Net migration fell to 230,000 in the year since Brexit vote November 30, 2017 Net migration fell by more than 100,000 to 230,000 in the year to June, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The difference between the number of people coming to live in the UK and the number of people leaving to live elsewhere fell to 230,000 over the period, down from a [...]
Momentum are coming for us like White Walkers, but we’ve got our Muhammad Ali: Tory MPs share their fears on the forthcoming elections February 6, 2018 With just under 90 days to go until local elections in the capital, Conservative Party HQ is going into overdrive to show it can fend off the multiple threats of Brexit tensions, a vulnerable leadership, the fallout from the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the rise of the Corbyn-supporting Momentum campaign group. The Tories face a [...]
Landing cards to be scrapped under Home Office plans to modernise border control August 5, 2017 Non-european travellers will no longer have to fill in landing cards when arriving in the UK under new proposals announced by the Home Office today. The paper-based system, which has been in use for nearly half a century, is expected to be scrapped in the autumn. Read more: Ryanair boss warns of “no holidays” in [...]
Mipim: Former England football captain Rio Ferdinand and housing minister Brandon Lewis team up to build thousands of affordable homes through new charity Legacy March 17, 2016 Property and football joined teams in Cannes today as former England captain Rio Ferdinand and housing minister Brandon Lewis launched a new scheme to build create thousands of affordable homes across the country. The ex-Manchester defender and fellow football stars Mark Noble and Bobby Zamora have clubbed together to set up Legacy, a charity designed [...]
Government housing minister Brandon Lewis has admitted defeat in the face of the housing crisis: Generation Rent can’t make a “judgement call” about where they live December 2, 2015 The government has admitted defeat in the face of the London housing crisis. At least, that was the conclusion I drew yesterday when the housing minister told people hoping to stay in London to make “a judgement call about what you can afford and where is right for you”. By being “up front about the [...]
Prime Minister Theresa May makes a few more ministerial changes July 16, 2016 Theresa May has announced a number of junior ministerial appointments as she makes her mark as Prime Minister. Penny Mordaunt and Mike Penning are now both ministers are the Department of Work and Pensions and Ministry of Defence, respectively. Meanwhile, Sir Oliver Heald has taken on a ministerial position at the Ministry of Justice. Read more: May says [...]
In numbers: House of Lords housing report explained July 15, 2016 The demand for housing in Britain has a become a hot topic over the past few decades, largely because of its inevitable growing population, rising immigration and rising incomes. This morning a report by the House of Lords suggested the government's target to build a million homes by 2020 is woefully inadequate. But what do the rest [...]
Sunday trading laws: More than 100 Tory council leaders back the government ahead of vote to devolve powers over Sunday trading to local authorities March 9, 2016 More than 100 Tory council leaders have backed government plans to devolve powers over Sunday trading laws to local authorities, ahead of a vote today in the House of Commons on whether to give councils in England and Wales the freedom to decide if larger stores can stay open for more than six hours on Sundays. [...]
Housing associations in £30bn mega-merger talks to build 100,000 London homes April 6, 2016 Three of the UK’s biggest housing associations are in talks to merger, with the view to build 100,000 new homes across London and the south east over the next decade. L&Q, The Hyde Group and East Thames said the proposed move will turn them into one of the country’s top four largest housebuilders with a [...]
UK house prices: More than 3,000 people used right to buy last quarter – and 5,000 homes have started to be built as a result, government figures show March 24, 2016 Right to buy might still be dividing opinion, but there's one place where no one is in any doubt about its success. The government has today issued another self-congratulatory update of the controversial scheme, claiming it has helped a further 50,000 people buy a home since it was "reinvigorated" in 2012, with more than 3,000 people [...]