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Articles tagged with: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Exclusive: CBI Demand Six Month Extension To The Commercial Evictions Ban For Hardest Hit Firms
Coronavirus
Exclusive: CBI Demand Six Month Extension To The Commercial Evictions Ban For Hardest Hit Firms
Businesses who suffered significant financial harm because of the coronavirus pandemic should be given another six months protection from being evicted for not paying their rent, the CBI set out today.
Renters Need Their Own Roadmap Out Of Lockdown Or Government Faces Evictions Crisis Post-Pandemic, MPs Warn
Communities
Renters Need Their Own Roadmap Out Of Lockdown Or Government Faces Evictions Crisis Post-Pandemic, MPs Warn
The government needs to come up with a plan to help renters deal with the backlog of arrears built up during the pandemic or face an evictions crisis once the ban on removing tenants ends, MPs are warning.
Non-Essential Shops Will Soon Be Able To Open Until 10pm In A Major Boost To Retailers
Coronavirus
Non-Essential Shops Will Soon Be Able To Open Until 10pm In A Major Boost To Retailers
Retailers will be able to open until 10pm from April 12 as the government extends Christmas shopping hours in a bid to boost the high street after months of closure.
Furious Tory Cladding Campaigner Slates Government's 'Incompetent' Handling Of The Crisis
Home affairs
Furious Tory Cladding Campaigner Slates Government's "Incompetent" Handling Of The Crisis
Boris Johnson must take personal charge of the cladding crisis from “incompetent” Robert Jenrick’s housing department, according to Tory backbencher Stephen McPartland.
Housing Minister Promises To Introduce A Cladding Plan But Warns There Is No 'Quick Fix'
Home affairs
Housing Minister Promises To Introduce A Cladding Plan But Warns There Is No "Quick Fix"
Housing minister Chris Pincher said there is no “quick fix” to supporting the leaseholder victims of the cladding scandal but the government would bring forward a plan to help them “very shortly”.
New building safety proposals are full of holes
Communities
By Clive Betts MP
New building safety proposals are full of holes
Key definitions remain unclear and responsibilities ill-defined. Before the draft Building Safety Bill returns to the Commons, these areas must be addressed in full
Robert Jenrick defends approving Tory donor’s £1bn development and dismisses lobbying claims as ‘occupational hazard’
Communities
Robert Jenrick defends approving Tory donor’s £1bn development and dismisses lobbying claims as ‘occupational hazard’
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has defended approving a £1billion project which was later overturned and dismissed claims of lobbying by its Conservative-donating developer as an "occupational hazard”.
Robert Jenrick row: MPs demand papers on £1bn Richard Desmond property deal as they warn public trust could be ‘eroded‘
Communities
Robert Jenrick row: MPs demand papers on £1bn Richard Desmond property deal as they warn public trust could be ‘eroded‘
Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick is facing fresh pressure to release papers on his controversial decision to grant planning permission on a site owned by a Conservative donor.
MPs demand government remove dangerous cladding from 2,000 'high risk' housing blocks
Communities
By Clive Betts MP
MPs demand government remove dangerous cladding from 2,000 'high risk' housing blocks
The Government must commit to removing ACM cladding from all multi-occupancy residential buildings by December 2021 – and end this crisis once and for all