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New Lib Dem MP Rejects "Binary" NIMBY VS YIMBY Debate

21 Jul Environment

The new Liberal Democrat MP for South Cambridgeshire, Pippa Heylings, has said she rejects the concept of a “binary” fight between ‘YIMBYs’ and ‘NIMBYs'.

18 Jul Communities

Angela Rayner Will Pledge To End "Dragon's Den Style" Bidding For Local Authority Funding

17 Jul Environment

Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech

14 Jul Communities

New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded

27 Jun Communities

Voters In New Build England Say Conservative Promises Have Been Broken

26 Jun Communities

Labour Rejects "Misinformation" Amid Backlash Over Keir Starmer's Bangladesh Comments

23 Jun Communities

Tory Candidate Claims Labour Risks "Taking The North For Granted"

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Urgent need to prioritise people living with obesity

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22 Jul Health

Urgent need to prioritise people living with obesity

Building societies ready to work with the Government to support first-time buyers, savers and economic growth

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22 Jul Communities

Building societies ready to work with the Government to support first-time buyers, savers and economic growth

Time to listen to construction industry experts if we’re to truly “get Britain building”

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19 Jul Communities

Time to listen to construction industry experts if we’re to truly “get Britain building”

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Lisa Nandy: 'There is a wealth of talent out there we’re just not drawing on'

24 Jul Culture

Tories 'Deserved' To Lose General Election, Says Former Conservative MP

24 Jul Political parties

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Investing in Green Energy Ports

24 Jul Environment

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17 Jul Environment

Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.

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.

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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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03 Aug 2015 Communities

Landlords not suitable to check immigration status - CIEH

Commenting on the announcement from the Government that private landlords will be expected to play a greater role in checking the immigration status of their tenants, Bob Mayho, Principal Policy Officer for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), said:

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02 Aug 2015 Communities

60th anniversary poll shows clear support for Green Belt

CPRE launches campaign calling on Government to turn rhetoric into action and protect Green Belt

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31 Jul 2015 Communities

NHBC reports growth of homes for the elderly

More retirement properties registered so far in 2015 than whole of 2014

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27 Jul 2015 Communities

Building boom endangered by skills shortage, warns FMB

Despite the fact that the building industry has been booming for more than two years, rising activity in the SME construction sector threatens to be undermined by the prevailing skills shortage, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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24 Jul 2015 Communities

Save energy, rethink green

The House Builders Association comments on the Government's announcement on the Green Deal.

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23 Jul 2015 Communities

CIEH supports 'rogue' landlord database

Tocoincide with the publication of a database containing the names of convicted private landlords, Graham Jukes OBE, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), said:

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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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