Housing Recovery

This topic page covered the Partnership’s response to housing recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Latest joint letter to Minister of State for Housing with suggested draft agenda for next meeting in 2022

Joint letter setting out agenda for forthcoming meeting with the Minister of State for Housing scheduled for 15 June 2021

Joint letter following meeting on 25 February 2021 with the Minister of State for Housing, Christopher Pincher on housing recovery.

Joint letter to Secretary of State – Robert Jenrick, October 2020, setting out five top further measures to accelerate housing delivery.

Secretary of State – Robert Jenrick, letter in response, July 2020, setting out key interventions by Government to-date to support the housing industry.

Joint letter from the Chairs of the Kent, Essex and East Sussex Developer Groups to the Secretary of State, April 2020 with recommendations on how to help get Britain building again and to support the housing industry.

Essex Planning officers Association (EPOA) letter, May 2020 to MHCLG.

Results of an EDG survey, which ran between 24 April – 11 May 2020 and asking house builders and agents in Essex, Kent and East Sussex whether they were opening sites, taking on new commissions and accessing building materials.

Key links for further information:

UK Government – https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

SELEP – Guidance to Employers and Businesses 

Essex County Council – Covid-19

Guidance for the housing and construction industry – November 2020

Government Planning Response to Covid-19 – May 2020

Government plans to get Britain building… – 22 June 2020

“State of Play” challenges and opportunities facing SME home builders, HBF / Close Brothers – June 2020

Charter for Safe Working Practices, HBF – May 2020