House Builders Association Newsletter 2026 – Issue 11

Matthew Pennycook announces the government's 'bold and comprehensive plan for housing delivery', Lichfields' recent report highlights the challenge of viability to the government achieving their housing targets and Enfield withdraws from the government's New Town Programme.
Created: 1 June 2026
Last Reviewed: 1 June 2026
Contents
Government’s “bold and comprehensive plan for housing delivery” – Pennycook
Long term international migration, year ending December 2025
Births in England and Wales, 2025
Government’s new legislative programme
More viability issues identified
Recruiting planners – update on government measures
Terraquest – Planning Application Index, Qu.1, 2026
Homes England – update
Latest Design Toolkit
New Urban Village, Leeds South
Homes England and Homes for Nature
Local Plans Update
East Hampshire
Local Plan funding
Devolution and Community Empowerment – Regional growth “at top of the agenda”
New Town Update
Enfield
Beyond Housing: the economic case for New Towns
New Urban Village, Leeds South
Old Oak and Park Royal’s 8,000 homes
1,500 home North London scheme approved
Planning appeal update
CBRE & Modi launch single family housing fund
Fire risks in sheltered accommodation
Councils & risky investments
Appointments
The Economy
The Market
NFB Tendering Portal
Business Leadership Diploma

Government’s “bold and comprehensive plan for housing delivery” – Pennycook

The Housing and Planning Minister, Matthew Pennycook, spoke about the government’s plans for housing delivery at the UK Real Estate and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) on 19 May.

 

His message to the Forum was simple – the government had come into office with a bold and comprehensive plan to build the homes and infrastructure the country needed.

 

His purpose at the Forum was to discuss what more could be done to secure investment; drive regeneration and accelerate development and to exchange views about how to tackle the housing crisis, support economic growth and ensure that the real estate, property and infrastructure sectors flourished.

 

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