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Devolving housing powers to Cities
Chancellor George Osborne has pledged to devolve powers including over housing to English cities so long as they elect their own mayor. According to…
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What are the political parties promising for Housing?
Don’t forget to vote! This is a useful article from the Guardian on line: Five major political manifestos were unveiled this week and we…
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Political inequality and falling political participation
Growing levels of electoral inequality by age and class, falling political participation rates and low levels of belief in the efficacy of democracy all…
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55% higher families in B&B waiting for 6 weeks or longer at YE
The number of families in bed and breakfast for longer than six weeks as at 31 December 2014 was 55% higher than the year…
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Experts discuss how to solve the housing crisis
When members of the public and MPs have been asked about housing by pollsters, there’s been a striking consistency in their response: Britain is…
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£1.2M for new homes bonus
Councils have been allocated ‘bonus’ funding of £1.17bn for building new homes and bringing empty homes back into use, the government has announced. According…
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Shared ownership first refusals – proposed changes
Housing associations could lose their right to first refusal on shared ownership homes under government plans to make the product more attractive. According to…
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LSE report says coalition failed to meet housing targets
The coalition government has not achieved significant success against its housing goals and is building fewer homes than the previous Labour government. According to…
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Increasing Housing Supply
This briefing provides a summary of key government initiatives to stimulate/increase the supply of housing across all tenures. Government tries to do this by…
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Just in case you missed this tweet on the autumn statement
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