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Buy back in London Councils
Here are 2 new inititiaves to bring to your attention this week: Southwark will offer to buy back council properties where leaseholders cannot afford…
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Investigation as 3 Councils transfer housing revenue cash to general funds
Government launches investigation as three councils transfer housing revenue account cash into their general funds The government has launched an investigation into a spate…
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£1 Homes in Liverpool – first handovers
Liverpool City Council’s first successful Homes for a Pound applicant has visited his new house – and was handed the keys by the Mayor.…
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Consumers must be given better information about their homes says report
Consumers must be given better information about new homes, in order to raise industry standards, the Housing Forum has said. In a new report,…
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The impending fall of a cliff for Housing Supply
The social housing sector is undergoing a period of significant change. According to The housing cliff, a new report from Moat housing association, a combination of welfare…
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Help to Buy 2
David Cameron has brought forward the start of the government’s controversial £130 billion mortgage guarantee scheme to start this week. Kicking of the Conservative…
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Report calls for a Property Speculation Tax
The government should introduce a property speculation tax to stabilise the market and prevent another housing bubble, according to a new report. Published by…
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£65 million fund for self builders
The Department for Communities and Local Government has announced changes to allow more people to build their own homes, including the option to apply…
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Are cities really complying with affordable housing targets?
Housebuilders and councils in Britain’s biggest cities are failing to comply with affordable housing targets, and even ripping up legal commitments to build cheaper homes. A…
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Whole Place Community Budgets
A Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report into integration across government and Whole-Place Community Budgets today criticised low levels of co-ordination across central departments and called for…
