Homes and space for tech-led businesses and creative industries feature in plan aimed at enhancing city’s competitiveness.
Need to know: Ex-Persimmon boss buys housebuilder Avant Homes
Yorkshire housebuilding firm led by former Persimmon CEO Jeff Fairburn acquires 2,000 homes a year Avant Homes Group.
Need to know: Budget focuses on economy rather than environment
Industry bodies say chancellor’s budget understandably concentrates on recovery, but lacks green action.
Need to know: NatWest targets affordable housing
Banking giant issues billion Euro bond to back development of affordable homes by housing associations.
Need to know: Government commits extra £3.5 billion to fix high rise homes
New support for homes with unsafe cladding is targeted at buildings over 18 metres in height, while other leaseholders can access capped loans.
Need to know: Government plans to strengthen rights to vacant council sites
Councils could be required to release vacant sites and buildings under government proposals “unless there is a compelling reason not to do so”.
City council blames Covid-19 pressures for proposal to cut planning jobs
A city council is considering cutting 11 planning, building control and licensing positions among measures to address a funding gap brought on by the pandemic.
Need to know: Government allocates £830m for high street recovery
More than 70 locations to share in future high streets funding for housing, transport, leisure and retail proposals.
Need to know: Homes England revamps delivery partner panel
Agency’s new dynamic purchasing system is more flexible, has simpler criteria for SMEs and requires larger developers to show leadership.
Need to know: London mayor targets social rent for homes programme
The capital’s new affordable homes programme will have half its funding dedicated to delivering homes for social rent.