The government's new planning bill - officially known as the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill - had looked to be passing smoothly through parliament. But the political turmoil unleashed by Boris Johnson's departure and Liz Truss' short-lived regime has significantly changed the political calculus for backbench Conservative MPs. Opponents coalesced around a series of amendments table by Theresa Villiers and Bob Seeley.
After a fraught period of negotiation, Michael Gove announced a series of measures that had been agreed as part of a compromise - covering issues like housing targets, the importance of maintaining a five-year housing land supply and allegations of landbanking.
In his latest piece for Housing Today our managing director, Paul Smith, summarises the changes and explains why they can only be bad news for those in need of a safe, affordable home.
