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  • How can councils build more homes?

    An independent review that is considering the role of councils in housebuilding has made its first call for evidence.

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

  • Housing boost will help more people buy a home and create thousands of jobs

    Multi-billion pound package will boost house building, create new jobs and help aspiring homeowners buy a home.

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

  • Eric Pickles' statement on the Budget 2014

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles' statement on the Budget 2014.

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

  • Chancellor announces major boost to housebuilding

    Chancellor announces major new development in Ebbsfleet and extension to Help to Buy: equity loan scheme.

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

  • Build to Rent to offer greater choice for tenants

    Tenants are to get a greater choice of newly-built homes to rent under announced plans.

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

  • English housing survey bulletin: issue 10

    Bulletin about the English housing survey.

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  • Levy cuts to help hard-working people build their own home

    Up to 3,000 mothballed self-build homes are expected to get underway when changes that save self-builders thousands of pounds come into effect.

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

  • Change of use: new homes

    Written Ministerial Statement by Planning Minister Nick Boles on change of use to provide new homes.

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

  • New Homes Bonus payouts show Britain is building

    Communities will be rewarded for helping deliver over half a million homes across the country, Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has confirmed.

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

  • Response to UN Special Rapporteur report

    Housing Minister Kris Hopkins responds to today’s (3 February 2014) report on UK housing by United Nations Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik.

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

  • Response to story on empty homes

    Communities Minister Stephen Williams responds to story on empty homes.

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

  • New review into how more social homes can be built

    Government launches an independent review into how more social homes can be built.

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

  • Help to Buy: equity loan creates 46 new homeowners a day

    Equity loan scheme has created 46 new homeowners every day since its launch, new figures show today (28 January 2014).

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

  • New affordable homes plan to get Britain building

    Fastest affordable housebuilding for 20 years will support 165,000 construction jobs.

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

  • Response to claims about garden cities

    Housing Minister Kris Hopkins responds to claims about a DCLG garden cities report.

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

  • Corby shows how housing is building Britain's recovery

    Kris Hopkins visits Corby to see how the town is enjoying a boost from housebuilding.

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

  • Funding boost for new affordable homes

    Kris Hopkins welcomes deal to release £500 million funding to build new afforable homes.

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

  • Councils rewarded for 550,000 more homes under new homes bonus

    Councils have received over £2 billion through the New Homes Bonus for helping deliver 550,000 more homes, new figures show.

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

  • Simplified planning to speed up delivery of new homes and support local jobs

    New measures to speed up the delivery of homes by cutting down unnecessary planning processes.

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

  • National Housing Federation

    Stephen Williams' speech to the National Housing Federation on the housing standards review.

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