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Government spent £200m+ on inquiries but their impact is unclear: watchdog
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Government starts procurement of £320m legal panel for services to wider public sector
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Government targets end of 2029 for completion of remediation of high-rise buildings with unsafe cladding
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Government threatens to shut out from housing market developers that refuse to act on cladding
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Government to allow more homes to be created from agricultural buildings
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Government to amend Social Housing Regulation Bill to deliver 'Awaab's Law'
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Government to apply £95k exit payment cap to whole public sector at same time
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Government to block social housing providers from Affordable Homes Programme funding if they are in breach of consumer standards
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Government to bring “feudal” leasehold to an end, reinvigorate use of commonhold
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Government to consult “shortly” on convergence mechanism for new rent settlement
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Government to consult in January on increasing legal aid fees for housing cases
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Government to consult on end to ‘no-fault’ evictions, blaming s.21 process for causing family homelessness
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Government to consult on making short-term lets subject to planning, introducing national register
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Government to consult on social housing ban for up to five years for those sanctioned for ASB, plus new UK and local connection tests
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Government to delay abolition of no-fault evictions until reforms to court system in place
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Government to ease requirements on publicity and consultation in latest measures to help planning system operate during COVID-19
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Government to extend consents for sites with planning permission that would have expired during lockdown
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Government to extend fixed costs to most claims below £100,000
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Government to extend Right to Buy to 2.5m tenants of housing associations amid concerns over potential loss of social housing and legal barriers
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