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HCA annouced as salespeople for all government land
The Homes and Communities Agency has been given a central role in plans to sell enough government land to build more than 160,000 new…
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More Housing Zones
The government has revealed how £6.3m of funding will be split between 20 new ‘Housing Zones’ around the country, accoridng to Inside Housing: Most…
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Councils may lose planning powers
Planning applications could be processed by a “designated person” rather than a local planning authority, under an amendment put forward by the government in…
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Review of housebuilding regulation
Ministers have launched a review of regulations affecting house builders. A Cutting Red Tape review will examine issues including roads and infrastructure rules for…
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Commission launched into how councils can build more homes
A commission has been launched to investigate how councils can build more homes. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents 372 councils in England…
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HAs cut down on development of new homes
Housing associations reduced plans to invest in new homes by £1bn in the months following George Osborne’s rent cut. According to Inside Housing: “In…
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HCA releases land for starter homes
The HCA have now published details of the brownfield sites across the country that will benefit from a share of £7.2 million Starter Homes grant…
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Quality of new homes – HCA report
Each year the HCA carry out a resident survey on the quality and design of homes funded under the Affordable Homes Programme. The latest…
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Giant investor targeting housing sector
A giant private investor is targeting “market transformation” of the affordable housing sector, as it throws its £5bn weight into building cheap rented housing…
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£1b of funding availabel to unlock housing development
The government is inviting bids from developers for loans under a £1bn scheme aimed to unlock ‘major housing schemes’ by funding infrastructure. The Large…
