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Stories About Housing Policy
Shapps pledges housing will be centre stage
Housing minister outlines progress so far on key pledges to get Britain building again.
Comment: Housing strategy leaves "huge mess" for next generation
Matt Griffith of PricedOut argues that whilst the government's housing strategy is a start, there is still a long way to go if the government is to avoid worsening the generational housing gap.
New 400m housing initiative to ‘unlock housing market’
David Cameron is to unveil a new £400m initiative today which aims to stem the fall in house building.
Lights turning red for housing policy
Supply, homelessness and housing costs are three main worries as housing organisations rate government's record so far.
Shapps slams “bizarre” ruling on squatters
The housing minister has attacked the ruling forcing a council to hand over a list of empty homes to squatters.
Boris slammed over affordable homes 'double-count'
Labour accuses London mayor’s adviser of counting 16,000 homes twice to boost administration’s record.
Welsh councils need to identify land for housing
More than half the councils in Wales have not identified enough land to meet housing needs over the next five years.
Shapps: Councils should help people live on boats
The Housing Minister has said that residential moorings are a way of allowing people to live in areas they couldn't otherwise afford.
Labour outlines plans for social housing policy
The Labour Party plans to give priority to those with jobs in its new social housing policy.
Housing groups fear tenant rights could be lost
Housing organisations have come together to protest planned changes that could restrict tenants’ rights to complain about landlords.
Scottish Government to help first-time buyers
The Scottish Government has agreed to support a scheme to help first-time buyers purchase a new home.
FirstBuy to help 10,000 FTBs from September
Grant Shapps has announced further details of the FirstBuy scheme, which will be available to first-time buyers in the autumn.
Leaked report shows lack of family social housing
The number of new family-sized social homes to be built in London could fall below the target set by the London Mayor’s office.
Construction industry welcomes planning changes
Housing industry body the British Property Federation has today welcomed Government plans to shake up planning policy.
Shapps proposes changes to leaseholder laws
The housing minister has published a paper suggesting that property value limits for leaseholder rights should be increased.
Miliband wants workers to jump council house queue
Ed Miliband is to pledge today that the employed and volunteers will be able to jump the queue for council houses.
Affordable housing interest "exceeds expections"
Housing minister Grant Shapps has said that interest in the affordable rent programme has been widespread across the country.
40,000 affordable homes plan binned, says report
The government has abandoned its target of building 40,000 affordable homes on land reclaimed from the public sector.
HCA to release land for 3,000 new homes
The Homes and Communities Agency is to release land later onto the open market to allow development of around 3,000 homes.
Government to release land for 100,000 new homes
The housing minister plans to release government-owned land so that developers can build new homes – but Labour are sceptical.
Shapps: £100k earners do not belong in social homes
The housing minister has questioned whether those earning £100,000 or more should be allowed to live in council properties.
Shelter Scotland says SNP homes commitment not met
Shelter Scotland has claimed SNP’s commitment to add 6,000 new homes in each year of the new parliament isn’t being met.
Businesses to decide on planning with residents
Decentralisation minister Greg Clark has announced eight vanguards where companies will work with residents on local planning issues.
Property boom and bust cycle "must end"
More new homes, tax reform and a better safety net are key to more stability, a Housing Market Taskforce has said.
Shapps sets out plans for zero carbon homes
The housing minister’s new definition will cut emissions but keep down costs for housebuilders.
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