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From Minister of State for Housing
  • National rough sleeping conference

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

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

  • Government is tackling homelessness to stop the revolving door of reoffending

    The Government has today outlined plans to stop the revolving door that brings ex-offenders back into prison, and instead help them into stable…

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

  • Localism will drive up standards in social housing

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today set out how a new era of regulating social housing at the local level will deliver better homes for tenants…

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

  • Tenant Services Authority to be abolished: new powers for tenants to improve social housing

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced the abolition of the Tenant Services Authority (TSA), preserving its vital economic regulation…

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

  • Housing market intelligence conference 2010

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction What would an intelligent Housing Market look like? Quite simply, it would be a market…

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

  • Grant Shapps pledge to cut red tape on builders

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today pledged to put the full weight of the new Coalition Government behind cutting red tape and making it…

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

  • Grant Shapps urges house price stability to help wannabe homeowners

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

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

  • 9,000 parish councils to be freed from archaic payment rules

    9,000 Parish Councils will be freed from old fashioned rules which force them to use out-dated payment methods such as cheques, so that they…

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

  • Grant Shapps to abolish century-old payment rules for parish councils

    Parish councils to be freed from rules which force them to use out-dated payment methods such as cheques.

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

  • Grant Shapps outlines plans for new council housing deal

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today committed to giving councils the financial freedom they need to offer a better deal to the four million…

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

  • New housing deal will mean new powers for councils and communities

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has outlined plans to devolve greater powers to councils to meet the housing needs of their local communities.

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

  • Grant Shapps welcomes new repossession rules to protect tenants

    New rules come into force from today (1 October 2010) which will prevent tenants from having little or no notice to find a new place to live.

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

  • New repossession rules to protect tenants from being booted out without notice

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today welcomed new rules which mean that tenants will no longer live in fear of being booted out of their …

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

  • New review shows coalfields communities need local approach

    Local Councils should have a central role to play in the next phase of coalfields regeneration according to a new report welcomed by Housing…

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

  • Stop hindering help for the homeless with bureaucracy

    Grant Shapps hears from people on the frontline in the fight against homelessness.

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

  • National Housing Federation annual conference 2010

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

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

  • Grant Shapps calls for greater transparency from social landlords

    Housing associations must follow in the footsteps of central and local government and open their books to public scrutiny, Grant Shapps said today.

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

  • Grant Shapps calls on communities to prepare for their Right to Build

    Right to Build will gives communities the freedom to build new developments without going through the normal planning application process.

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

  • Communities should prepare for their Right to Build

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced that local rural housing projects that secure the support of 75 per cent of voters will get the…

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

  • Landlords should throw open their books to improve social homes

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has called on the country’s housing associations to follow the Government’s lead, throw open their books and expose…

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