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17 Jun 16
MPs have endorsed Sir Edward Lister, a former deputy mayor of London to Boris Johnson, as chair of the Homes and Communities Agency.
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9 Jun 16
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9 Jun 16
Supported accommodation must be exempt from the impending housing benefit cap in order to protect the most vulnerable and save piling additional pressures on councils and the NHS, the Local...
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7 Jun 16
Councils and other planning authorities need to act more decisively when taking enforcement action against planning breaches in order to maintain control of the built environment, the local...
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20 May 16
Lord Kerslake does not hold back when it comes to challenging government policy. The former civil service chief talks to PF about what’s wrong with the housing bill, his review of the Treasury...
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29 Apr 16
The Public Accounts Committee today slammed the government’s “entirely speculative” approach to its plan to extend Right to Buy discounts to 1.3 million housing association tenants.
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20 Apr 16
From next year, council tenants earning over a set amount will pay higher rents, with the extra amount going to the Treasury. This is punitive and will be a bureaucratic nightmare, critics say
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18 Apr 16
The homes we live in can have a profound impact on our health and, by extension, on the finances of the NHS. Housing associations and care providers are being brought together to consider...
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12 Apr 16
The government has been defeated in the House of Lords on elements of its plan to introduce Starter Homes, with peers voting to remove the stipulation for 20% of homes in new developments to be...
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31 Mar 16
The planning system is under attack, as the government is set on delivering more housing for owner-occupiers, sidelining local councils, allowing homes to be created without consent and pushing...
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29 Mar 16
Developments of 10 homes or more will need to ensure one-fifth of properties are allocated to the flagship government housing scheme for first-time buyers, housing minister Brandon Lewis has said.
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16 Mar 16
The government will add £1 to every £4 saved using the new ‘Lifetime ISA’ announced by chancellor George Osborne in his Budget speech today.
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7 Mar 16
An independent commission led by Lord Kerslake has called for a major package of fiscal devolution to local authorities in London as part of an effort to double the supply of homes in the capital.
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3 Mar 16
Bungalows and other homes for older people could make up as much as a quarter of council properties sold to fund a controversial government extension to the Right to Buy scheme, a report has...
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22 Feb 16
A tax on the value of land in London could boost housebuilding in the capital, according to a report from an Assembly Member.
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17 Feb 16
Facts and figures from the March 2016 edition of Public Finance magazine, featuring public trust in officials, EU vs UK vs US employment trends, inflation, housebuilding and Brexit
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17 Feb 16
Properties built through the government’s flagship Starter Home programme will be out of reach for those most in need of affordable homes in two-thirds of council areas, research for local...
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10 Feb 16
An expert panel led by former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has been formed to lead the government’s programme to regenerate 100 of the most rundown housing estates in England.
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10 Feb 16
MPs have today raised concerns about government plans extend Right to Buy to housing association tenants through a levy on local authorities.
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29 Jan 16
As many as 80,000 council houses could be lost by 2020 under government reforms to extend Right to Buy unless councils are given greater powers to build new homes, the Local Government Association...
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28 Jan 16
The government has brought in some encouraging policies to tackle the rise in buy-to-let landlords and protect the interests of first-time buyers, but there is more to do
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26 Jan 16
Government proposals to extend the Right to Buy to housing association tenants – and to fund the reform through council house sales – would reverse a “renaissance” in development, social housing...
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19 Jan 16
Facts and figures from the Jan/Feb 2016 edition of Public Finance, including employment trends, pensions, cool welcomes across Europe, the perils of perception and a postmortem of election polling
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11 Jan 16
David Cameron has set out a national plan to redevelop or rebuild 100 of the most rundown housing estates in England as part of a new government strategy to tackle poverty.
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7 Jan 16
Councils have called for additional powers to charge developers council tax if they let planning permission expire without completing construction of new homes.
17 Jun 16MPs have endorsed Sir Edward Lister, a former deputy mayor of London to Boris Johnson, as chair of the Homes and Communities Agency.
9 Jun 16
9 Jun 16Supported accommodation must be exempt from the impending housing benefit cap in order to protect the most vulnerable and save piling additional pressures on councils and the NHS, the Local...
7 Jun 16Councils and other planning authorities need to act more decisively when taking enforcement action against planning breaches in order to maintain control of the built environment, the local...
20 May 16Lord Kerslake does not hold back when it comes to challenging government policy. The former civil service chief talks to PF about what’s wrong with the housing bill, his review of the Treasury...
29 Apr 16The Public Accounts Committee today slammed the government’s “entirely speculative” approach to its plan to extend Right to Buy discounts to 1.3 million housing association tenants.
20 Apr 16From next year, council tenants earning over a set amount will pay higher rents, with the extra amount going to the Treasury. This is punitive and will be a bureaucratic nightmare, critics say
18 Apr 16The homes we live in can have a profound impact on our health and, by extension, on the finances of the NHS. Housing associations and care providers are being brought together to consider...
12 Apr 16The government has been defeated in the House of Lords on elements of its plan to introduce Starter Homes, with peers voting to remove the stipulation for 20% of homes in new developments to be...
31 Mar 16The planning system is under attack, as the government is set on delivering more housing for owner-occupiers, sidelining local councils, allowing homes to be created without consent and pushing...
16 Mar 16The government will add £1 to every £4 saved using the new ‘Lifetime ISA’ announced by chancellor George Osborne in his Budget speech today.
7 Mar 16An independent commission led by Lord Kerslake has called for a major package of fiscal devolution to local authorities in London as part of an effort to double the supply of homes in the capital.
3 Mar 16Bungalows and other homes for older people could make up as much as a quarter of council properties sold to fund a controversial government extension to the Right to Buy scheme, a report has...
22 Feb 16A tax on the value of land in London could boost housebuilding in the capital, according to a report from an Assembly Member.
17 Feb 16Facts and figures from the March 2016 edition of Public Finance magazine, featuring public trust in officials, EU vs UK vs US employment trends, inflation, housebuilding and Brexit
10 Feb 16An expert panel led by former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has been formed to lead the government’s programme to regenerate 100 of the most rundown housing estates in England.
26 Jan 16Government proposals to extend the Right to Buy to housing association tenants – and to fund the reform through council house sales – would reverse a “renaissance” in development, social housing...
19 Jan 16Facts and figures from the Jan/Feb 2016 edition of Public Finance, including employment trends, pensions, cool welcomes across Europe, the perils of perception and a postmortem of election polling
7 Jan 16Councils have called for additional powers to charge developers council tax if they let planning permission expire without completing construction of new homes.
