Articles tagged with: Housing

10 Oct 2022 Communities

High mortgage rates will leave first-time buyers struggling to get onto the housing ladder

Mortgage rates are set to double to around 6 per cent. In the wake of the Chancellor’s mini-budget, the Bank of England is set to raise its base rate in November, and then again – to over 5 per cent – next February.

First time buyers deserve an attainable dream

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01 Oct 2022 Economy

First time buyers deserve an attainable dream

Life’s long shopping list is full of significant items. Your first car. Maybe your wedding reception. That once in a lifetime holiday. Your children’s education. But none is more emotional, symbolic and downright expensive as buying your first home.

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05 Sep 2022 Economy

CIOB comment on new Prime Minister

Caroline Gumble, CEO at CIOB, said:

Delivering the benefits of a low-carbon built environment

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01 Sep 2022 Environment

Delivering the benefits of a low-carbon built environment

With a low-carbon approach to construction, we can build the housing this country needs and accelerate decarbonisation in the process.

Decarbonising the Nation’s Housing: The Role of Lenders

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22 Aug 2022 Environment

Decarbonising the Nation’s Housing: The Role of Lenders

There is no route to net zero that does not address the energy efficiency of the nation’s homes, and mortgage lenders have a critical role to play. The House sat down with Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgage and Housing Policy at the Building Societies Association, to learn more about the steps that UK mortgage lenders are taking to support the nation’s net zero commitment.

Invest to save: there’s never been a better time to ‘vaccinate’ our homes

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07 Jul 2022 Economy

Invest to save: there’s never been a better time to ‘vaccinate’ our homes

If the Government is serious about Net Zero and cutting energy bills, investing in energy efficiency and working jointly with industry to deliver must be non-negotiable at the Autumn Budget.

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24 Jun 2022 Economy

Comment on Help to Build scheme from Chartered Institute of Building

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07 Jun 2022 Economy

CIOB Analysis of the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill – Rhetoric vs Reality

'Polluter Pays' is the right approach from Government on building safety - now we must ensure it is fully delivered

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30 May 2022 Economy

"Polluter Pays" is the right approach from Government on building safety - now we must ensure it is fully delivered

Since becoming Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, Michael Gove has proved himself as a driving force in politics and as a reformer – and nowhere is this more evident than in building and fire safety.

03 May 2022 Communities

Rent Strike: How low-income tenants face hard choices over how to make up housing benefit shortfalls

Tenants on low incomes in private housing face rent shortfalls of hundreds of pounds a year after the government froze housing benefit for a second year running, amounting to a real-terms benefit cut in most of England as living costs soar.

28 Mar 2022 Communities

The House Magazine Launches Guide To The Department for Levelling Up

The latest issue of The House magazine includes a guide to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).

25 Mar 2022 Communities

Six Key Challenges Facing DLUHC

Harry Banton, Dods Political Intelligence Principal Political Consultant, identifies half a dozen key challenges Secretary Of State Michael Gove and his ministerial team must contend with.

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21 Mar 2022 Economy

Are homeowners more conservative?

Traditionally, we think people who own property vote for parties on the right, but new research says otherwise,

21 Mar 2022 Communities

Matthew Pennycook: There needs to be less talk and more action on housing reform

Since his appointment as shadow housing secretary in December, Matthew Pennycook has heard a lot of rhetoric on tackling the housing crisis. He tells Eleanor Langford it’s time to turn that talk into action.

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27 Jan 2022 Health

Incorporating health and wellbeing into housing developments

Despite the health, social and environmental benefits of high-quality housing developments, delivering healthy and sustainable homes and neighbourhoods remains a challenging task. In this blog, Caglar Koksal outlines how housing developers and local authorities can work together to create healthy, high-quality homes while also addressing long-standing health and housing inequalities.

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11 Jan 2022 Economy

CIOB responds to Housing Secretary's proposal

Yesterday (10 January 2021) the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the RT Hon Michael Gove MP, outlined his proposals aimed at ensuring that industry contributes to the cost of remediating unsafe cladding on residential buildings over 11 metres in height.

11 Jan 2022 Communities

The government’s drawn-out incremental steps to fix the building safety crisis is heightening leaseholder misery

The two biggest purchases we make in life are usually our home and our car. Imagine purchasing a new car and when you take it for an MOT, the mechanic tells you that it’s missing airbags, the brakes are faulty and that the body crumples on impact.

10 Jan 2022 Communities

Government must do more to address housebuilding obstacles or miss target

Too many people currently live in expensive, unsuitable, and poor-quality homes. Housing supply needs to be increased now to tackle the housing crisis. This was the conclusion of the report by the Lords Built Environment Committee.

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20 Dec 2021 Environment

LISTEN: Net Zero starts at home

In episode two of the brand new series of Engineering a Better World, from The House and The Institution of Engineering and Technology, we speak to Anthony Browne MP, Chair of the Environment APPG, Rick Hartwig and Stephanie Baxter.