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  • Brandon Lewis: housing associations can be 'champions of aspiration'

    Housing Minister Brandon Lewis calls on housing associations to support the government’s ambitious plans to extend the Right to Buy.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • 1,000 new homes for private rent in London

    Three multi-million pound deals will provide over 1,000 new homes specifically for private rent in London.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Boost for Londoners as red tape slashed on short term lets

    Thousands of Londoners can now rent their homes out free from red tape, thanks to new measures coming into force today (26 May 2015).

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • English housing survey bulletin: issue 12

    Bulletin about the English housing survey.

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  • Government response to the residential property management services: market study report

    Brandon Lewis responds to the market study into residential property management services carried out by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

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

  • Tenant involvement could save millions says Communities Minister Stephen Williams

    Two new reports show that involving residents in decision making helps improve the standard of housing services.

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

  • Housing update, March 2015

    Update on some of the recent actions that the coalition government is undertaking on housing.

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

  • Budget measures will deliver thousands of homes and jobs

    Hundreds of thousands of homes and jobs will be delivered through a package of measures announced in today’s Budget.

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

  • New measures help create a bigger, better private rented sector

    New measures have been introduced that will create a bigger, better private rented sector for tenants and landlords.

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

  • Private rented sector

    Written ministerial statement by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on the private rented sector.

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

  • Ending the tenant tax to help tackle rogue landlords

    Housing Minister Brandon Lewis pledged to end the “tenants’ tax” that pushes up rents and imposes unnecessary red tape on decent landlords.

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

  • Tenants safer under new government measures

    Landlords will be required by law to install working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their properties.

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

  • New support for social tenants who want to work

    Social tenants who need to move for work will no longer be pushed to the back of the housing waiting list.

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

  • Denise Fowler appointed new Housing Ombudsman

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has appointed Denise Fowler as the new Housing Ombudsman.

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

  • £55 million deal will mean 800 new homes for rent in Greater Manchester

    Brandon Lewis announces a multi-million pound deal to provide nearly 800 homes in Manchester and Salford.

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

  • Measures to boost sharing economy in London

    Brandon Lewis outlines government reforms aimed at ensuring London residents have the opportunity to rent their homes out on a short term basis.

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

  • Short-term use of residential property in London

    The Housing Minister's statement about short-term use of residential property in London.

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

  • Stronger support against rogue landlords

    Tenants to be given stronger protections against rogue landlords.

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

  • Thousands of tenants set to benefit from deposit loans

    Brandon Lewis announces government-wide support for a new scheme that will become available to thousands of tenants.

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

  • £250,000 funding announced for more than 1,500 new training opportunities

    New investment to help more social housing tenants play a greater role in the way their homes and wider community are managed.

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