House Builders Association Newsletter 2025 – Issue 17

This edition of the HBA newsletter covers the housing secretary’s resignation, and the latest on her replacement, Steve Reed. Also in this issue, the launch of the DEFRA Group Infrastructure Board to streamline planning and the ‘Water Update’ covers the growing problem of wastewater capacity after a report highlights the issue once again.
Created: 5 September 2025
Last Reviewed: 8 September 2025
Contents
About our sponsor
MHCLG Secretary of State, Angela Rayner, resigns from government
Planning and Infrastructure Bill – update
New consolidated Local Regeneration Fund
Defining extent of grey belt
Streamlining Infrastructure Planning – consultation
New Homes Accelerator – update
Homes England’s Strategic Partnership with York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
DEFRA’s new Lead Environmental Regulator and Infrastructure Board
Local Plan Update
Wiltshire – Urban Extension
Future Homes Hub – Homes for Nature
Building Safety
Water Update
Appointments
The Economy
The Market
Biodiversity Net Gain NFB survey
CITB Homebuilders Employer Network
HBA Housebuilders survey

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MHCLG Secretary of State, Angela Rayner, resigns from government

On 5 September Angela Rayner wrote to the Prime Minister, Sir Kier Starmer, advising him that she had decided to resign as deputy prime minister and secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, as well as deputy leader of the Labour Party.

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