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From Minister of State for Housing
  • Councillors being given more powers than ever to become local champions

    Local Government Minister Grant Shapps today outlined how radical new legislation will make councillors more powerful than ever before and help…

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

  • Your community needs you

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Introduction Today I want to launch a new type of talent show. It&rsquo…

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

  • Waiting list figures show urgent need for housing reform

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has pointed to the latest numbers of families on waiting lists as further evidence of the need for fundamental…

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

  • Shapps welcomes publication of Kickstart assessments

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today welcomed publication of key design assessments of the Kickstart housebuilding programme, describing their…

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

  • We're lifting burdens from the backs of builders

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced he is scrapping new proposals that could have cost developers thousands of pounds extra to build…

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

  • National House Building Council annual lunch

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Political content has been removed. When I was a Shadow Minister I heard…

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

  • Government cutting councils free from red tape

    Grant Shapps is urging councils to move away from Whitehall control and make the most of the new freedoms they have been given.

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

  • Government cutting councils free

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. You may have heard of the ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ - it describes how hostages held by a gang of Swedish…

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

  • A fairer future for social housing

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Communities Minister Andrew Stunell today announced plans for the most radical reform of social housing in…

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

  • Radical reforms for social housing

    Plans for the most radical reform of social housing in a generation have been announced by communities ministers.

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

  • Kettering growth incentives benefit community

    The New Homes Bonus scheme will boost the spending power of local communities.

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

  • Rewards for homes with the New Homes Bonus

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

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

  • New Homes Bonus consultation: letter to council leaders English MPs

    Letters to local council leaders and English MPs about the New Homes Bonus consultation

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

  • End to red tape that stopped social home improvements

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today pledged extra cash to improve the condition of social homes, helping to provide a decent home for some of…

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

  • New common sense code to build greener homes

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today published an improved green rating for new homes that will help deliver the next generation of green properties…

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

  • Seek early help to avoid repossession

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

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

  • Grant Shapps pledges to shut the door to squatters

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today pledged to shut the door to squatters by making homeowners as aware of their rights as those looking…

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

  • Shutting the door to squatters

    Making homeowners as aware of their rights as those looking to take over their properties will help shut the door to squatters.

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

  • Government wants new generation of social housing entrepreneurs

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today urged councils and housing associations to help unlock their tenants’ entrepreneurial talents and allow …

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

  • Grant Shapps announces package of measures to protect the vulnerable

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today outlined how the most vulnerable in society will be protected as the Government takes steps to tackle the…

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