UK housing model is ‘broken’, says Michael Gove April 3, 2023 The UK’s housing model is “broken”, housing secretary Michael Gove has said. The comments by the senior cabinet minister come in a foreword to a collection of essays by liberal conservative think tank Bright Blue. First reported by the Times newspaper, Mr Gove writes: “We desperately need more homes to bring ownership within reach of [...]
Hope for MSG Sphere in London as Michael Gove brushes off Sadiq Khan’s snub December 1, 2023 The MSG Sphere development set for East London has received a lifeline after levelling-up secretary Michael Gove has intervened.
Election 2024: Michael Gove backs City A.M.’s ‘Build Baby Build’ campaign June 20, 2024 Outgoing housing secretary Michael Gove has thrown his weight behind CityAM’s ‘Build Baby Build’ campaign ahead of the July 4 general election.
Explainer: Are Michael Gove’s threats to developers working? March 16, 2023 This morning, we broke the news that residential developer Telford Homes was ready to sign Michael Gove’s cladding pledge. Just hours later, the developer officially capitulated and signed. These developments indicate that Gove’s threats, after all, are working. Monday was the official deadline for signing the legally binding contract. Thirty-nine developers accepted their responsibility to [...]
Marks and Spencer Oxford Street row: Court told Michael Gove ‘misunderstood and misapplied’ planning policy February 13, 2024 The Secretary of State for levelling up “misunderstood and misapplied” planning policy when it rejected Marks and Spencer Oxford Street demolition scheme, a judge heard. Today, the High Court heard a judicial review by Marks and Spencer over the Secretary of State for levelling up , Michael Gove MP, decision to refuse planning permission for [...]
Explainer: Will Michael Gove protect the Victorian outlook of Liverpool Street station? May 9, 2023 What do Stephen Fry – the actor and broadcaster – and Tracey Emin – the artist – have in common? A battle with Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove, apparently. Both have called on Gove to stop the £1.5bn development project that would change the Victorian face of Liverpool Street station forever. The terminal of the [...]
Michael Gove’s housing department hands £1.9bn back to the Treasury in ‘blow to developers’ July 12, 2023 Michael Gove’s department returned £1.9bn of housing money to the Treasury claiming it was unable to spend it, leaving industry insiders baffled. The sum comprised money to pay for new house building projects, including affordable homes, and to conduct building safety remediations. Joshua Bond, founder and managing director of Bond Land, called Gove’s move “the [...]
Explainer: Michael Gove’s plan for a new Conservative party February 28, 2023 If there’s one person who knows a thing or two about the Conservative party, that’s Michael Gove. Having covered senior positions in several different departments, and developed long-lasting policy in areas from farming to housing, he was well positioned to outline a vision for the “renewal” of his party earlier today at the centre-right think [...]
‘Docklands 2.0’: Michael Gove outlines vision for new higher density London July 24, 2023 Michael Gove has outlined the government’s vision to create a “Docklands 2.0” in a key speech on housing policy, calling for higher density urban development. The housing and levelling up secretary cited the “ambitious approach” of Margaret Thatcher and Michael Heseltine and warned housing “inefficiency” is costing Britain’s productivity. It comes as the prime minister [...]
Michael Gove faces an uphill battle to turf out the medieval long leaseholds April 11, 2023 We are one of the few countries left in the world with a leasehold system for our homes - where people own their flat, but not the land on which is built. This comes with problems, writes Elena Siniscalco