Policy Area

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.

Announcements

1. Right to Buy: more than 56,000 new homeowners across the country

   • 22 September 2016
   • Press release

2. Phishing email scam

   • 22 September 2016
   • News story

3. National Housing Federation - September 2016

   • 22 September 2016
   • Speech

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Consultations

1. Homes and Communities equality objectives 2016 to 2020 consultation

   • 21 September 2016
   • Open consultation

2. Procurement of Delivery Partner Panel 3 (DPP3)

   • 15 September 2016
   • Open consultation

3. Client Money Protection (CMP) review

   • 22 August 2016
   • Open consultation

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Publications

1. Sector risk profile 2016

   • 21 September 2016
   • Research and analysis

2. Housing Matters magazine: index of articles published

   • 19 September 2016
   • Promotional material

3. Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016 to 2021 contract for RP consortium

   • 16 September 2016
   • Guidance

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Statistics

1. Right to Buy sales in England: April to June 2016

   • 22 September 2016
   • Official Statistics

2. Monthly property transactions completed in the UK with value of £40,000 or above

   • 21 September 2016
   • National Statistics

3. New house building: April to June 2016

   • 14 September 2016
   • National Statistics

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Detailed guides

1. Housing finance and household expenditure: notes and definitions

   Information on how statistics on housing finance and household expenditure are compiled. Read more

2. Register Extract Service

   Automatically populate your casework management system with property register details direct from Land Registry's data. Read more

3. Public land for sale by the Homes and Communities Agency

   Public land the Homes and Communities Agency has for sale and how it is sold to house builders and others for development. Read more

4. Paying tax on rent to landlords abroad

   How tenants and letting agents in the UK pay tax on behalf of landlords abroad under the Non-resident Landlord (NRL) Scheme. Read more

5. Rural proofing guidance

   Guidance for policy officials in government and local level policy makers to support the needs of rural people, communities and businesses. Read more