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  • New figures today from the Council of Mortgage Lenders have shown a three-year low in the number of repossessions. These figures show that …

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

  • The Minister for Housing and Local Government (The Rt Hon Grant Shapps): I announced on 14 July 2010 that I intended to bring forward in Parliament…

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

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps today pledged cash for communities who allow new homes to be built in their area. Almost £1bn Government funding…

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

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps today welcomed new figures from lenders showing that fewer homeowners are facing the threat of repossession. …

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

  • Bulletin about the English housing survey.

  • Ministerial letter setting out government spending on housing

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

  • Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Good morning and thank you to Jenny (Edwards - CEO of Homeless Link) for…

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

  • Grant Shapps calls for a period of house price stability to prevent generations of potential homebuyers being priced out of the market.

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

  • Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Introduction Thank you, Matthew. When I came last year I made sure we …

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

  • Press speculation that the Government has begun a review of the Right to Buy Scheme for council house tenants is not true. A spokesperson for…

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

  • The number of home repossessions have hit a 2-year low, according to new figures published today (14 September 2010).

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

  • Home Information Packs (HIPs) were not trusted and it was right to scrap them, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has said.

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

  • Independent research proves that Home Information Packs were ignored by the very people they were meant to help, backing the decision to scrap…

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

  • Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has today issued a reminder to struggling homeowners to seek help early to have a better chance of staying…

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

  • Eric Pickles has issued a reminder to struggling homeowners to seek help early to have a better chance of staying in their homes.

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

  • Home buyers can access more information about their new home without having to pay for the information, the government announced today.

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

  • Eric Pickles visited Southampton and laid the foundations for 1,600 new and affordable homes as part of a major redevelopment of the Quays.

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

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today outlined how the Coalition Government will provide much-needed support to homeowners at risk of repossession…

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

  • Independent money saving expert Martin Lewis supports government schemes to help struggling homeowners.

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

  • The Minister for Housing and Local Government (The Rt Hon Grant Shapps): The Government values the role the park home sector plays in the …

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