Michael Gove distances himself from 300,000 housebuilding pledge
Housing secretary Michael Gove has distanced himself from the Conservative pledge to build 300,000 new homes a year, saying he’s not “bound” by “arbitrary” targets.
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Commercial landlords to be forced to let out properties
The government will unveil legislation punishing commercial landlords who leave high street shops empty for over a year in today’s Queen’s speech.
Michael Gove admits social housing is inadequate
Housing secretary Michael Gove has spoken out about the lack of social housing stock in the UK, as he looks to ‘tilt’ government funding to build more homes for social rent.
Government reaches agreement with housebuilders to pay for cladding remediation
Major developers have committed to paying a collective £5bn to fix buildings with dangerous cladding as well as remediate other fire safety issues, housing secretary Michael Gove has announced.
Government to get tough with rogue landlords in Blackpool
The government has vowed to crack down on rogue landlords in Blackpool by scaling up the law enforcement team in the town.
Michael Gove U-turns on cladding safety manager rule
Housing secretary Michael Gove will scrap a rule forcing safety managers to be employed in apartment blocks with more than seven storeys, The Times reports.
Michael Gove “disappointed” by cladding pledge from housebuilders
Housebuilders have been told to go further in remediating tall buildings affected by dangerous cladding by housing secretary Michael Gove.
Councillor demands ban on ‘heartless and unethical’ Section 21 notices
A Labour councillor has launched a scathing attack on Housing Secretary Michael Gove for the Conservative government’s failure to ban Section 21 eviction notices.
Michael Gove rules out supporting landlords “of significant means” from cladding removal
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has defended his proposal to make landlords with more than one investment property liable to pay cladding costs, saying the government doesn’t want to subsidise the wealthy.
Developers who fail to fix cladding issues to be pushed out of the market
The UK government has threatened developers by saying planning permissions and building sign offs will be blocked if they fail to fix the cladding scandal.
