Tag: Labours
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Budget tax fears threaten Labour’s 1.5 million homes pledge
Builders are hitting pause ahead of the November Budget, concerned that taxes could raise the cost of building homes and create broader uncertainty in the property market. A Knight Frank survey found 43% of developers expect housing starts to fall in the final quarter of 2025, reflecting widespread caution across the sector. Former Housing Minister…
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Will Labour’s planning bill widen the ‘green space gap’?
Britain’s race to fix its housing crisis is colliding with another national obsession – the deepening divide between those who live near nature and those who don’t. As Labour’s new Planning and Infrastructure Bill promises to “get Britain building” with fewer environmental hurdles, critics warn it could accelerate the loss of local green space and…
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‘Who’s going to build these homes?’ – industry reacts to Labour’s new towns
(Image: David Calvert via Dreamstime.com) The government has pledged to start building three new towns before the next general election. The government has accepted the recommendation and is looking at Tempsford in Bedfordshire, Leeds South Bank and Crews Hill in north London as the most promising sites to start building. The new towns are expected…
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Councils rebel against Labour’s planning reforms
Councils across England are mounting a united challenge to the Government’s proposed planning reforms, warning they will strip away local decision-making powers and damage trust in the system. Leaders from urban and rural authorities say the changes – including a two-tier system and tougher housing targets – are unnecessary, unrealistic, and harmful. The growing backlash…
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Slow apprenticeship levels may threaten Labour’s growth agenda
Addressing a lack of awareness about construction career opportunities could mitigate the skills deficit, writes Barrett Harris. Labour shortages within the construction industry have been a recurring theme in recent years. For the third consecutive quarter, a Turner & Townsend contractor survey has identified skilled labour shortages as the primary challenge impacting the delivery of…
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Is the Building Safety Act slowing down Labour’s housing targets?
However, while rightly seeking to ensure parties take responsibility for their roles in construction projects, the industry is facing frustrations with the resourcing and capacity of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), which is inevitably slowing down higher-risk building (HRB) projects and will have a knock-on effect for hitting government housing targets if not resolved quickly.…