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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. Housing Matters magazine 2014

    • updated 16 April 2014
    • Promotional material

  2. Live tables on social housing sales

    • updated 16 April 2014
    • Statistical data set

  3. New support to give homeless people ‘basic building blocks’ for work

    • published 16 April 2014
    • Press release
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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. 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.

  4. 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.

Announcements

  1. New support to give homeless people ‘basic building blocks’ for work

    • 16 April 2014
    • Press release

  2. Defence Secretary visits new veterans' housing development in Scotland

    • 16 April 2014
    • News story

  3. Stronger protections for tenants and leaseholders

    • 15 April 2014
    • Press release

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Consultations

  1. Consultation on the general consents issued under section 25 of the Local Government Act 1988

    • 7 April 2014
    • Consultation outcome

  2. Review of local authority role in housing supply: call for evidence

    • 25 March 2014
    • Open consultation

  3. Future funding of the Housing Ombudsman

    • 4 March 2014
    • Consultation outcome

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Publications

  1. Housing Matters magazine 2014

    • 16 April 2014
    • Promotional material

  2. English housing survey: changes to survey form and questionnaire for survey year 2014 to 2015

    • 15 April 2014
    • Guidance

  3. Large sites infrastructure programme: prospectus

    • 14 April 2014
    • Guidance

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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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