Call for amnesty on tax credit clawback A request for an amnesty on tax credit repayments is part of an action plan sent by a children's charity to ministers last week.

The taskforce has been asked to give a shortlist of recommendations for new town locations to government by 18 September. Sir Michael will give a keynote address at the summit, which is organised by ...

‘Council to vote on whether to withdraw or amend plan to include increased housing numbers’ A report on a council voting on whether to withdraw or amend its local plan to increase housing numbers ...

Coming up: Go ahead for second phase of estate regen The ongoing redevelopment of a London estate and mixed use developments in Bath and Birmingham are among the upcoming schemes featured in our round ...

Room 106, ep147: Casebook Extra – the month’s key ministerial, inspectors’ and court decisions summarised The award-winning Planning team extracts the latest key planning news from the blizzard of new ...

Opinion: Devolution gives cities the tools to realise their ambitions, not a blueprint to follow Newcastle can benefit from devolution, but the place, its heritage and other essential characteristics ...

Opinion: Understanding a broken housing market Both in Australia and the UK, policymakers are failing to grasp the reasons behind their housing crisis, writes Tim Williams.

Opinion: Breaking down the barriers to new town delivery As the government's New Towns Taskforce prepares its final report, Ben Aspinall looks at some of the challenges that need to be tackled in ...

Analysis: Tackling London's affordable housing crisis Demand for social and affordable housing in the capital is at record levels, but delivery targets have been adjusted downwards. Josephine Smit ...

Need to know: Homebuilder body reacts to government's delayed homes plan Industry body's response to government proposal to require housebuilders to commit to delivery timelines leads our news digest.

Pennycook: ‘major planks’ of planning reform will be in place by end of year The planning minister has said the “major planks” of the government’s changes to the planning system will be in place by ...

Jobcentre Plus needs to 'promote equality better' Jobcentre Plus needs to do more to promote equality, an assessment by watchdog the Equality and Human Rights Commission has found.