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‘Sunshine Bill’ plan for solar panels on new homes rejected by Government

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the Government could not support Liberal Democrat Max Wilkinson’s proposals.

The Independent UK

Reforms to renters’ rights move a step closer to becoming law

There were warnings in the Commons that tenants are being evicted before the new protections can be introduced.

Evening Standard

Tenants being evicted before new rental laws come in, warns former Labour leader

Jeremy Corbyn said landlords are using ‘unreasonable arguments’ to end tenancies early before the Renters’ Rights Bill becomes law.

Evening Standard

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Rental reforms ‘to deliver on promise to transform lives of millions of tenants’

An amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill, back before the House of Commons on Tuesday, proposes to cap advance rent payments at one month’s rent.

Evening Standard

Housing must take priority over nature, says Starmer in green belt reform plan

Councils given mandatory targets to deliver 370,000 homes a year in England, including through review of green belt boundaries

The Guardian - UK

Labour pledges 370,00 new homes per year as housing target increases by over 20%

Labour housing minister Matthew Pennycook confirmed his party’s commitment to building more than 1.5m new homes in the UK over the next five years.

The Independent UK

Government waging ‘war on rural England’ with planning overhaul, Tories argue

Shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake claimed the “majority” of homes built to reach the Government’s 1.5 million target will go to migrants.

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Greenbelt should be in sights of councils that ‘max out’ brownfield land for housing, minister says

The Government is ‘absolutely willing’ to take a local plan away from councils that refuse to meet homebuilding targets, Matthew Pennycook warned

Evening Standard

Government willing to step in if authorities refuse to plan for housing targets

The Government is ‘absolutely willing’ to take over if local authorities refuse to put plans in place to meet housing targets.

Evening Standard

Government accused of ‘tinkering’ with housebuilding permissions

Conservative shadow housing minister David Simmonds was speaking in the House of Commons.

Evening Standard

Construction industry cannot rely on foreign workers, says housing minister

The UK will need thousands of additional construction workers if it is to hit the Government’s target of building 1.5 million homes.

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Labour’s 1.5 million new homes pledge ‘in tatters’, says Tory shadow minister

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner restated her Government’s target at the House of Commons despatch box on Monday.

Evening Standard

Landlords angered by minister saying their renters’ reforms fears are ‘alarmist’

In a letter sent to Matthew Pennycook, landlord organisations say he misrepresented their position on ‘no-fault’ evictions.

The Independent UK

Council tax expected to raise additional £1.8 billion next year – minister

Communities minister Matthew Pennycook rejected suggestions by the Conservatives that councils face a £2.4 billion ‘black hole’.

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Housing minister Matthew Pennycook raps fellow London MP Jas Athwal for state of homes rented out

The rebuke came as the Government announced reforms to protect tenants

The Guardian - UK

Budget will need difficult tax, welfare and spending decisions, Reeves warns

Chancellor’s comments come as housing minister says government will stand firm on cutting winter fuel allowance

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve met seven housing ministers, one of them twice’: the head of Homes England on the battle to build

In the light of Labour’s ambitious housing programme, Peter Denton, the man charged with getting residential projects started for the private sector, has his work cut out

The Guardian - UK

‘Labour can’t have their cake and eat it’: housing crisis will force party into planning rows

The shadow housing minister’s objection to high-rise flats in his constituency is typical of the dilemmas Keir Starmer, who has pledged to build 1.5m new homes, will face

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General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Greenwich and Woolwich?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

The Guardian - UK

BBC election debate: Penny Mordaunt says Sunak’s D-day snub was ‘very wrong’ in seven-party clash – as it happened

Mordaunt, for the Tories, faced Labour’s Angela Rayner, Reform’s Nigel Farage and candidates from Lib Dems, SNP, Greens and Plaid Cymru

The Independent UK

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces date for 2024 spring Budget

Tories expected to seek tax cuts in appeal to voters as they founder 20 points behind Labour in polls

The Independent UK

Tories to promise more help for first-time buyers in bid to turn around polling woes

Plans to help people onto the property ladder could be announced in the March Budget

The Guardian - UK

Gove’s leasehold reform bill does not ban leaseholds on new-build houses

Rush to write legislation means clauses to ban the leaseholds will be added via amendments

The Independent UK

Government urged to remove remaining unsafe cladding quickly

The call came as Communities Secretary Michael Gove said progress on high-rise buildings has not been made ‘fast enough’.

Evening Standard

Two-thirds of London boroughs home to tower with ‘Grenfell cladding’

Labour’s shadow housing minister Matthew Pennycook said it “beggars’ belief” that so many still have deadly Grenfell-style ACM cladding

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