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Dear next prime minister – if we believe in freight, let’s back it
The government needs to put more thought into the UK's national economic infrastructure
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BPF's new president to put pension reform top of to-do list
Jessica Hardman to address impact of shift from defined benefit to defined contribution pension schemes
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Labour eyes green belt for housebuilding push
Starmer and Reeves plan to bring back housing targets and review green belt policy
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The Scottish rent control experiment: how not to do it
SNP rent control policies have made Scotland a “no-go zone” for investors
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Mayfair scheme approved despite £36m reduction in affordable housing payment
Maple Springfield's plans for for 63-65 Curzon St approved as affordable housing payment is reduced to £2m
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Labour's plan is a start – but more needs to be done to tackle planning woes
We need a greater focus on collaboration to tackle nimbyism and the planning system's adversarial nature
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Most renewable projects in UK fail to get past planning
Analysis by Cornwall Insight reveals challenges in hitting clean energy targets
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Manchester regeneration legend Howard Bernstein dies
He was regarded as one the chief architects of Manchester's resurgence over the last four decades
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Labour vows to ease rental crisis and clamp down on "unscrupulous" landlords
Labour pledged that renters will be “better off” with the party
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