Olivia Barber
NewsMayors to meet consultants following talks with transport secretary on HS2 alternative
Andy Street and Andy Burnham to brief wider team this week on Mark Harper talks
NewsGLA backs 1,500-home Levitt Bernstein and Morris & Co plans
City Hall overturns Tower Hamlets Council’s rejection of latest phase of Aberfeldy estate regeneration scheme
NewsMayors to meet government next week over alternative to cancelled HS2 rail link to Manchester
Andy Street and Andy Burnham to sit down with transport secretary Mark Harper to discuss proposals
NewsManchester council approves proposals for over 5,000 new student beds
Plans by Sheppard Robson, Hawkins Brown and Simpson Haugh given the OK after decisions were deferred last month
NewsGovernment unveils plans to build new nuclear power plant the size of Hinkley
Prime minister Rishi Sunak says proposal is biggest expansion of energy source in 70 years
NewsLocal authorities progress plans to exceed new 10% biodiversity net gain requirement
With BNG on major developments made mandatory from this month, several local authorities are adopting policies that exceed the new requirement
FeaturesWhat happens to council housing developments when a local authority goes ‘bankrupt’?
When a section 114 ‘bankruptcy’ notice is put in place, a council’s non-statutory services are restricted and housebuilding ’goes to the back of the queue’. Yet the growing number of councils in this situation are finding ways to carry on building.
NewsGovernment can’t subsidise MMC forever, warns housing minister
Aspirations around modern methods of construction “not yet” achieved, Lee Rowley says
NewsNottingham council declares itself ‘bankrupt’ over £23m budget deficit
Council also issued a section 114 notice two years ago when it unlawfully used housing revenue funds to support other finances
NewsMore than a million plots owned or controlled by 11 largest housebuilders, says regulator
The Competition and Markets Authority is seeking feedback on land banks and planning rules as part of its probe into the housbeuilding market
NewsSadiq Khan to divert affordable housing funds into buying existing private homes
Challenging market sees mayor shift away from development towards helping local authorities buy homes on the open market for council housing
NewsHousing leaders call on Braverman to drop crackdown on rough sleepers’ ‘lifestyle choice’ tents
15 housing bodies, including the CIH and NHF, have signed the letter
NewsFurther delays likely under second staircase transitional arrangements, housing group warns
Housebuilders may hold off applying for building regulations approval for schemes until more certainty on rules, Gove told
NewsNick Brown Architects’ 30-storey Leeds skyscraper granted approval
Skyscraper proposals designed by Nick Brown Architects were scaled back from 46 storeys to 30
NewsFaulkner Browns' 2,500-home Ladbroke Grove scheme goes in for planning
Project has 11 year build programme with first homes completed at end of decade