What we do

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) helps create successful communities by making more homes and business premises available to the residents and businesses who need them. We also regulate social housing providers in England.

HCA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

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Our policies

  1. Supporting economic growth through local enterprise partnerships and enterprise zones

    Local enterprise partnerships and enterprise zones have been created to drive public sector growth and reduce administrative burdens.

  2. Increasing the number of available homes

    We're helping to get Britain building again, through schemes like the NewBuy Guarantee, New Homes Bonus and loan guarantees for developers.

  3. Helping people to buy a home

    We're helping people wanting to own their own home through schemes like the Help to Buy and Right to Buy and encouraging self-builders.

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Documents

Our announcements

  1. Public land for housing target exceeded by the HCA

    • 4 March 2015
    • Press release

  2. Homes and Communities Agency response to the Birmingham Post

    • 2 March 2015
    • Government response

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Our consultations

  1. Proposals to streamline the resale of shared ownership properties

    • 31 January 2015
    • Closed consultation

  2. Changes to the Regulatory Framework

    • 30 January 2015
    • Consultation outcome

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. Current registered providers of social housing

    • 3 March 2015
    • Notice

  2. Rent to Buy 2015 to 2017: prospectus

    • 2 March 2015
    • Guidance

See all our publications

Our statistics

  1. Statistical Data Return 2013 to 2014

    • 3 December 2014
    • Statistics - national statistics

  2. Housing statistics 1 April 2014 to 30 September 2014

    • 20 November 2014
    • Statistics - national statistics

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Our management

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