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Queens Speech
The Queen’s Speech at the state opening of parliament, the 63rd during her reign, and her last for the coalition government. The key reforms…
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Shared ownership homes – too expensive
Wandle Housing Association has today apologised and reversed its decision to increase shared ownership properties in Streatham by up to £115,000 more than the…
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Small HAs could build 1230 extra homes a year
Smaller English housing associations could build around 1,230 extra homes a year by using spare capacity, a report has found. According to Inside Housing:…
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Stress tests for lenders
The details of ‘stress tests’ to be applied to lenders in order to prove to the Bank of England they can withstand a large…
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UK Housing Award Winners
UK Housing Awards 2014 Shortlist Business transformation of the year Cestria Community Housing – Zero to heroes Circle Housing – Repairs and maintenance Curo…
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Major new report calls for radical programme of housebulding
The report, which is the culmination of a year long study involving housing policy, financial and housing market experts from the UK and abroad,…
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Rules to end reckless mortgage lending
New rules came into effect on 26 April, designed to protect borrowers from reckless mortgage lending, while major lenders are to face checks of…
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Bidding for new homes opens again
In an attempt to unlock locally-led housing developments the Government has announced £50m of capital finance to invest in local infrastructure. According to Housemark: The investment…
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HCA to set up an invesment portfolio
The Homes and Communities Agency is setting up a new arm headed up by bankers to manage a £25 billion ‘recoverable’ investment portfolio. According…
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LAs are now able to sell land under market value for affordable homes
Local authorities will from today be able to sell land at below market value to developers who will build affordable housing. According to CIH:…
