Plan for another 20,000 social homes
Details of Gordon Brownâs plan to boost social housing were revealed in the House of Commons yesterday. He announced he would pump £2.1 billion into building affordable housing, including an…
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CPRE sets out its vision of the country in 2026
The planning system must not become a âtool for promoting economic developmentâ, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) said, setting out its vision for the future of the English…
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Scotland ends the right to buy
The right to buy for newly built affordable homes in Scotland will be abolished by the Scottish government. Under a draft housing Bill, the government is also consulting on a…
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Council extends private housing for homeless
A scheme in Edinburgh which places the homeless in private flats and houses is to be expanded as the city struggles to meet demand for affordable housing. During the past…
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HCA ‘ready to deliver’ house building
The Homes and Communities Agency says it is ready to begin delivering the significantly enlarged programme of public house building when it takes responsibility of the additional £1.5 billion promised…
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Confidence is returning
Public confidence in the housing market is higher than at any point since September 2007 and the Northern Rock bail-out, a survey from propertyfinder.com found. Around 60 per cent of…
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People’s charter for the UK
A major new political initiative will be launched today – the people’s charter for change sets out six policy priorities it hopes will force social change for a fairer Britain.…
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More affordable housing
There were more affordable homes created this year than in any year since 1996/7, the government said yesterday. Some 53,730 affordable homes were provided in England in 2007/8, an increase…
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Man with the plan
Faced with failure of the banks, the government steps in. That is the way it should be. It stepped in well beyond what had been thought possible before the credit…
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Scotland to build more council houses
In Scotland, the government has promised to pour £9 million into a new social housing pot. Communities minister Alex Neil announced the payout at a construction conference in Edinburgh, saying…