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23 Oct 17
The government should borrow money to build more homes, according to the communities secretary.
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20 Oct 17
The government has announced an extra £11.7m in new burdens funding to local authorities to help them meet their obligations under the Homelessness Reduction Act – but councils warned...
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20 Oct 17
Local housing companies are becoming important providers of housing and could be building up to 15,000 homes a year by 2022, a think-tank has said.
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16 Oct 17
Employers and the government should pay contributions to help employees save for a mortgage rather than pay pensions contributions, a report out today said.
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16 Oct 17
An end to mutual healthcare arrangements between the UK and EU would cost the NHS an extra £500m a year, the Brexit Health Alliance has warned.
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16 Oct 17
Theresa May's promise of an extra £2bn for housing may have signalled a welcome change of approach but the government needs to do more to truly tackle the housing crisis, says...
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13 Oct 17
The communities and local government committee has launched an inquiry into the role of local authorities in tackling ‘rogue landlords’.
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6 Oct 17
A homelessness charity has called on the government to change rules on housing eligibility that “shut out many homeless people”, in a report released today.
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6 Oct 17
Rent controls are common across Europe and a levy on excessive rents could help generate revenue to build more social housing, says Generation Rent’s Seb Klier
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5 Oct 17
Westminster Council has announced plans for a voluntary ‘mansion tax’ on buildings worth more than £10m in a bid to freeze council tax for other residents.
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4 Oct 17
Criticism has been levied at Theresa May’s pledge to increase the affordable housing budget by £2bn for not being enough to solve the UK's housing crisis.
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4 Oct 17
Theresa May has promised an extra £2bn for the affordable housing budget to help fix Britain’s “broken” housing market.
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3 Oct 17
Local authorities that are “good and competent” should be able to borrow more to build homes, a Conservative MP has told a fringe session at the Tory’s annual conference.
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2 Oct 17
Chancellor Philip Hammond has reiterated support for the Northern Powerhouse, announcing £300m of extra funding for rail lines and £100m for 33 road schemes.
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2 Oct 17
The Conservatives kicked off their conference yesterday with a policy pitch designed to appeal to younger voters, specifically students, first-time buyers and private renters.
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27 Sep 17
Jeremy Corbyn told his party in his conference speech today he wants to give the public sector a new “dynamic role” in a post-austerity Britain.
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26 Sep 17
More land should be transferred from state and private control into the hands of local people, according to a former Labour adviser.
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26 Sep 17
Councils and housing associations must work together in this “challenging” financial climate if the UK is to combat the housing crisis, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing.
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20 Sep 17
The communities secretary has announced the “most substantial review of its kind for a generation” into social housing in England.
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13 Sep 17
The public spending watchdog has accused the government of having a ‘light touch approach’ to the growing problem of homelessness.
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11 Sep 17
The number of specialist homes for older people will need to increase by 400,000 in less than 20 years, a Local Government Association study has suggested.
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11 Sep 17
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan plans to plough £250m into buying and preparing land for new affordable homes in the capital.
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8 Sep 17
Only eight of the UK’s 173 social housing blocks which are taller than 18m have passed cladding fire safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
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25 Aug 17
As well as enormous human costs, the Grenfell Tower fire has huge financial consequences, with millions of pounds expected to be spent on the inquiry and councils rushing to make their buildings safe...
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24 Aug 17
New home starts in the past year have reached their highest level since the slump of 2009, according to housebuilding statistics issued by the Department for Communities & Local Government.
23 Oct 17The government should borrow money to build more homes, according to the communities secretary.
20 Oct 17The government has announced an extra £11.7m in new burdens funding to local authorities to help them meet their obligations under the Homelessness Reduction Act – but councils warned...
20 Oct 17Local housing companies are becoming important providers of housing and could be building up to 15,000 homes a year by 2022, a think-tank has said.
16 Oct 17Employers and the government should pay contributions to help employees save for a mortgage rather than pay pensions contributions, a report out today said.
16 Oct 17An end to mutual healthcare arrangements between the UK and EU would cost the NHS an extra £500m a year, the Brexit Health Alliance has warned.
16 Oct 17Theresa May's promise of an extra £2bn for housing may have signalled a welcome change of approach but the government needs to do more to truly tackle the housing crisis, says...
6 Oct 17A homelessness charity has called on the government to change rules on housing eligibility that “shut out many homeless people”, in a report released today.
5 Oct 17Westminster Council has announced plans for a voluntary ‘mansion tax’ on buildings worth more than £10m in a bid to freeze council tax for other residents.
4 Oct 17Criticism has been levied at Theresa May’s pledge to increase the affordable housing budget by £2bn for not being enough to solve the UK's housing crisis.
4 Oct 17Theresa May has promised an extra £2bn for the affordable housing budget to help fix Britain’s “broken” housing market.
2 Oct 17Chancellor Philip Hammond has reiterated support for the Northern Powerhouse, announcing £300m of extra funding for rail lines and £100m for 33 road schemes.
2 Oct 17The Conservatives kicked off their conference yesterday with a policy pitch designed to appeal to younger voters, specifically students, first-time buyers and private renters.
27 Sep 17Jeremy Corbyn told his party in his conference speech today he wants to give the public sector a new “dynamic role” in a post-austerity Britain.
26 Sep 17More land should be transferred from state and private control into the hands of local people, according to a former Labour adviser.
20 Sep 17The communities secretary has announced the “most substantial review of its kind for a generation” into social housing in England.
11 Sep 17The number of specialist homes for older people will need to increase by 400,000 in less than 20 years, a Local Government Association study has suggested.
11 Sep 17Mayor of London Sadiq Khan plans to plough £250m into buying and preparing land for new affordable homes in the capital.
8 Sep 17Only eight of the UK’s 173 social housing blocks which are taller than 18m have passed cladding fire safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
25 Aug 17As well as enormous human costs, the Grenfell Tower fire has huge financial consequences, with millions of pounds expected to be spent on the inquiry and councils rushing to make their buildings safe...
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