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Call for a new approach to retirement housing
A national task force should be set up to focus on increasing the supply of retirement housing, a report has recommended. United for All…
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Regenerating estates – the role housing plays
Regeneration can play a key part in creating vibrant, mixed, sustainable communities throughout the UK. So on Monday, we listened with interest to David…
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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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Doubt over £2.3bn to regenerate LA estates
Councils in the North of England and the Midlands have raised doubts over the “financial viability” of regenerating council estates using loans under a…
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Report: starter homes to lead ot a loss of affordable homes to rent
The government’s flagship homeownership scheme will lead to a loss of up to 71 traditional affordable properties for every 100 Starter Homes built. An…
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LAs might have to re draft local plans to include starter homes
Local authorities could be forced to re-draft their Local Plans following the government’s decision to widen the definition of affordable housing to include Starter…
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Help to Buy ISA annouced by the governmant
Government has launched a dedicated Help to Buy ISA, which will give first time buyers the opportunity to save up to £200 a month…
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Comprehensive Spending Review and Housing
Here are some good summaries of the spending review: CSR_2015_-_Member_Briefing What you need to know about the spending review and autumn statement 2015 Focusing…
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Housing Bill completes in House of Commons
Measures to extend the Right to Buy and force councils to sell their expensive homes have been voted through in the House of Commons. Yesterday,…
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Over 26 and still at home
As the housing crisis bites, a fifth of young adults are staying in the family home until they are at least 26, and the…
