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IMF warns government that housing market is a risk to economic recovery
The International Monetary Fund has warned the UK government that the housing market presents a risk to economic recovery Accoridng to Inside Housing: In…
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Information Commissioner report on Social Landlords
The Information Commissioner’s Office Report on Social Landlords This is part 4 of an analysis by Anthony Collins Solicitors: In late February this year…
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Innovation in service delivery at LAs
Local government is having to make generationally significant spending reductions. By the end of 2015/16 spending will have reduced by 35% since 2010. According…
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Smith Institute report calls for doubling of house building
A think tank has called for a central and local government-run investment bank to help fund the cost of doubling house building. According to…
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Sustainable Housing
Thanks to Inside housing for sharing on line their latest feature magazine, featuring social landlords taking on energy giants to beat fuel poverty, crowdfunding…
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Launch of Community Land Trust Network and £3m in funding support
Three funding programmes and a charity for the community land trust movement launched in a House of Commons reception. According to Inside Housing: The…
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Regulator controls over more stringent finance
Landlords have warned the regulator against ‘micro-managing’ housing associations, after it set out tighter controls on raising finance in a drive to protect social…
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5 garden cities shortlisted for prize
Five ideas for new garden cities have been shortlisted for the £250,000 2014 Wolfson Economics Prize. Accodirng to Inside Housing: The competition, run by…
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scaling back on S106 for small builders
The ‘imposition’ of section 106 will be ‘scaled back’ on small-scale developments as part of the Infrastructure Bill: According to inside Housing: Section 106…
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Queens Speech
The Queen’s Speech at the state opening of parliament, the 63rd during her reign, and her last for the coalition government. The key reforms…
