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  • Help to Buy re-fires kilns at Lancaster brick works

    Production starts again at mothballed brick works thanks to surge in demand from Help to Buy.

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

  • Make Right to Buy your New Year's resolution

    Discounts for tenants to be increased again in 2014.

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

  • Help to Buy sees £1 billion of new loans and supports 6,000 applicants in 3 months

    In just 12 weeks, nearly 750 homeowners have completed their purchases and hundreds were able to spend Christmas in their new homes.

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

  • Councils rewarded for 550,000 more homes under new homes bonus

    Councils have received over £2 billion through the New Homes Bonus for helping deliver 550,000 more homes, new figures show.

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

  • Government ends 'family tax penalty' for hardworking families

    £5 million Council Tax discount will help increase affordable housing.

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

  • Stability and funding to protect hardworking families, deliver more homes and local jobs

    New measures to ensure councils, businesses and homeowners have the funding and powers they need to continue to drive the economy forward.

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

  • Help to Buy fires brick bonanza

    Enough bricks will be made in 2013 to go 9 times round the earth or build 28 St Pancras stations.

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

  • National Housing Federation

    Stephen Williams' speech to the National Housing Federation on the housing standards review.

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

  • New homes build Britain's recovery

    The latest statistics reveal that the last 3 months have seen the fastest rate of housebuilding since 2008.

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

  • Kris Hopkins' open letter to Campbell Robb, Chief Executive of Shelter

    Kris Hopkins responds to an open letter from Shelter, on his priorities as Housing Minister.

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

  • PM speech at Help to Buy reception

    David Cameron spoke to some of the people who have already benefited from the Help to Buy scheme.

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

  • Help to Buy puts new generation of home owners on housing ladder

    More than 2,000 people have put in offers on homes under the Help to Buy scheme, totalling £365 million of new mortgage lending.

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

  • Swindon leads the way in taking up the Right to Buy

    Swindon residents are being helped to realise their dreams of home ownership.

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

  • Help to Buy: over 900 developers at forefront of getting Britain building

    Over 900 developers across the country will be at the forefront of getting Britain building in direct response to demand for Help to Buy.

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

  • Press briefing: afternoon 31 October 2013

    The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Royal Mail, illegal immigration, house prices, and the Al-Madinah school.

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

  • Hundreds of military families given leg up the housing ladder

    Military families are being helped by homeownership schemes.

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

  • 10,000 homeowners created through the Right to Buy

    Over 10,000 people have taken their first step on the property ladder thanks to the reinvigorated Right to Buy, new figures show today.

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

  • Danny Alexander at the Housing Market Intelligence Conference

    Chief Secretary to the Treasury talks about the Help to Buy scheme and government policy on building more homes.

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

  • Help to Buy: equity loan scheme surging ahead

    Over 15,000 reservations for new build homes in the first 6 months.

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

  • Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee launches today

    Natwest, RBS, Halifax and Bank of Scotland will start offering new Help to Buy mortgages this week.

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