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Monday 30 April 2012
Interview with Grant Shapps
Saturday’s Guardian newspaper carried a substantial 2,000 word interview with housing minister Grant Shapps. The piece focuses on Mr Shapps himself, but the minister reveals the…
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Thursday 26 April 2012
The latest housing statistics
The links below provide a snapshot of the latest housing facts and figures in key areas of housing policy: Help with housing costs Home…
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Thursday 26 April 2012
Nothing gained by overcrowding – is republished
Leading housing and planning charity, the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has marked the centenary of Raymond Unwin’s, ‘Nothing Gained by Overcrowding! by…
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Thursday 26 April 2012
Half the homes being built than demanded
24 dash has reported 2012 housing starts forecast to be less than half needed totalThe Construction Products Association forecasts that housing starts in 2012…
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Thursday 26 April 2012
Self Build budget to double
Housing Minister Grant Shapps launched a web portal to assist self-builders in their endeavours to build their own home, and to provide more information…
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Sunday 22 April 2012
Right to Manage and Right to Transfer consultation
Two sets of Regulations for LA tenants are intended to make it easier for tenants to take the lead locally – either by taking over…
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Saturday 21 April 2012
Fund to tackle fuel poverty for 190,000 homes
The government has made a major concession to the social housing sector by overhauling the design of its flagship retrofit policy so landlords can…
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Saturday 21 April 2012
Bedroom tax – definitions debate
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to leave out the definition of a bedroom in its published regulations for the under-occupation…
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Saturday 21 April 2012
Self Build
Having set up 11 co-ops in my younger days, and worked with 2 new build and one self build co-op, its great to see…
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Sunday 15 April 2012
Data collected by Government – the reduction and new list
The government has reduced the amount of data collections it expects councils to send it by over a quarter. The newly published single data…
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