Experts warn that public backing for development is essential in new government’s bid to end housing crisis
Councils will not be able to reject developments on grounds of being ‘out of character’
Overhaul includes restoration of mandatory housing targets and relaxation of greenbelt rules
Retailer will create 320 rental flats and 30 affordable homes in initial project
The town faces the same Nimbyism and conflicting attitudes towards the greenbelt that stifle much of the national debate
Property industry claims ‘nutrient neutrality’ regulations have halted construction of tens of thousands of homes
Government plan for 1.5mn new homes must consider location and drainage as extreme weather becomes more common
Construction sector training body warns of shortfall of 150,000 workers
Local communities can decide ‘how, not if’ new developments go ahead
Intervention could become one of the most contentious parts of government’s planning overhaul
Donald Trump called for national unity as the FBI investigated his attempted assassination
Barratt says it will build fewer homes this year as it tries to catch up from effects of market slump
To ‘get Britain building again’, as the new Labour government promises, the broken and underfunded system must be fixed
Labour’s promises are not going to spur a private sector solution to Britain’s housing crisis
FTSE housebuilder poised to accept sweetened offer from rival
Stamping out ‘grey areas’ and loopholes will cut land values and boost construction, Vistry says
Rachel Reeves’s proposals rely not on a single silver bullet but on a mixed package of policies
The reforms are a critical part of the party’s plan to pull the UK out of a decade of low growth and productivity
Keir Starmer’s party has promised to deliver 1.5mn new homes over five years
FTSE 250 housebuilder has already rebuffed an offer from rival Bellway
Older people cut off from the housing ladder are a growing sector for the UK’s build-to-rent sector
Managing tenants is very different to building and selling a house, it could find
UK group sets out plan to build and rent out 4,000 homes over the next decade
Deal push follows another profit warning from Crest Nicholson
Radical reform has the potential to unlock housebuilding and pave the way for economic success — if Starmer’s party is bold enough
