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The Government Housing Strategy – what progress?
It’s two years since the UK government published its “ambitious” housing strategy Laying the Foundations, and we are now 18 months ahead of the General…
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LAs to work together to tackle social inequality
Leaders of local authorities across the country have pledged to work together to tackle social inequality. LG News reports: Fifteen councils have signed theBirmingham…
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Budget Round Up – Housing
This is a useful update from the CIH: Budget: £150m loan fund for regenerating housing estates Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:02 GMT George Osborne…
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New space standard planned by Government
The government confirmed that it will develop a national space standard for councils to replace the myriad of standards currently used across the country.…
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Transforming public services
In this new report from IPPR, they suggest: We need to radically reconfigure our public services so they are better able to tackle the…
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Some mortgage lenders suggest Govt might pull “help to buy” early
Nearly half of mortgage lenders and brokers surveyed believe spiralling house prices will force the government to pull the plug early on the help…
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Is the housing market propped up with initiatives?
Analysts at Mintel have warned that the sustained improvement in the housing market could be hampered by any removal of government initiatives designed to…
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Is Help to Buy value for money?
The Government has failed to determine if its £3.7bn Help to Buy scheme will deliver value for money for the taxpayer, according to a report from…
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Bed in Sheds – LAs ask for help
Councils need stronger Government support to identify rogue landlords, a member of the communities and local government committee has said. LG News reported: Conservative…
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Half might rent in 30 years
Half of Great Britain could be renting within 30 years, according to a report published today. According to the CIH: The report by non-profit…
