Housing
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Javid reaffirms pledge to build 300,000 new homes a year by launching housing agency
Housing secretary Sajid Javid launches Homes England to accelerate housebuilding in the country. -
Dominic Raab appointed as seventh housing minister since 2010
Dominic Raab has become the seventh housing minister since 2010 and the 15th housing minister in the last 17 years, following Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle. -
Khan relaxes planning rules in bid to boost London housebuilding
The mayor of London launched his draft London Plan which looks to strip away outdated construction constraints and build on small sites. -
Pressure mounts on chancellor to give local councils more powers to build
Royal Town Planning Institute demands "major proposals" to avoid a housing crisis, ahead of chancellor's budget. -
Theresa May vows to take charge and ‘build more homes, more quickly’
The prime minister has pledged to address the housing shortage after admitting it has been decades since enough homes were built. -
Edinburgh Council delivers plan to build 20,000 new affordable homes
8,000 homes could be built initially over the next five years should plans be approved by the Scottish government. -
Housing shortage in London could be solved by building above railways
The new report highlights how building apartment blocks directly above railways could provide 250,000 homes. -
£1bn plan submitted for 10,000 affordable Glasgow homes
The next five years could see 10,000 new homes built in Glasgow if given the green light by councillors. -
London needs 50,000 new homes a year over the next two decades, say business leaders
Business leaders in London have called on the chancellor to review local authority borrowing, with the capital's population forecast to reach 10 million by 2030. -
Government to borrow to invest in new homes, says Javid
The communities secretary says “a lot needs to happen” to address the housing crisis.