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From Minister of State for Housing
  • Nationwide home swaps become 'just a click away'

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today launched a new national scheme that, for the first time, will allow social housing tenants wanting to…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HomeSwap Direct offers fresh opportunities for social tenants

    The government’s new national HomeSwap Direct scheme will make it easier for tenants living in a council or housing association home to find…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Grant Shapps calls on social landlords to help their tenants reduce energy bills

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today called on councils and housing associations across the country to help their tenants during this time of…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Role of building societies

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Building societies occupy a unique space in national life. You’ll know the history much better than…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Grant Shapps calls for 30-year mortgages

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today called on lenders to consider offering more longer-term fixed mortgages of as much as 30 years, to encourage…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to article in the Daily Mail on the new HomeSwap Direct scheme

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to Janet Street Porter article in Daily Mail suggesting that HomeSwap Direct will not be effective. …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • No second night out homeless link conference

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. No Second Night Out - that’s some ambition. But if Boris promises it can be done in London why shouldn…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New funding boost for homeless hostels

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced a major cash boost to improve homeless hostels across the country. Today, £37.5m funding for …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to New Homes Bonus 'bribe' claim

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to an article in the Daily Mail which describes the New Homes Bonus as a bribe for communities to accept…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Unpublished research reports: housing

    Today the Government is publishing a series of reports presenting the findings from research projects commissioned by the previous administration…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Welcome rise in affordable housing

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has welcomed new figures showing the largest increase in the supply of affordable homes since the mid-1990s. …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government on track to provide land for 100,000 new homes

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today hailed the rapid progress of Government plans to release formerly-used public land with enough capacity …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Grant Shapps responds to the latest affordable housing supply figures

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to latest affordable housing supply statistics. Housing Minister Grant Shapps said: “Reviving a …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Further details on Right to Buy published

    The Department for Communities and Local Government has provided further details following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Right to Buy…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Unpublished research reports: immigration

    Today the government is publishing a series of reports presenting the findings from research projects commissioned by the previous administration…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Departmental response to Daily Telegraph story on planning reforms and house prices

    The Department responds to an article in the Telegraph claiming that the National Planning Policy Framework will result in house prices being…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Departmental response to a Telegraph story suggesting new planning reforms could lead to houses being built on floodplains

    The Department responds to an article in the Telegraph suggesting that new planning laws could lead to tens of thousands of “uninhabitable and…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FirstBuy already helping our military families

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today congratulated the first member of the Armed Forces to benefit from the Government’s FirstBuy scheme …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Departmental response to Daily Telegraph story suggesting communities wont be able to resist development

    The Department responds to an article in the Daily Telegraph on John Rhodes’ Youtube comments that the National Planning Policy Framework is…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Departmental response to the Daily Telegraph's story on the planning reform consultation

    A spokesman for Communities and Local Government said: “These proposals are vital to create the new homes and jobs we need. The Department…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government