Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Steve Reed, the Labour MP for Streatham and Croydon North and former leader of Lambeth Council, has been appointed as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Housing minister and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has resigned over failing to pay enough stamp duty on a holiday home and breaking the ministerial code.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHomes England has appointed Amy Rees as CEO, starting on September 8.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK government has confirmed deadlines for the removal of unsafe cladding under a new Remediation Bill, alongside a £1 billion investment in social housing remediation.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The UK government has announced the creation of a new National Housing Bank, a publicly owned financial institution that will help deliver more than 500,000 new homes across the country.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Small and medium-sized house builders across the UK are sounding the alarm over the proposed increase in planning fees. More on ULN.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe government says its Planning and Infrastructure Bill presents a “historic opportunity” to overcome the challenges of the UK’s planning system.
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