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The government has confirmed plans for a new generation of council and housing association homes.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Government confirms a £2.5 million cash boost to speed up the delivery of over 155,000 new homes in the proposed garden towns across England.
Communities across England are set to benefit from a package of support worth £22.8 million.
New Parks Action Group launched to help England’s public parks and green spaces meet the needs of communities now and in the future.
Local Government Minister sets out plans to strengthen rules to prevent anyone found guilty of serious crimes from serving on local councils.
An innovative approach to planning new homes to ensure they’re built where most needed has been announced.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed the return of a further 5 functions to Rotherham metropolitan borough council.
Housing Minister, Alok Sharma, opens UK's first plot shop in Bicester, Oxfordshire.
Towns and cities along Britain’s coastline set to benefit from thousands of new jobs and millions of pounds more in visitor spending.
Councils encouraged to join forces and put forward proposals to retain the growth in their business rates income, as Sajid Javid announces new pilots.
The final wall cladding combination has passed and meets current Building Regulations guidance.
The number of new build homes that have started to be built has surged to the highest level since 2008.
Government will renew the Green Flag Award licence making sure that Britain’s best parks and green spaces will be recognised and rewarded.
The latest in the government’s series of fire safety tests of cladding and insulation combinations has been completed by the Building Research Establishment (BRE).
The latest wall cladding combination tested as part of the government’s series of large-scale fire safety tests has passed and meets current Building Regulations guidance.
Over two thousand young people from England and Wales will take part in a national concert to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
The fourth in the government’s series of large-scale fire safety tests has been completed by the BRE.
Oxfordshire is set to benefit from thousands of new homes and improvements to local transport networks.
The third in the government’s series of fire safety tests of cladding and insulation combinations has been completed by the BRE.
Government remains committed to the Help to Buy equity loan scheme to 2021
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