housing communities and local government committee

Reliance on traditional building methods will see government miss housing target

03.07.2019

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | housing communities and local government committee | modern methods of construction | Offsite Construction

The government has been warned that an ‘over-reliance’ on traditional building methods will prevent it from meeting its delivery target of 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s.
Inquiry launched into social and affordable rented housing

03.06.2019

Laura Edgar

affordable housing | England | Housing | housing communities and local government committee | social rent

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HLCG) Committee has launched an inquiry to investigate the effectiveness of the government’s strategies to boost social and affordable rented housing provision.
Local plans key to improving high street health

21.02.2019

Laura Edgar

Economic Growth | England | high streets | housing communities and local government committee | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | town centres

The large-scale structural change of high streets in order to improve their health requires intervention led by local authorities in partnership with communities. Local plans are a key element of this.