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Help-to-buy scheme delivered ‘very high value for money’, review finds

Exclusive: George Osborne’s programme to reduce costs for first-time buyers delivered £25bn in social value in UK last year

The Guardian - UK

Brick Lane data centre plan 'could be halted if council uses power to seize land'

Campaigners against data centre off Brick Lane say the council should use compulsory purchase powers to block development

Evening Standard

Tower of London 'at risk' of being added to UNESCO danger list 'unless skyscraper plans changed'

Historic England says there is ‘serious concern’ about the famous landmark due to the size of potential future skyscrapers

Evening Standard

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How Brick Lane became the latest neighbourhood to battle against a data centre

Plans for a new data centre on the site of a historic former brewery in east London prompted significant local protest. But, following planning reports and a public inquiry, the secretary of state overrode these concerns and approved the project.

The Conversation

'No option off the table': Minister signals failing Thames Water still faces Government takeover

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook said that the Government was taking ‘no options off the table’ when it came to Britain’s largest water firm

Evening Standard

Minister rejects accusation Andy Burnham broke promise on council homes funding

The Prime Minister has pledged to carry out the biggest council housebuilding programme since the postwar period.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner insists Government sticking to plans to build 1.5 million homes

An overhaul of planning laws that aims to speed up homebuilding comes two years into the five-year Parliament.

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Drive to build 1.5m homes has slowed because of Iran war, minister claims

The Government has reached just over a quarter of the way to its target to build 1.5 million homes in England, after two years in power.

Evening Standard

Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy

Campaigners decry Angela Rayner’s backing for Brick Lane project that has only 11 affordable homes

The Guardian - UK

Brick Lane data centre go-ahead: Campaigners 'deeply disappointed' as ministers approve controversial plans

Tower Hamlets Council and the Save Brick Lane campaign called the decision ‘deeply disappointing’

Evening Standard

Who's in Andy Burnham's Government? Complete list of ministers chosen by new PM

Who are the new ministers in Andy Burnham’s Government?

Evening Standard

Leaseholders to get clearer information about service charges

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said that existing leaseholders ‘will not be left behind’.

Evening Standard

Empty homes in London should be seized under new powers for councils to tackle housing crisis, say MPs

Ministers are also being urged to reform stamp duty by the Commons housing committee

Evening Standard

Emergency brake needed on ‘runaway’ rent rises, experts warn

Exclusive: New report adds to increasing calls for Labour to combat excessive rent rises

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Senior UK ministers deride Rachel Reeves’s reported plan of year-long rent freeze

Housing secretary and housing minister latest to criticise idea, which has also been ruled out by No 10

The Guardian - UK

Leasehold ban in England and Wales unlikely before next general election, minister says

Matthew Pennycook says ending system must be done slowly to avoid hitting housing supply and legal pitfalls

The Guardian - UK

Property company denies trying to mass-evict tenants before England’s no-fault evictions ban

Exclusive: Housing minister wrote to Criterion Capital seeking urgent answers after MP said it issued at least 130 section 21 notices

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer reassures Londoners: Iranian missiles fired at the capital would be shot down

The UK has a multi-layered defence system to protect against missile attacks, says No10

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What made ministers think they could delay local elections in England?

Postponing such elections has been done before but there were key differences this time, including a legal challenge

The Guardian - UK

Starmer abandons plans to delay local elections in England in latest U-turn

PM under fire from his own MPs and opposition leaders after ditching plan to postpone elections for 30 councils

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on leasehold reform: Labour must stand up to property investors

Editorial: A ground rent cap is a good start, but ministers need to go further in reforming an unjust system

The Guardian - UK

England planning proposals fail to mention safety of women and girls, say critics

Draft proposals likely to ‘embed risk and inequality’, campaigners and urban planners say

The Guardian - UK

Rayner urges Starmer to keep promise on leasehold reform

Ex-deputy PM says government must stick to plans to cap charges for leaseholders in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

China’s London super-embassy almost certain to get go-ahead next week

Approval shortly before Keir Starmer’s trip to Beijing would come despite widespread concern among Labour MPs

The Guardian - UK

Wes breaks cover to challenge Keir – without even mentioning him

In a keynote speech, Streeting, the natural salesman, made one thing clear: he was ready whenever the call might come

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