Industry takes key step towards modern home building methods

Industry leaders have agreed a key step towards insuring and mortgaging new homes built using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), Housing Minister Christopher Pincher has announced. Warranty providers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to take meaningful steps towards [...]

Thousands of private renters made homeless as pandemic unfolds, which Shelter warns is just the beginning

The government has released new figures on homelessness in England today. They show that between January and March 2020: A quarter (25%) of households (19,160) who were facing homelessness and applied to their local council for assistance were renting from [...]

Planning reforms could slow house building in England if not adequately resourced, warns RTPI

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has called for cast-iron guarantees from government that its radical proposals to overhaul the planning system in England will deliver affordable homes, meet net-zero carbon targets and address societal inequalities. Responding to Planning for [...]

LGA responds to proposed 'automatic' planning reforms

Responding to the Government’s proposed planning reforms, Local Government Association Chairman, Cllr James Jamieson said: “While we await the details of these planning proposals, it is vital that any reforms provide the right protections so residents have the power to [...]

Adapting to change

Though the construction industry is now back on site, Covid-19 has not left it unscarred. AO.com managing director Anthony Sant speaks to netMAGmedia’s Jack Wooler on how the virus has brought supply to the fore, and what the company has [...]

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