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  • Transcript of the speech as delivered. Building societies occupy a unique space in national life. You’ll know the history much better than…

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

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to an article in the Daily Mail which describes the New Homes Bonus as a bribe for communities to accept…

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

  • Today the Government is publishing a series of reports presenting the findings from research projects commissioned by the previous administration…

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

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps has welcomed new figures showing the largest increase in the supply of affordable homes since the mid-1990s. …

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

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps today hailed the rapid progress of Government plans to release formerly-used public land with enough capacity …

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

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to latest affordable housing supply statistics. Housing Minister Grant Shapps said: “Reviving a …

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

  • Communities Minister Andrew Stunell today announced that community groups will be able to apply for Government cash to bring empty homes that…

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

  • Bob Neill responds to Peter Hetherington’s article on planning suggesting government’s planning reforms will lead to a “free for all” for development…

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

  • Transcript of the speech as delivered. This Government came to office with a wholly new approach to housing. We didn’t want to tweak existing…

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

  • A spokesman for Communities and Local Government said: “These proposals are vital to create the new homes and jobs we need. The Department…

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

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to judge’s ruling ordering a London council to publish a list of empty homes in their area. Grant Shapps…

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

  • Communities Minister Andrew Stunell responds to an article in the Guardian suggesting that families will be priced out of social housing by …

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

  • Grant Shapps responds to the National Housing Federation’s ‘Housing Market Analysis’ and talks about how Government is helping people to get…

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

  • Grant Shapps has today welcomed a new action plan for the self build industry that he says could be the turning point that takes it to the masses…

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

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps today hailed the progress of Government plans to build thousands of new affordable homes over the next four years…

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

  • Bulletin about the English housing survey.

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today welcomed the appointment of Sir John Harman to a key group looking at reducing the complexity of home…

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

  • Planning Minister Greg Clark today said the Government could scrap red tape in order to encourage ‘meanwhile uses’ of empty buildings, transforming…

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

  • The abolition of Regional Strategies and reforms of the planning system are central to boosting homes and jobs Communities Secretary Eric Pickles…

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

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps will today call on the country’s biggest mortgage lenders to back a ‘self build revolution’ by lending more to…

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