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- The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill was introduced on 10 July 2025 and completed its Lords Committee stage on 5 March 2026 (English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, Parliament, 2025-2026). - The Bill has not yet received Royal Assent (English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, Parliament, 2026).

- A press release from 20 June 2025 announced an overhaul of the council funding system, introducing streamlined funding and multi-year settlements (Fairer funding for councils across the country in major reform, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, June 2025). - The reform includes scrapping existing competitive bidding processes and simplifying 300 grants (Fairer funding for councils across the country in major reform, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, June 2025).

English Devolution Accountability Framework published. New devolution deals with Greater Lincolnshire, Hull & East Yorkshire. Deeper devolution trailblazers with Greater Manchester and West Midlands.

- The Planning and Infrastructure Bill was introduced in February 2025, aiming to reform nationally significant infrastructure projects (Current evidence, Feb 2025). - No formal designation of 150 fast-tracked projects has been identified (Current evidence, Feb 2025). - No specific published evidence confirming the passage of the Bill or the designation of projects has been identified in the provided search results.

- Net additional dwellings figures show 208,600 homes were added to England’s stock in the financial year 2024/25, fewer than the year before (Is the government on track to deliver 1.5 million new homes?, Full Fact, 12 February 2026). - Estimates for the period 9 July 2024 to 11 January 2026 suggest the government needs to pick up the pace of building to hit its target in the current parliament (Is the government on track to deliver 1.5 million new homes?, Full Fact, 12 February 2026). - The government confirmed the pledge refers to 1.5 million net new dwellings over the next five years in England, until no later than August 2029 (Is the government on track to deliver 1.5 million new homes?, Full Fact, 12 February 2026).

- The updated National Planning Policy Framework, including mandatory housing targets for local councils, was published on 12 December 2024 (Has the government made changes to the National Planning Policy Framework and restored mandatory housing targets?, Full Fact, 29 January 2026). - Paragraph 61 of the Labour government’s NPPF states the aim of local plans is to “meet an area’s identified housing need” (Has the government made changes to the National Planning Policy Framework and restored mandatory housing targets?, Full Fact, 29 January 2026).

- The New Towns Taskforce was commissioned in September 2024 to identify specific locations for new towns and make recommendations on their design and delivery (New Towns Taskforce Report to Government, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 2025). - The New Towns Taskforce presented a shortlist of 12 new towns (New Towns Taskforce Report to Government, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 2025). - The report notes that no new towns have been designated in the last 55 years (New Towns Taskforce Report to Government, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 2025).

- The government published its 5-step plan to deliver a decade of renewal for social and affordable housing in July 2025 (January 2026 Progress Update: Delivering a Decade of Renewal for Social and Affordable Housing, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, January 2026). - The 10-year £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) was confirmed in July 2025, with an ambition to deliver around 300,000 social and affordable homes, at least 60% for Social Rent (January 2026 Progress Update: Delivering a Decade of Renewal for Social and Affordable Housing, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, January 2026). - Detailed prospectuses for the SAHP were published in November 2025 by the Greater London Authority and Homes England (January 2026 Progress Update: Delivering a Decade of Renewal for Social and Affordable Housing, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, January 2026). - Bidding for the new SAHP is set to open in February 2026 (January 2026 Progress Update: Delivering a Decade of Renewal for Social and Affordable Housing, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, January 2026).

- The government introduced a new, permanent Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, helping to support homebuyers with a deposit as small as 5% (2025 Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, HM Treasury, 15 July 2025). - The new Mortgage Guarantee Scheme is permanently available from July 2025 to sustain availability of 91-95% loan-to-value mortgages (2025 Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, HM Treasury, 15 July 2025). - Mortgages offered through the scheme enable eligible first-time buyers and home movers to buy a home with a deposit as small as 5% throughout the United Kingdom (2025 Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, HM Treasury, 15 July 2025).

- The Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025 (Current evidence provided for MC-018). - Part 5 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 reforms compulsory purchase rules, including hope value disregard and removing central government approval requirements (Current evidence provided for MC-018).

- The government response to the consultation on 'Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: 2025 update' was published on 7 February 2025, with the latest update on 21 January 2026 (Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: 2025 update, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 21 January 2026). - The government decided to introduce a single compliance date of 1 October 2030 for private rented homes to meet the equivalent of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C (Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: 2025 update, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 21 January 2026). - The government decided to raise the cost-cap to £10,000 with a 10-year validity period for exemptions (Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: 2025 update, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 21 January 2026). - The government will proceed with introducing new powers by Act of Parliament to implement these decisions and will seek to lay a statutory instrument with the aim of it coming into force in 2027 (Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: 2025 update, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 21 January 2026).

