Right to Buy sales data released for England
The latest statistical release from Communities and Local Government reveals the volumes of sales...
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Third year of Council tax freeze announced
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced new support for local authorities in England...
Shapps: £1.3m to hand power back to tenants
The Housing Minister has unveiled a new fund of £1.3m to help give more...
£145 million boost to help communities tackle empty homes
A further multi-million pound cash boost for communities will help tackle the blight of...
Kevin McCloud to support the self-build surge
Kevin McCloud has been appointed by the self-build industry to support the national surge...
Government announces reforms to encourage more private investment in social housing
Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Economic Secretary Chloe Smith have published a consultation seeking...
NewBuy aims to unlock aspiration for a new generation of home buyers
Details of two ambitious schemes that will unlock the aspirations of a new generation...
December house price grows by 0.4 percent
In December UK house prices increased by 0.1 per cent over the year and...
Scottish Government seeks ‘sense’ on housing bill
The UK Government’s Welfare Reform plans will rob Scotland of over £54 million a...
Shapps: Housing takes centre stage
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has highlighted how the Government’s action to get Britain building...
Flood plans could sink economy, property industry warns
The British Property Federation has added its support to the findings of a damning...
Grant Shapps: Councils should help older people live at home for longer
Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has called on councils to...
Govenment stats show no monthly change in house prices
During November UK house prices decreased by 0.3 per cent over the year whilst...
Shapps: Revitalised Right to Buy will unleash a new generation of home ownership
A revitalised Right to Buy will unleash a new generation of home ownership and...
Grant Shapps launches £420m fund to get Britain building again in 2012
Thousands of desperately needed homes will be built across the country thanks to a...
Shapps: New rules will help end prejudices about social housing
New flexible tenancies will help end long-held prejudices about social housing and ensure it...
Governments strategy to deliver homes and strengthen the economy
A new strategy to tackle the housing shortage, boost the economy, create jobs and...
NLA responds to the Government’s Council Tax reforms
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has commented on the Government’s plans to change how...
Pickles: More flexibility for councils to reduce council tax bills
Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has published for consultation a series of...
House prices dip during June
In June UK house prices decreased by 2 per cent over the year but...
Government plans to turn offices into homes
In a major effort to boost housing supply, dormant offices will be unshackled from...
Grant Shapps pledges to shut the door to squatters
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has pledged to shut the door to squatters by making...
No council tax revaluation tax rises pledge ministers
Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles and Treasury Minister David Gauke have today...
House prices 0.3 per cent lower than in June
The UK average house price rose by 8.4 per cent in the year to...
Minister calls on councils to stop ‘garden grabbing’
Housing and Planning Minister John Healey has published new, independent research that shows inappropriate...