Bid to entice institutions into investment in housing
The Homes and Communities Agency is in talks with groups such as Legal & General about the way for institutional investors to build social housing. Gordon Brown is keen to…
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Pathfinder scheme to get £350 million
Iain Wright, junior housing minister, confirmed yesterday that almost £350 million will be made available in the next financial year through the Homes and Communities Agency to help regenerate local…
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London’s cheap home plans to go nationwide
A subsidised housing scheme for middle income earners in London could be extended nationally if it gains ministerial approval. London & Quadrant’s proposal to allow households with incomes up to…
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Lib Dems announce social housing plans
The Liberal Democrats launched plans today to increase the supply of social housing, stem the number of repossessions, and rescue the construction industry. They want to introduce a ‘repair and…
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Poor housing affects the Northâs economy
Meanwhile a report has found that poor quality housing is holding back the economic potential of the North. The report says that northern towns and cities have a poor range…
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Communities website aims to avoid mistakes of the past
The Homes and Communities Agency has launched a new website aimed at everyone involved in building successful communities of the future. The site will focus on community participation and place…
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Record rise in empty homes
The Empty Homes Agency (EHA) has reacted with dismay to the latest government figures showing the largest annual jump in empty homes in 17 years. There were just under 700,000…
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Homeless gardeners win top prize at Chelsea Flower Show
A garden created by homeless and disadvantaged people and prisoners has won silver at the Chelsea Flower Show. The garden is a collaboration between the Eden Project, Homes and Communities…
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First-time buyer fund runs dry
A surge in demand caused by the credit crisis has meant that a £200 million government scheme to help first-time buyers on to the housing ladder has fully allocated its…
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Tories threaten to scrap HCA
Shadow housing minister Grant Shapps said that the recently launched Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has ‘probably a year, 18 months’ from now to prove it can deliver or it…