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  • Shared ownership rents reform

    Reforms to shared ownership rents for new shared owners including switching the maximum amount that shared ownership rents can increase by once a year from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) plus 0.5%, to the Consumer Prices Inde…

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Right to Buy sales statistics: proposed changes

    We are seeking views on proposals for the future production of the Right to Buy sales Official Statistics.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • New model for Shared Ownership: technical consultation

    We are seeking views on the implementation of the new model for shared ownership.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • The charter for social housing residents: social housing white paper

    Sets out the actions the government will take to ensure that residents in social housing are safe, are listened to, live in good quality homes, and have access to redress when things go wrong.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • New national model for shared ownership

    This discussion document seeks views on a new national model for shared ownership.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • First Homes

    We are seeking views on our First Homes policy which will deliver discounted homes for local people.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • Redress for purchasers of new build homes and the New Homes Ombudsman

    We are seeking views on delivering a New Homes Ombudsman for buyers of new build homes.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • Improving the home buying and selling process: call for evidence

    This call for evidence seeks views on how to make the process of home buying and selling cheaper, faster and less stressful.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • Housing associations and the Right to Buy: government response to the Select Committee report

    A response by the government to the Communities and Local Government Committee's report on housing associations and the Right to Buy.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • Starter homes regulations: technical consultation

    We are seeking views on the details for the regulations to support the starter homes clauses in the Housing and Planning Bill.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • Help to Buy: ISA – factsheet

    Budget 2015: This one-page fact sheet provides information on the Help to Buy ISA scheme for first time buyers.

    • From: HM Treasury
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  • 2010 to 2015 government policy: homebuying

    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.

    • From: HM Treasury and 2 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Proposals to streamline the resale of shared ownership properties

    We are seeking views on changes to the Homes and Communities Agency guidance and the shared ownership model leases.

    • From: Closed organisation: Homes and Communities Agency and 1 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Stepping onto the property ladder

    Proposals for enabling more low cost, high quality starter homes for first time buyers.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Park homes: government response to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee report

    The government’s response to the issues raised by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee in their report on park homes.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Reinvigorating Right to Buy

    Consultation about increasing the caps on Right to Buy discounts and using receipts from sales to fund replacement affordable homes.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Leasehold valuation limits

    This consultation paper contains proposals and the associated impact assessment for updating the property value limits which are used to determine…

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Abolishing home information packs: impact assessment

    Home information packs were suspended in May 2010 on the grounds that the policy to abolish them was a commitment in the coalition agreement…

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Creating protected areas for enfranchisement under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967

    Protected areas are those locations where shared ownership houses would be hard to replace if the shared owner subsequently purchased 100% shares…

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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    First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government