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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…
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Move to increase social homes is described as temporary by government
In the CSR in November 2016, chancellor Philip Hammond announced an extra £1.4bn to build 40,000 affordable homes and flexibility around the £4.7bn Shared Ownership…
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LAs up their interest in setting up housing companies
More than a third of councils have set up or are considering setting up housing companies, according to Inside Housing research. The research quantifies the extent…
