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Government to remove licensing requirements for landlords housing asylum seekers

The Government is planning to temporarily remove licensing requirements for asylum-seeker accommodation as it attempts to move thousands out of hotels, in a move critics have warned will put their safety at risk. The changes would allow landlords to ...

17 May 2023 at 06:51

Planners will need to ‘release elements’ of green belt to meet housing targets

Local authorities may need to “release some elements” of green belt land to meet housing targets, housing minister Matthew Pennycook has said. Mr Pennycook also revealed that local plans are expected to be in place next year, or the Government will ...

31 Jul 2024 at 10:46

Construction industry cannot rely on foreign workers, says housing minister

Britain cannot rely on overseas construction workers to deliver the Government’s target of building 1.5 million homes, the housing minister has said. While acknowledging that foreign workers would “play a role” in construction, Matthew Pennycook ...

06 Dec 2024 at 10:21

Government accused of ‘tinkering’ with housebuilding permissions

A Conservative shadow housing minister has suggested the Government is “tinkering” with planning decision-making, instead of “getting developers developing and builders building” new homes. After ministers unveiled proposals to let some ...

09 Dec 2024 at 17:06

Homes ‘top priority’ as Government reforms to allow more building on green belt

The Prime Minister said providing homes for people must be the “top priority” over nature and the environment as Government reforms are set to allow more building on the green belt. A shake-up of planning rules means councils have been ...

13 Dec 2024 at 12:29

Government waging ‘war on rural England’ with planning overhaul, Tories argue

Labour is waging a “war on rural England” with its overhaul of planning rules, the Tories have argued. Shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake claimed the “majority” of homes built to reach the Government’s target of 1.5 million ...

13 Dec 2024 at 12:27

Government willing to step in if authorities refuse to plan for housing targets

The Government is “absolutely willing” to step in and take over plans from local authorities that refuse to comply with new housebuilding targets. A shake-up of planning rules will see councils given mandatory targets to deliver ...

12 Dec 2024 at 09:54

Labour’s British building boom not possible, construction authorities say

The head of the largest housebuilding firm in the United Kingdom has said Labour’s vow to build 1.5 million homes during this parliament is not possible due to a severe skills shortage. Asked if there were enough workers to ...

14 Dec 2024 at 02:47

Less than 10% of green belt could be redefined as ‘grey belt’, says minister

Less than 10% of the green belt will be released for development under the Government’s changes to planning rules, a minister has said. Under plans announced earlier in December, the Government confirmed that councils ...

19 Dec 2024 at 12:10

Labour’s 1.5 million new homes pledge ‘in tatters’, says Tory shadow minister

Labour’s manifesto pledge to build 1.5 million new homes during this Parliament “lies in tatters”, Conservative shadow housing minister Paul Holmes has said. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner restated her ...

02 Dec 2024 at 16:29

Council tax expected to raise additional £1.8 billion next year – minister

Council tax rises will help ensure local authorities are funded next year, a minister has said as he rejected Tory claims of a £2.4 billion “black hole”. Communities minister Matthew Pennycook said the ...

14 Nov 2024 at 12:22

Landlords angered by minister saying their renters’ reforms fears are ‘alarmist’

Private landlords have criticised a Government minister, accusing him of dismissing evidence and wrongly describing their position on flagship renters’ reforms as “alarmist”. Matthew Pennycook has ...

22 Nov 2024 at 00:01

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