All articles by Carl Brown – Page 7
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NewsKingspan ordered to halt sales of Kooltherm K15 insulation
Insulation manufacturer recalls batches of the same product used on Grenfell after it was found to have lower than advertised fire safety performance
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NewsCladding manufacturers must pay into fund or face ban, says Gove
Housing secretary says cladding and insulation sector must contribute ‘significant portion’ of remediation costs
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NewsGoogle pays $1bn for Renzo Piano’s Central St Giles offices
Tech giant backs return to office working with plan to increase capacity for expanding UK staff
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NewsGovernment’s guide to external wall assessments replaced
BSI publishes new fire safety guide as Gove withdraws flawed advice note
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NewsGovernment must do more to fix flawed building safety regime, says Allford
RIBA president questions effectiveness of Gove’s announcements
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NewsSimpson Haugh submits build-to-rent tower in Manchester
34-storey city centre project would contain 485 flats
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NewsPlanning system ‘faces crisis without higher fees’
Uncertainty and delays to planning reforms have had ‘chilling effect’, says wide-ranging House of Lords report
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NewsGovernment to pursue developers for £4bn cladding bill
Gove threatens legal action and funding removal if industry doesn’t meet cost of remediating blocks 11 to 18 metres tall
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NewsResidents back redevelopment of estate that once sparked civil war at UCL
Metropolitan Workshop and Proctor & Matthews to press ahead with Carpenters Estate regeneration after residents vote in favour
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NewsPRP unveils plans for 120-home later living scheme
Westbury Park scheme is the first in plan to build 1,000 extra care homes
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NewsJo Cowen appointed to design 650 homes in Ox-Cam Arc
Third of homes will be for affordable tenure
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NewsAllford endorses MPs’ call for net zero to be placed at heart of planning policy
Government will fail to hit 2050 net zero target unless it engages with councils, says select committee chair
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NewsPRP submits plans for 3,500-home scheme in east London
New neighbourhood earmarked for former car factory site in Dagenham
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NewsHousebuilder snaps up former factory masterplanned by Ian Ritchie
Work on £100m resi project expected to start next year
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NewsGlenn Howells unveils plans for 1,300 flats in Birmingham
Build-to-rent scheme proposed for city centre
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NewsWhat you need to know about the Heat and Buildings Strategy
Hydrogen shelved, potential mandatory EPC targets for mortgage lenders and could new homes be cut off from the gas grid? Here’s our round-up of key points - and Simon Allford’s response
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NewsConvert existing buildings to boost ‘left behind’ communities, says report
Former Number 10 advisor calls for mass transfer of empty buildings to local communities
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FeaturesMichael Gove: his stance on housing, planning and the environment
A few pointers to the new housing secretary’s views on key policy areas
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NewsChris Pincher stays as housing minister within ‘levelling up’ department
Beefed-up department to work alongside levelling up taskforce