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From Minister of State for Housing
  • Grant Shapps offers social housing tenants the freedom to take control

    New 'freedom pass' for tenants trapped in unsuitable homes.

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

  • Freedom pass' for tenants trapped in unsuitable homes

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today put the eight million tenants in social housing in England firmly in control of where they live and …

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

  • New steps to cut the cost of moving home and open up the books

    Home buyers can access more information about their new home without having to pay for the information, the government announced today.

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

  • Response to the Local Government Association offer

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Before I start, want to first congratulate Baroness Eaton on her recent…

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

  • Grant Shapps outlines local approach to delivering zero carbon homes from 2016

    Councils and developers could be given much more flexibility to meet ambitious eco-standards to ensure all new homes are zero carbon from 2016.

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

  • Grant Shapps meets Essendon's junior architects with designs on their village

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps visits Essendon, the birthplace for his vision for protecting rural villages for generations to come.

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

  • Grant Shapps sets out vision to protect and preserve rural village life

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today set out his vision for protecting the future of rural village life for generations to come, by giving…

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

  • New estimates offer truer picture of street sleeping

    New additional estimates published today show that the number of people sleeping rough on the streets could be more than treble the official…

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

  • Grant Shapps outlines government support for struggling homeonwers

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today outlined how the Coalition Government will provide much-needed support to homeowners at risk of repossession…

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

  • Money saving expert backs government support for struggling homeowners

    Independent money saving expert Martin Lewis supports government schemes to help struggling homeowners.

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

  • Rough sleeping hits 11-year low

    The numbers of rough sleepers in England has hit an 11-year low, according to figures published today (15 July 2010).

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

  • Park homes reforms: July 2010

    The Minister for Housing and Local Government (The Rt Hon Grant Shapps): The Government values the role the park home sector plays in the …

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

  • Time to stop the councillor pay hikes at time of public pay freeze

    The new government is pledging greater openness and transparency on councillor allowances.

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

  • Cutting council paperwork

    Grant Shapps has given councils the freedom to improve how they are run without holding expensive and extensive consultations.

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

  • New government makes housing design a top priority

    Grant Shapps has called on the country’s architects to ensure their great designs deliver more benefits for the local community.

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

  • Housing design awards 2010

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Introduction Thank you Gareth [Capner] for that introduction and whilst…

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

  • Requirement for local councils to consult local people: ministerial letter

    Ministerial letter to councils about their freedom to take a light-touch approach to consultations

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

  • Don't waste money on excessive consultation says Shapps

    The new Government has today stripped away another layer of costly red tape by freeing councils to improve how they are run without holding …

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

  • Grant Shapps welcomes cash for housebuilding

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has welcomed the confirmation of £390 million to build over 8,500 new much-needed homes.

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

  • Community land trusts conference

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Last year I talked about my enthusiasm for Community Land Trusts but I wasn’t able to do much more…

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