Response to The Sunday Times article on the cost of cladding remediation

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The Sunday Times has today published an article titled “‘Footing the bill for the cladding crisis will cost more than my flat’”. The article uses figures on the cost of remediation from Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) and Institute 


Response to the Times front page on housing building target analysis by the Campaign to Protect Rural England

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The Times today (Tuesday 25 May) reported on inaccurate analysis by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), stating that rural areas will have a legal requirement to meet the new house building targets. They say this will put pressure 


Response to The Guardian’s article on funding for homeless charities

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The Guardian article about funding for homeless charities is both inaccurate and misleading. Since the start of the pandemic we have taken decisive action to protect rough sleepers, and the government has spent over £700 million this year on homelessness 


Planning for the Future

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In August, the government published Planning for the Future:  a consultation which proposed an overhaul of our country’s outdated planning system to deliver the high-quality, sustainable homes communities need.     The consultation ends at 11.45pm on Thursday 29 October and we want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to have their say on 


Response to a statement by Crisis about winter accommodation for rough sleepers

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A statement put out by Crisis today misrepresents the support we’re giving to local areas so they can protect vulnerable rough sleepers from life-threatening cold weather and the risks posed by coronavirus this winter. The Night Shelter operating principles published 


Local housing need

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Recent media coverage has sought to speculate on how many homes  could be created following the government’s proposals to update the formula on local numbers of new houses. Some of these stories also suggest that the formula creates a new