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From The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE
  • £23 million to get more neighbourhood plans across England

    New funding to encourage more communities to get involved in neighbourhood planning.

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

  • 54,000 homeowners created through Help to Buy

    New figures show Help to Buy is helping more people onto the property ladder and getting more homes built.

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

  • Brownfield sites to be prioritised for development

    Thousands of homes could be built on brownfield sites available for development.

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

  • Government remains committed to stable rental sector for hardworking tenants

    Brandon Lewis welcomes a fall in the cost of rent.

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

  • Plans for the Right to Build across England

    Plans clear the way for a new generation of custom builders who want to build their own homes.

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

  • New investment will provide thousands more affordable homes

    Housing associations can bid for a share of around £800 million of government funding to provide more affordable homes.

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

  • Ensuring a fair planning process for Lodge Hill

    Brandon Lewis writes to correct inaccuracies in the reporting of progress of a planning application for a development at Lodge Hill.

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

  • 200,000 new affordable homes show success of our long-term economic plan

    More than 200,000 new affordable homes have been provided in England since April 2010, according to new figures.

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

  • New funding will get housebuilding work back on track

    Work on housing sites will get back on track up and down the country thanks to new government funding.

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

  • New lease of life for Shepherd's Bush Market

    Shepherd’s Bush Market in line for multi-million pound makeover after ministers approved a major regeneration project on the historic site.

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

  • Councils can do their bit to get Britain building

    Housing Minister Brandon Lewis announces new powers for councils to help them build new affordable homes across the country.

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

  • Councils must protect our precious green belt land

    Ministers have underlined the government’s commitment to protect the green belt from development.

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

  • Brandon Lewis welcomes law to give greater protections to tenants

    New rules require letting agents to join a redress scheme, to ensure tenants have a straightforward option to hold them to account.

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

  • Home improvements up, as planning freedoms take effect

    New figures show planning reform and cut red tape have enabled thousands of homeowners to make improvements, and have got Britain building.

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

  • New Right to Build areas at forefront of helping aspiring self-builders

    Eleven areas across the country to benefit from the government-backed opportunity, under plans announced by Brandon Lewis.

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

  • New push will remind tenants of their Right to Buy

    Thousands of social tenants across the country will this week receive details of how they can exercise their Right to Buy and become first-time homeowners.

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

  • National Housing Federation conference 2014

    Housing Minister Brandon Lewis' speech to the National Housing Federation's annual conference and social housing exhibition 2014.

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

  • Government action to help provide more new homes in London

    Housing Minister takes steps to ensure that empty and redundant office space in the London Borough of Islington can continue to be converted into new homes for Londoners.

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

  • New measures to protect the countryside and stop abuse of the planning system

    Brandon Lewis sets out measures that will ensure fairness for all in the planning system and provide greater protection for our countryside.

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

  • Stephen Williams vows to outlaw revenge evictions

    The government vow to work to outlaw so-called ‘revenge evictions’ that destroy a tenant’s right to expect to rent a safe and secure home.

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