The chancellor has announced her plans to accelerate housing building and reform through building 1.5 million new homes over five years and 150 infrastructure projects by the end of parliament.
A £62 million regeneration package is set to deliver a wide range of uplift for local communities, as set forth in the draft Scottish Budget for 2025-26.
The government has announced measures intended to unblock infrastructure projects, whilst at the same time supporting nature recovery.
A new announcement by the government has meant that excessive rules on building infrastructure will be overhauled, leading to nuclear plants, trainlines and wind farms to be built much quicker.
Tai ar y Cyd, a group of 23 Welsh social landlords, have developed a pattern book that aims to help making building houses in Wales more sustainable, energy efficient, and cost effective, which is to be fully unveiled on 15th January at University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea campus.
One week after the announcement of the prime minister’s new Plans for Change, councils have been told they must meet a new target of building 370,000 per year in the mission to build 1.5 million new homes for Britain over the next five years.
As part of the government’s Plan for Change, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has set out new plans to speed up the planning process by giving greater decision-making powers for planners to speed up the approval process.
Hundreds of council building inspections will be carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to check councils are managing the risk of asbestos properly.
A £140 million industry investment to get Britain building again has been launched, starting with 5,000 more construction apprenticeship places being made available.