Levelling up
Mayors in talks to revive HS2’s northern leg with private investment
Andy Burnham and Andy Street hatch plans to revive West Midlands to Manchester branch.
Cross-party MPs criticise DLUHC’s ‘thin gruel’ levelling up progress
MPs slam rate at which government has allocated funds
Revised NPPF is ‘weak all the way through’, experts say
Experts say the long-awaited response fails to include any details relating to a small-sites policy, nor does it address the diversity of housing the country requires.
Mansfield to receive £20m after being named third levelling-up partnership
Mansfield in Nottinghamshire is set to receive £20m after becoming the third area to benefit from the £400m levelling-up partnership.
Government accelerates plans to move 22,000 civil service jobs out of London
The government is bringing forward its target to move 22,000 civil service jobs out of London to 2027 with the announcement of three new second headquarters in Aberdeen, Darlington and Greater Manchester.
DLUHC announces £80m to regenerate brownfield land to build thousands of homes
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has announced the allocation of £80m to regenerate brownfield land and build over 8,000 homes.
Over 100 councils delay or fail to start projects supported by Levelling Up Fund
The National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that 101 councils have delayed or failed to start projects that have been allocated money through the government’s Levelling Up Fund, due to rising costs and planning delays.
Will new landmark law really level up left-behind places?
Experts say ‘significant time and work’ are still required before the provisions in LURA come into effect.
Savills UK’s Richard Rees on tackling the causes of youth homelessness
LandAid’s, and the wider property industry’s, efforts to help solve youth homelessness and ensure that everyone has a safe and suitable place to call home have been ongoing for several decades, but have taken on a new urgency in the last few years.
Grainger’s Helen Gordon on levelling up in action
With HS2 in the news and some questioning the government’s commitment to levelling up, towns and cities across the UK are now positively benefiting from regional investment in build to rent (BTR).
Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill rubber-stamped in late move
The long-awaited Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) received Royal Assent yesterday (26 October), passing into law just before the proroguing of parliament ahead of the King’s Speech.
Can Euston station plans get back on track with private sector approach?
A recent Treasury meeting with investors and construction was a promising start but many questions remain.
Q&A: Rachel Maclean on the government’s planning and housing priorities
Housing minister discusses the unfairness of the current system and improvements to the rental sector.
BTR 360: Unintended consequences from RRB could ‘hurt’ BTR sector
The Renters Reform Bill could “really hurt” the build to rent (BTR) sector, with unintended consequences affecting investors and renters, attendees at Property Week’s BTR360 conference were warned today (10 October).
Sunak authorises HS2 land sales, killing northern leg ‘stone dead’
Rishi Sunak has authorised the sale of properties subject to compulsory purchase orders on part of the northern route of HS2, effectively preventing a reversal of the decision to cancel the project.
