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Report suggests we need more women in building industry
The report, The gender and age profile of the house-building sector warns of a significant shortfall in workers caused by an over-reliance on an ageing, male-dominated…
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Shared ownership Charter
Housing organisations are being urged to sign up to a new charter on shared ownership developed by CIH and the National Housing Group. The…
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LAs must have Local Plans for November 2018 or face consequences
Failing to set up Local Plans could expose almost two-thirds of English councils to new government measures encouraging housing delivery, a new report claims.…
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Shake up of CIL and S106
The government pondering a shake-up of planning negotiations, by rolling affordable housing payments into a new Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) regime. They have had…
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HA housebuilding 2015/16
Figures on housing association development are not independently recorded by government. The NHF is collecting development figures from members to provide an authoritative update on…
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White Paper – Local Plan focus
More than half of councils currently set Local Plan targets below assessed need says Inside Housing. The Housing White Paper, suggested the government may…
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Government grant split for afforadable (not social) homes published
The government has revealed the tenure breakdown of the homes that will be funded by part of its Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme.…
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Starter home areas announced
The government has announced 30 areas where construction of the first Starter Homes will begin this year. The homes will be reserved for first-time…
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New garden villages areas announced
The government has announced the locations for 14 new garden villages across England. With access to a £6m fund, the new projects will consist…
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Initial grant allocation for new affordable and shared ownership homes
Here is the list published on 5th jan 2017: Allocations for the first round of funding under the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme…
