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Gove calls for ‘proactive approach’ in social housing regulation following Awaab Ishak case
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Gove commits to outlawing section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions before general election
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Gove consults on reforms to five-year housing land supply, “new flexibilities” to meeting housing needs as part of planning overhaul
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Gove faces legal challenge after disagreeing with planning inspector report and refusing permission for 165-home development
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Gove intervenes in London Plan citing housing delivery concerns
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Gove rebukes multiple social landlords for failing tenants after maladministration verdicts
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Gove sets deadline for residential property developers to agree action plan for remediation of unsafe cladding
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