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Wednesday 14 December 2016
LAs have sold more than they have built
Councils in England sold almost six times more homes than they built in first nine months of this year, official data show. The new…
Tagged: Government Initiatives Right to Buy
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Wednesday 14 December 2016
MOD identifies 56 sites for 55,000 homes
The Ministry of Defence has identified a further 56 sites to sell, as it moves towards its target of releasing enough land for the…
Tagged: House Building
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Wednesday 14 December 2016
Merger promises 1500 new homes a year
55-000 home Sovereign – created when Sovereign and Spectrum HAs merged (Nov 16) and have said they will focus buildng on new affordable homes…
Tagged: Goverance HA Specific Issues
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Thursday 1 December 2016
HAs and builders offered £8billion development
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is looking for housing associations and builders to join a panel of developers to build up to £8bn-worth…
Tagged: House Building Housing Strategy
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Thursday 1 December 2016
Local Housing Allowance and Pay to Stay – government pushes back start dates
In a ministerial statement Lord Freud, work and pensions minister, announced the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) cap for general needs accommodation will be pushed…
Tagged: Anti-Poverty Government Initiatives Housing Strategy Welfare Reform
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Thursday 1 December 2016
Government white paper on housing in January
The government’s much-anticipated Housing White Paper will not be published until January, the communities secretary said. In the Commons on 28th Nov – the…
Tagged: Government Initiatives
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Thursday 1 December 2016
13,000 homes drop despite increased funding for housebuilding
Measures outlined in the Autumn Statement will lead to a reduction in overall housebuilding by housing associations of 13,000, according to the Office for…
Tagged: House Building Housing Strategy
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Thursday 1 December 2016
Letting agent fees to be banned
The government has announced a ban on letting agents charging fees in the private rented sector during tomorrow’s Autumn Statement. Chancellor Philip Hammond announced…
Tagged: Private Sector Housing
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Thursday 1 December 2016
Government to invest in new homes fund
The government has today announced that it will spend £1.7bn on infrastructure on and around public land in England between now and 2021, in…
Tagged: House Building Housing Strategy
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Thursday 1 December 2016
Developers in London must build 35% affordable housing
Developers in London which fail to provide 35% affordable housing will be subject to review mechanisms and tough scrutiny from City Hall, under new…
Tagged: House Building Housing Strategy
