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Saturday 22 September 2012
Great short film – makes a case for housebuidling helping economic growth
Its short – just 1.45 minutes of your time Homes for Britain is a united voice for housing whose aim is to put housing…
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Saturday 22 September 2012
New Minister aims to get Britain building
In his first speech as Housing Minister, Mark Prisk asked social landlords to diversify into building new homes for private rent while calling on…
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Saturday 15 September 2012
Housing Diversity Network launches e learning for contractors
HDN have teamed up with Virtual College and Housing eAcademy to develop a short online course, aimed at all contractors and trades people, particularly…
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Friday 7 September 2012
Developers may get a holiday from delivering affordable homes
The government is planning to introduce an ‘affordable housing holiday’ for developers as part of a major stimulus package intended to kick-start house building…
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Friday 7 September 2012
12 LAs to Pilot Universal Credit
Welfare minister Lord Freud has announced a final list of 12 local authorities, which will run pilot schemes for the new universal credit scheme…
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Friday 7 September 2012
More money for housing development
Chancellor George Osborne told the BBC One’s Andrew Marr show that government ministers will this week reveal plans to provide £10 billion to support…
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Friday 7 September 2012
More flats above shops
Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, has announced that the government will introduce a change to permitted development rights to allow more flats to be created…
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Wednesday 5 September 2012
Cabinet reshuffle brings a new housing minister
Housemark have completed a useful analysis on the changes affecting housing: In addition to Mark Prisk replacing Grant Shapps as Housing Minister the ministerial…
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Friday 31 August 2012
Green deal offers
Inside Housing has reported today – large social landlords are not planning to allow tenants to make their own arrangements under the government’s flagship…
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Friday 31 August 2012
Good bye to the rights of squatters
Legislation to outlaw squatting in England and Wales becomes active at midnight on 1 September.Part of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders…
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