showing signs of improvement, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) latest survey of small house builders.

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08 Sep 2015 Communities

Majority of landlords unaware of new carbon monoxide law to keep tenants safe

New legislation requiring landlords to install carbon monoxide alarms planned to come into effect on 1st October

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02 Sep 2015 Environment

Litter groups and businesses unite to call on Government to take a lead on litter

Major national litter groups and business organisations have today made a joint plea to Government to take a firm lead on litter.

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01 Sep 2015 Environment

Large parks ‘vital for cities’ success’

Large parks play a vital role in creating successful cities, according to new research led by the University of Exeter.

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01 Sep 2015 Communities

Simon Vivian Becomes New MPA Chairman

Simon Vivian, Chief Executive of Breedon Aggregates Limited, the UKs largest independent aggregates business, has been appointed MPA Chairman for the next two years.

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01 Sep 2015 Communities

Large parks key to city success

Cities should feature compact development alongside large, contiguous green spaces to maximise benefits of urban ecosystems to humans, research led by the University of Exeter has concluded.

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04 Aug 2015 Communities

High Court ruling on affordable housing will heighten housing crisis, says FMB

A High Court decision to strike down exemptions from affordable housing contributions for small developments will heighten the housing crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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03 Aug 2015 Communities

HBA’s response to affordable housing High Court’s ruling

The High Court quashed the governments planning guidance that exempted small development sites from the obligation to provide affordable housing units.

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