{"id":142733,"date":"2024-08-09T07:15:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T06:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=142733"},"modified":"2024-08-09T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T11:04:11","slug":"kings-speech-signals-next-wave-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/kings-speech-signals-next-wave-construction\/142733\/","title":{"rendered":"King\u2019s speech signals the next wave of construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Clive Feeney, LHC Group managing director, examines the pledges made in the new government&#8217;s first King&#8217;s Speech and how they could impact UK construction<\/h2>\n<p>The King\u2019s Speech marks an important moment in any government as it sets its agenda for the next parliamentary period. For Labour, it represents their first opportunity to deliver change after a lengthy period in opposition. It was always expected that some big announcements would be made.<\/p>\n<p>I was keeping an eye out for measures that would impact construction and while detail in the speech was broadbrush, the direction of travel is now clear \u2013particularly when combined with Labour\u2019s manifesto pledges.<\/p>\n<p>Affordable housing&#8230;social value&#8230; devolution of power to the regions. Big themes and ambitious goals.<\/p>\n<h3>Empowering the regions<\/h3>\n<p>New legislation will hand the power back to local leaders who know what is best for their areas and communities. In theory, this will create solutions more targeted to local needs, a core factor in delivering projects with tangible social impact.<\/p>\n<p>This includes housing. Labour\u2019s pledge to deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation has the potential to change thousands of lives for the better.<\/p>\n<p>The target is ambitious;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/what-labour-have-promised-for-uk-construction\/140527\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 1.5m homes<\/a> will be a big ask. Local authorities and housing associations will need help when it comes to procuring the services of contractors so that they can get spades in the ground as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an area that we\u2019re well placed to serve, with many frameworks already in place, delivered via regional business units that understand the communities that they are active in. These frameworks are not all about new build either. And, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/how-decarbonisation-funding-supporting-retrofitting-goals\/140888\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retrofit related policies<\/a> were absent from the speech, it is imperative that we continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhcprocure.org.uk\/news\/news\/lhc-to-deliver-net-zero-solutions-with-retrofit-decarbonisation-n9-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">improve our existing housing stock<\/a> if we\u2019re going to improve living conditions and reduce energy consumption on the route to net zero.<\/p>\n<h3>Keeping up with the rules<\/h3>\n<p>The government has also promised to extend the provisions within Awaab&#8217;s Law to private\u00a0 renters. Introduced after the tragic death of Awaab Ishak, who died from exposure to mould at his socially rented home in 2020, the new Decent Homes Standard makes it easier for occupiers to request landlord action to address hazards and make homes safe.<\/p>\n<p>Landlords will need a robust and responsive supply chain if they are going to be able to meet the response timescales stipulated within the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Frameworks can help here too. By design, they are created to allow clients to access approved supply chains quickly that have been vetted when it comes to expertise and price, taking a huge amount of risk out of the process.<\/p>\n<h3>Social value promises in the King&#8217;s Speech are supported by LHC&#8217;s ambitions<\/h3>\n<p>The thing that excites me most about Labour\u2019s ambitions relates to our core purpose at LHC. Labour\u2019s agenda seems focused on putting social value front and centre of everything it does, and it\u2019s what we\u2019ve done too. Our mission is to improve lives and places through quality procurement solutions, and we\u2019ve taken large strides forward with this within the last year.<\/p>\n<p>That includes launching our dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhcprocure.org.uk\/social-value-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social value strategy<\/a> and partnering with housing charity HACT to develop robust measures so that we can talk about the tangible impact that has been delivered through projects delivered via our frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re in a new political era now, with a new government. 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