Right to Buy sales data released for England
The latest statistical release from Communities and Local Government reveals the volumes of sales of dwellings under the Right to Buy scheme.
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Third year of Council tax freeze announcedThe Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced new support for local authorities in England to help them freeze council tax for a further year and assist in keeping those bills down.
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Shapps: £1.3m to hand power back to tenantsThe Housing Minister has unveiled a new fund of £1.3m to help give more power to communities over their social homes.
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£145 million boost to help communities tackle empty homesA further multi-million pound cash boost for communities will help tackle the blight of empty properties and bring thousands of homes back into use, Communities Minister Andrew Stunell announced today.
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Kevin McCloud has been appointed by the self-build industry to support the national surge of interest in people looking to design and build their own home.
Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Economic Secretary Chloe Smith have published a consultation seeking views on how to encourage more private investment into the social housing sector through Real Estate Investment Trusts – vehicles for those wishing to invest in property.
Details of two ambitious schemes that will unlock the aspirations of a new generation of home buyers, and get Britain building thousands of new homes, were unveiled by the Prime Minister and Housing Minister Grant Shapps.
In December UK house prices increased by 0.1 per cent over the year and increased by 0.4 per cent over the month (seasonally adjusted) according to Communities and Local Govenment.
Latest research from Halifax shows the ability of key public sector workers to purchase their own home continues to improve and is approaching the level achieved ten years ago before the house price boom.
New evidence supports Yorkshire Building Society’s findings that more borrowers are choosing to fix their mortgage for the longer term as economic conditions remain uncertain.
Latest research from Halifax shows the ability of key public sector workers to purchase their own home continues to improve and is approaching the level achieved ten years ago before the house price boom.
Research commissioned by specialist buy-to-let lender Paragon Mortgages, has shown a significant regional shift in the rental yields achieved by landlords.
