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Morning Briefing: ‘greedy’ developers could lose right to build
Developers who fail to build out land could lose planning permission, The Times reports today
In the news
The Times has a raft of housing-related coverage today off the back of an interview with housing secretary Sajid Javid.
Mr Javid warned of a “muscular” response to developers who fail to build out permissioned land – with the paper reporting builders could lose permission on unused land if they miss construction targets.
Meanwhile, The Times runs a story claiming that top Conservatives are calling Theresa May a “nimby”, as well as an analysis of the causes of the housing crisis and an opinion piece on how to put it right by building taller.
Elsewhere, an investigation by the BBC through the Freedom of Information Act has found 14 councils with 170,000 tenants are gearing up to give payments to tenants after the landmark ruling against Southwark Council in 2016.
Another 12 London councils said they have similar rate collection deals with water companies but have not set money aside.
In other news, The Independent and the Huffington Post follow up on research from the Chartered Institute of Housing that 230,000 social rent homes are due to be lost between 2012 and 2020.
Read Inside Housing’s own report on the analysis here.
On social media
Sajid Javid bang on to point to the need for reform, so developers deliver on commitments when planning permission approved.
— Dominic Raab (@DominicRaab)
Greedy housing developers face losing right to buildt.co/ljNNnUjjvWSajid Javid bang on to point to the need for reform, so developers deliver on commitments when planning permission approved.
— Dominic Raab (@DominicRaab) January 31, 2018
Greedy housing developers face losing right to buildhttps://t.co/ljNNnUjjvW
Wow - great to see @gentoogroup in the top 3 and @NewcastleCC in top 10! Congrats to all the #ukhousing #localgov employers on the list. Here’s to #inclusivefutures @insidehousing t.co/CVoL3EJtD6
— Emma Maier (@EmmaMaier)Wow - great to see @gentoogroup in the top 3 and @NewcastleCC in top 10! Congrats to all the #ukhousing #localgov employers on the list. Here’s to #inclusivefutures @insidehousing https://t.co/CVoL3EJtD6
— Emma Maier (@EmmaMaier) January 31, 2018
A national scandal. Includes 102,000 lost by conversions from social rent to "affordable". Housing providers should think hard about the long-term impact of doing this. t.co/KJTfKlgPG9
— colin wiles (@colinwiles)A national scandal. Includes 102,000 lost by conversions from social rent to "affordable". Housing providers should think hard about the long-term impact of doing this. https://t.co/KJTfKlgPG9
— colin wiles (@colinwiles) January 31, 2018
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