A planned scheme from the Government to prevent people from losing their homes if they are hit by a sudden drop in income has been delayed until April.
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More tenants will be able to have a greater say over their housing options and where they wish to live following a £1 million allocation announced by Housing Minister Iain Wright.
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The drive to deliver much needed affordable homes and safeguard higher housing standards for eight million social housing tenants took a step forward as the new Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Tenant Services Authority (TSA) were officially launched by Housing Minister Margaret Beckett.
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Furniture is safer and smoke alarms are now in 80 per cent of homes – these are just some of the reasons for the halving of the numbers of accidental fire deaths in peoples homes, Communities and Local Government has announced.
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A £13 million deal to buy unsold homes off the market to use as affordable housing has been announced as part of the Government’s programme of action to tackle current difficulties in the housing market.
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New powers to help keep homes affordable for communities in rural areas were set out as Housing Minister Iain Wright launched two consultations.
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A new agreement to support the delivery of more homes and the regeneration of communities has been launched by Housing Minister Caroline Flint, Local Government Association Chairman Sir Simon Milton and Homes and Communities Agency Chief Executive Designate Sir Bob Kerslake.
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