All articles by Daniel Gayne – Page 7
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FeaturesKey takeaways and talking points from the Labour party conference 2024
Labour members gathered in Liverpool this week for the party’s first conference in government for 15 years. Daniel Gayne and Tom Lowe report
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NewsKeir Starmer promises ‘duty of candour’ law by next April as called for by Grenfell families
Prime minister in conference speech also pledges housing for all military veterans in need
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NewsBurnham to lobby for return of councillors on local housing association boards
Greater Manchester mayor also urges greater local authority control of housing stock
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NewsUK ‘over-reliant on a handful of volume builders’, says housing minister
Pennycook tells Labour conference event that housing sector needs more SME building and pledges diversification
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NewsMinisters seek views on brownfield planning passport scheme to speed up development
MHCLG issues policy paper and call to evidence on first day of Labour party conference
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NewsBuilding safety remediation acceleration plan will be brought forward this autumn, says Rayner
Housing secretary also commits to build more social homes than are lost within first financial year of new government
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FeaturesCo-living: Where does it go from here?
The past few years have seen investors plunge cash into the co-living market. Will it live up to the hype and why is it leaving councils cold? Daniel Gayne went to a scheme in Manchester to find out
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NewsHousing association’s freeze on new development will last until financial circumstances improve, boss says
Southern Housing chief executive says this is the “toughest time” for housing association finances he can remember
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NewsTwo-thirds of voters back development under right conditions, says poll
Convincing fence-sitting majority key to success of government’s housebuilding plans, finds survey commissioned by Labour-linked group
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NewsArup-led consortium sets out proposal for a HS2 phase 2 alternative
Group commissioned by regional mayors says line can delvier 80% of HS2 benefits at lower cost
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NewsGreen light for DSDHA’s 294-home student-led scheme in Camden
Project sits opposite iconic Roundhouse music venue
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Features‘We will deliver a generational shift’… Why the Grenfell Inquiry report means another building safety shake-up
Keir Starmer wants his government’s response to the tragedy to mark a defining moment in the safety and quality of housing in the UK. Is the industry prepared for it?
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NewsThose who do not feel weight of safety responsibilities ‘are in the wrong job’, says Grenfell Inquiry’s architectural expert
Inquiry panellist ‘makes no apologies’ for new burdens on industry in tearful statement
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NewsDecades of central government failure led to Grenfell tragedy, says inquiry
Department was ‘well aware’ of cladding risks but failed to act
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry report: Studio E “bears a very significant degree of responsibility” for disaster
Inquiry’s final report reserves some of its strongest criticism for architect behind tower’s refurbishment
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NewsProduct manufacturers knowingly misled the market over combustible construction materials, Grenfell Inquiry concludes
Arconic, Celotex and Kingspan slammed for ‘systematic dishonesty’ by inquiry report
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NewsConstruction’s day of reckoning as Grenfell Inquiry finds severe failings across industry laid ground for deadly blaze
Final report sets out plan to consolidate responsibility for industry in one centralised regulator reporting to a single government minister
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NewsTfL and DfT ‘in discussions’ over new Crossrail 2 safeguarding
Department says no decision has yet been made on protections for the route
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NewsGovernment plans to cap landowner profits on green belt schemes
New legislation will change compulsory purchase rules
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FeaturesIs this the end of the road for ‘beauty’? Labour’s National Planning Policy Framework revisions explained
Keir Starmer’s government has put planning reform at the heart of its ambition to get Britain building, to the delight of many developers. Daniel Gayne looks at the proposals announced last month and assesses their chances of success