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Morning Briefing: a Downing Street summit on housebuilding
The national press reports that prime minister Theresa May is calling major house builders and social landlords to Downing Street for a ‘summit’ to be held tomorrow
In the news
According to a number of national newspapers, several developers, house builders, councils and associations have been invited to tomorrow’s meeting to discuss how to fix the housing crisis.
According to a paywalled piece in The Telegraph, government sources say Ms May will “lay down a challenge” to the industry to build more homes, as ministers start work in preparation for the Autumn Budget on 22 November.
The Daily Mail says ministers may also use tomorrow’s summit to discuss ways of releasing more green belt land for housing.
Meanwhile chancellor Philip Hammond is coming under pressure from Conservative MPs to find money for a “radical housebuilding programme”, The Times reports.
Elsewhere, The Guardian is reporting on opposition to regeneration plans by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing.
On social media
The reports of Tuesday’s Number 10 summit have caught the imagination of housing’s Twitterati.
@theresa_may YES ramp-up #ukhousing we need wheelchair accessible homes fit 4 purpose not current crap being built. #spacetocare #disability t.co/TPr9rTKwtc
— Angela Cavill-Burch (@onmybiketoo)@theresa_may YES ramp-up #ukhousing we need wheelchair accessible homes fit 4 purpose not current crap being built. #spacetocare #disability https://t.co/TPr9rTKwtc
— Angela Cavill-Burch (@onmybiketoo) October 15, 2017
Well - we await to see the outcome of Tuesday #ukhousing hopefully this will be the start of something great! t.co/cl5nTNdhpA
— Amy Nettleton (@amynettleton1)Well - we await to see the outcome of Tuesday #ukhousing hopefully this will be the start of something great! https://t.co/cl5nTNdhpA
— Amy Nettleton (@amynettleton1) October 15, 2017
@GavinBarwell @AlokSharma_RDG history shows #ukhousing crisis only solvable by investment in #sochousing not summits pic.twitter.com/Nle5stwGg0
— Kevin Gulliver (@kevingulliver)@GavinBarwell @AlokSharma_RDG history shows #ukhousing crisis only solvable by investment in #sochousing not summits pic.twitter.com/Nle5stwGg0
— Kevin Gulliver (@kevingulliver) October 15, 2017
What’s on
- The National Housing Federation’s (NHF) Building Rural Communites Landowners Conference takes place throughout today in Cheltenham.
- Thinktank Localis officially launches its report about housing market interventions at an event in Westminster this morning.
- The NHF is also hosting a free seminar for board members in Leeds this evening.
