How to be a Super Yimby – and help fix Britain’s housing crisis anna moloney The UK desperately needs new homes, but some are determined to get in the way. Here's City A.M.'s guide to how to be a Super Yimby.
King’s Speech: Labour to phase out leasehold system HOUSING Labour will ban the sale of leasehold flats and attempt to replace the system with commonhold, according to plans unveiled in the King's Speech today.
King’s Speech: Planning Bill unveiled to lift ‘brake’ on economic growth UK Politics A new Planning Bill unveiled in the King’s Speech is intended to lift the “major brake” on the UK’s economic growth, by unlocking national housing and infrastructure projects.
Keir Starmer to take the ‘brakes off Britain’ with growth-focused King’s Speech July 17, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to take the “brakes off Britain” with a growth-focused King’s Speech.
Brickability: Construction suppliers’ profit slides by a third on housing market woes July 16, 2024 Chair John Richards said Brickability had continued to "demonstrate resilience and deliver a robust financial performance."
OBR, workers rights and planning: What to watch out for in the King’s Speech? July 16, 2024 Labour will set out their programme for government on Wednesday, when King Charles will deliver the King’s Speech as part of the state opening of Parliament.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils planning reforms to ‘get Britain building again’ July 8, 2024 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a raft of planning reforms in a bid to “get Britain building again” in her first major speech at the Treasury.
Planning reform: How Labour wants to get Britain building again July 6, 2024 Labour argues the planning regime acts as a "major brake on economic growth".
Election 2024: Thousands of homes ‘lost’ to Airbnb, Labour’s City candidate warns July 2, 2024 Properties that could be “thousands of homes are lost to Airbnbs” in London, Labour’s candidate for the Cities of London and Westminster has warned.
House prices nudge up in “subdued” property market July 1, 2024 House prices rose just 0.2 per cent between May and June this year, as activity in the market remained "fairly subdued".