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Development Directors quizzed by Govt over building more homes
The government is quizzing housing association executives about how it can take action to help them build more homes. Civil servants from the Cabinet…
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The budget March 2016 – round up
Here is the information from the housing budget from a number of housing perspectives an interests: The full document: HMT_Budget_2016_Web_Accessible CIH view: What you need to…
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45,000 jobs to be created
Plans to train 45,000 new housebuilding workers in three years through a new £2.7m initiative were announced today. A partnership between the Construction Industry…
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Garden City prospectus
Local authorities are being encouraged to apply to the government to build garden villages, towns and cities. Local authorities are being encouraged to apply…
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HAs combine to monitor development
A 57-strong group of the largest developing housing associations are to set up a new system to track housebuilding, following government criticism over their…
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Report calls for off site development for homes in London
The government could support 420,000 new offsite manufactured homes for market rent or shared ownership in London by investing £3.1bn a year in the…
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Report calls for more subsidy for rented home delivery
A xonservative think tank has urged the government to provide substantial funding for affordable rent after warning Starter Homes will be “inaccessible to the…
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NHF updates HAs on activity in support of a secure future
The following uppate was provided to HAs this week by the NHF: LHA cap We fully understand the urgency and the level of concern…
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Government intends to buy land for starter homes
The government is planning to buy sites on the open market for new Starter Homes, as well as eventually offering direct grant funding to…
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London’s housing crisis as seen by IPPR
London’s housing crisis is critical, and its problems are complex and well-entrenched. This short briefing addresses the root causes and impacts of the chronic…
