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Monday 4 February 2013
Government contracts to private sector doubles
The value of Government contracts awarded to the private sector doubled over four years to £20bn, with councils accounting for a rising percentage of…
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Monday 4 February 2013
Scheme for lending guarantees published
Following consultation with the housing sector, the government has published the scheme rules for the lending guarantees for both affordable housing and private rented…
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Monday 4 February 2013
Trials on benefit cap may lead to quick exhaustion of hardship funds
The four boroughs forced to trial a £500-a-week benefit cap will spend their whole share of an emergency hardship fund within five months unless…
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Monday 4 February 2013
£10 billion of lending guarantees for housebuilding opens
The government has set out details of who can bid for two house building guarantee schemes that will support a total of £10 billion…
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Monday 4 February 2013
Public Services (Social Value) Act comes into force
Housing providers are now legally required to consider social impact when procuring services after the Public Services (Social Value) Act came into force. The…
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Monday 28 January 2013
New Buy scheme extended
NewBuy, the scheme that provides a government backed guarantee for mortgages at up to 95 per cent loan to value on new build homes,…
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Thursday 24 January 2013
Think tank calls for demolition of tower block
Demolishing council high-rise tower blocks would improve the lives of thousands of people, according to a new report from think tank Policy Exchange. The…
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Monday 21 January 2013
No 2nd Night Out – funding boosted by £3.6 million
The latest tranche of the government fund to tackle rough sleeping has been awarded to 22 communities. Housing minister Mark Prisk announced 23 charities…
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Monday 21 January 2013
New interim CEO at the housing regulator
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has appointed Richard Hill as the interim chief executive and accounting officer following Pat Ritchie’s move to Newcastle…
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Sunday 20 January 2013
Progress of Bill to criminalise sub letting
A bill to criminalise the subletting of social housing in England and Wales has completed its latest stage in parliament The Prevention of Social…
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