- The Renters' Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025 (Current evidence). - The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government stated in 2025 that the Renters' Rights Act delivers on the commitment to overhaul the private rented sector (Implementing the Renters' Rights Act 2025: Our roadmap for reforming the private rented sector, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 2025). - The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government confirmed in 2025 that the Act will mean the abolition of Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions (Implementing the Renters' Rights Act 2025: Our roadmap for reforming the private rented sector, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 2025). - The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government announced in 2025 that the new tenancy regime, including the abolition of Section 21, will come into force on 1 May 2026 (Implementing the Renters' Rights Act 2025: Our roadmap for reforming the private rented sector, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 2025).

- A Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill was published on 27 January 2026 (Current evidence). - The Draft Bill proposes implementing the majority of the Law Commission's 2020 recommendations (Current evidence). - The Draft Bill includes a proposed ground rent cap of £250 per year (Current evidence). - The earliest estimated implementation for the reforms is late 2028 (Current evidence).

- The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published "A National Plan to End Homelessness" on 11 December 2025 (A National Plan to End Homelessness, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 11 December 2025). - The plan states it delivers on the government's manifesto commitment to deliver a cross-government strategy to end homelessness (A National Plan to End Homelessness, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 11 December 2025). - The strategy commits £3.5 billion over three years and targets halving long-term rough sleeping by the end of parliament (Current evidence). - The strategy introduces a Duty to Collaborate (Current evidence).

- A consultation on a short-term lets registration scheme has been completed (Current evidence). - A planning use class change for short-term lets has been confirmed (Current evidence). - The implementation timeline for the new regulatory framework is currently being finalised (Current evidence).

- The Renters' Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025 (Implementing the Renters' Rights Act 2025: Our roadmap for reforming the private rented sector, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 2025). - The Act abolishes Section 21 no-fault evictions, with this provision taking effect on 1 May 2026 (Implementing the Renters' Rights Act 2025: Our roadmap for reforming the private rented sector, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 2025). - The Act creates a landlord register (Current evidence). - The Act extends the Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector (Current evidence).

- Provisions known as Awaab's Law are included in the Social Housing Regulation Act (Current evidence). - These provisions establish strict timescales for landlords to investigate and fix hazards (Current evidence). - Regulations for Awaab's Law were being finalised for implementation in 2025 (Current evidence).

- A revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published in December 2024 (Current evidence). - The revised NPPF introduced a definition for 'grey belt' land, referring to previously developed or non-Green Belt land (Current evidence). - The revised NPPF also restored mandatory housing targets and introduced 'golden rules' for development (Current evidence). - No further published evidence specific to this commitment has been identified since 2024.

- Mandatory housing targets for councils were restored in the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published in December 2024 (Current evidence). - The standard method for local housing need calculation has been updated (Current evidence). - A target of 1.5 million homes over the Parliament has been set (Current evidence). - No further published evidence specific to this commitment has been identified since 2024.

- The New Towns Taskforce was established, chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, with a report expected mid-2025 (Current evidence, 2025). - No further published evidence specific to the creation of new towns or the taskforce's report has been identified since mid-2025.

- The Revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published in December 2024, prioritising brownfield development with a presumption in favour, urban uplift targets, and a brownfield-first approach with grey belt as sequential release (Current evidence, December 2024).

- The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 is being implemented (Current evidence, 2024). - Further reforms are planned, including ending forfeiture, capping ground rents, and making commonhold the default for new-build flats (Current evidence, 2024).

- The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 has been implemented (Current evidence, 2024). - Further legislation is planned to ban new leasehold houses entirely and make commonhold the default tenure for new-build flats (Current evidence, 2024).

- A Right to Buy review is underway (Current evidence, 2025). - Councils have been given greater flexibility to retain receipts for replacement homes (Current evidence, 2025). - Discount levels are being reconsidered to protect social housing supply (Current evidence, 2025).

- The Grenfell Phase 2 response was published in February 2025, accepting 49 of 58 recommendations in full and 9 in principle, with 8 completed by December 2025 (Current evidence for MC-077, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, unspecified date). - The COVID Module 1 response was published in January 2025, followed by a Resilience Action Plan in July 2025, while Modules 3-7 are still publishing (Current evidence for MC-077, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, unspecified date). - The government published its first Annual Report following the Grenfell Tower Inquiry in February 2026 (Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Annual Report, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government et al., February 2026). - The government has accepted all recommendations made to it by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Annual Report, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government et al., February 2026). - The Annual Report details progress in areas such as stronger oversight, construction product reform, clearer guidance, higher professional standards, improved enforcement, faster remediation, and better emergency preparation (Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Annual Report, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government et al., February 2026). - Some reforms still require legislation or sustained cultural change (Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Annual Report, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government et al., February 2026). - Legislation to provide legal authority to fund the Grenfell memorial is expected in the coming weeks (Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Annual Report, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government et al., February 2026).