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Borrowing cap 'holding up council house building'English councils have reiterated calls for borrowing caps to be scrapped to enable them to invest in a house building drive. 17 May 2013
Swinney boosts housing with Barnett fundsScottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has announced a £290.8m investment boost for housing plus plans to shift funds from colleges and police to make up for central budget cuts. 03 May 2013
Help to Buy 'more likely to increase prices than homes'The Chartered Institute of Housing has warned that the government's £130bn Help to Buy scheme could increase housing costs without leading to more homes being built. 03 May 2013
Councils want more detail on Pickles' planning compromiseCouncils have called for further clarification on revised government proposals to relax planning restrictions for home extensions. 22 April 2013

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That shrinking feelingThe controversial 'bedroom tax' is the latest in a tsunami of benefit cuts. And with Housing Benefit caps and cuts to disability payments, claimants are feeling the squeeze. Claudia Wood investigates 01 April 2013
Councils of despairAs economic crisis turns to political crisis across Europe, what are the lessons for local democracy here? The May 3 elections sent out some strong messages on mayors, majorities and political mandates. But is anyone in Whitehall listening, asks Tony Travers 01 June 2012
Does the cap fit?Rows about 'exporting' Housing Benefit claimants have hit the headlines. But the underlying problem is a severe shortage of affordable housing 01 June 2012

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Don't forget the last-time buyers
Bruce Moore
Household debt: the ticking timebomb
Matthew Whittaker
Bite the bullet on house building
Ken Lee
The back-story to flat GDP
Tim Morgan
Green Deal: the heat is on
Jim McClelland

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