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Running to a full 262 pages and packing in safeguards for leaseholders that were unthinkable a little over a year ago, the government’s new Building Safety Bill is finally being passed into law today. This major piece of legislation will update and amend a number of other laws, such as…

Dangerous buildings that are lower than 11 metres could be remediated and are set to be discussed on a case-by-case basis, housing minister Stuart Andrew (pictured) has said. Andrew said in parliament on Wednesday that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities would commit to dealing with lower-rise buildings…

Developers have warned ministers that introducing an infrastructure levy could lead to fewer affordable homes being built rather than more. Levelling-up secretary Michael Gove is set to announce plans for a new development tax next month, according to a report in the Telegraph. The move follows a proposal in the…

Developers and housebuilders who have yet to sign up to the government’s remediation pledge have explained their reasons for not doing so. A lack of time to assess the conditions attached to the pledge, paperwork not arriving in time for the government’s initial announcement and a lack of historical buildings…

The Construction Products Association (CPA) has said there are too many “unknowns” to be able to sign up to the government’s £5bn levy to pay for the historical building defects that came to light in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze. In its response to housing and communities secretary…

Over a dozen major housebuilders and developers with a combined turnover of £2bn have yet to sign up to the government's new building-safety remediation measures. Ten major housebuilders with annual revenues totalling more than £100m, as well as a clutch of developers with major housebuilding divisions – including Grosvenor, Landsec…

The government could block developers from selling new homes if they refuse to pay for historical building defects, under new powers in the Building Safety Bill. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) announced that it is to introduce powers that would allow ministers to effectively sanction firms…

Housing and communities secretary Michael Gove has blasted construction-material suppliers for their “unacceptable” response to the building-safety crisis, vowing to use his ministerial powers to pursue manufacturers for costs “in the courts” if necessary. In a strongly worded letter to the chief executive of the Construction Products Association (CPA), Peter…

Housebuilders and developers have long been in the firing line over the issue of unsafe cladding on buildings – and the question of who should pay for it. Recently, major firms have made voluntary pledges to fix the historical building problems. And, since the start of April, there is a…

Departments across government competed with one another to save the most money through deregulation, the Grenfell Inquiry has heard. Eric Pickles (pictured), who served as housing secretary between 2010 and 2015, and is now a Conservative peer in the House of Lords, told the inquiry that there was a “degree…