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Housing

The government is helping local councils and developers work with local communities to plan and build better places to live for everyone. This includes building affordable housing, improving the quality of rented housing, helping more people to buy a home, and providing housing support for vulnerable people.

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  1. Live tables on homelessness

    • updated 7 March 2014
    • Statistical data set

  2. Kris Hopkins welcomes fall in homelessness

    • published 6 March 2014
    • Press release

  3. Homelessness statistics

    • updated 6 March 2014
    • Collection
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Policies 4

  1. Providing housing support for older and vulnerable people

    We are committed to providing housing advice and housing support services to those who need it most.

  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 equity loan, Right to Buy and NewBuy, and encouraging self-builders.

  4. Improving the rented housing sector

    We're improving the quality and quantity of social homes for rent and encouraging investment in the private rented sector.

Announcements

  1. Kris Hopkins welcomes fall in homelessness

    • 6 March 2014
    • Press release

  2. Build to Rent to offer greater choice for tenants

    • 5 March 2014
    • Press release

  3. East Village homes handed over pass 800 mark

    • 3 March 2014
    • News story

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Consultations

  1. Future funding of the Housing Ombudsman

    • 4 March 2014
    • Consultation outcome

  2. Council Tax: national discount for annexes

    • 5 December 2013
    • Consultation outcome

  3. Consultation on the Housing Transfer Manual

    • 12 November 2013
    • Consultation outcome

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Publications

  1. Mobile Homes Act 2013: a guide for local authorities on setting licence fees

    • 1 March 2014
    • Guidance

  2. Mobile Homes Act 2013: new licensing enforcement tools - a guide for park home site owners

    • 1 March 2014
    • Guidance

  3. Housing standards in the private rented sector

    • 28 February 2014
    • Correspondence

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Statistics

  1. Statutory homelessness in England: October to December 2013

    • 6 March 2014
    • Statistics - national statistics

  2. Dwelling stock estimates in England: 2013

    • 27 February 2014
    • Statistics - national statistics

  3. Help to Buy (equity loan) scheme and NewBuy statistics: April 2013 to January 2014

    • 27 February 2014
    • Statistics

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Detailed guides

  1. Rentcharges

    What rentcharges are, how to apply to pay only your share of ('apportion') a rentcharge, or apply to buy out ('redeem') your rentchange. Read more

  2. Gaining possession of a privately rented property let on an assured shorthold tenancy

    Guidance for landlords who wish to gain possession of their property. Read more

  3. Housing market and house price information: notes and definitions

    Information for local authorities and data analysts, including methodology, the Communities and Local Government House Price Index, the Regulated Mortgage Survey Read more

  4. Definitions of general housing terms

    Definitions for local authorities compiling data. Read more

  5. Assured tenancy forms

    Forms for landlords and/or tenants to propose action relating to tenancy agreements. Read more

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