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  • Eric Pickles to save taxpayers £220 million as he bunks in with the Home Office

    Ministers and staff at the Department for Communities and Local Government have moved in with the Home Office.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Seaside funding success for 10 coastal towns

    New funding for projects will help create and safeguard nearly 1,400 jobs and help with winter storm repairs.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Yorkshire flag flies in the heart of government

    Eric Pickles raises the flag of his home county, Yorkshire, outside his department's headquarters.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cutting red tape to breathe new life into local communities

    Local residents to have a greater say over the future development of their area.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Unlocking private investment will get councils building

    Councils should look to the private sector to help make taxpayers’ pounds go further, an independent review has found.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Help to Buy building new homes across the country

    Almost 40,000 households have bought a home through Help to Buy, Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis has announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New fund will speed up work on thousands of new homes

    A new £3 million fund will be available to councils across the country to get work started on new housing sites.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • ‘Convenience culture’ drives high street revival

    New high streets study reveals town centres are meeting the changing demands of consumers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public opinion shifts behind our house building plans

    In a dramatic shift in public opinion, a new survey shows a 19% surge in the number of people who support homes being built in their area.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Affordable Homes Programme to transform the way we build

    Government investment in affordable homes will sustain 165,000 jobs and promote new technology.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Study shows scale of troubled families' problems

    New report shows the range of troubled families' problems.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £100 million fund will put power in the hands of tenants

    Council tenants wanting more influence and control over their homes will have access to a share of £100 million.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Tottenham Hotspur stadium scheme gets the green light

    Permission granted to use a site for the new stadium scheme following a public inquiry.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New measures to increase transparency on council home values

    Members of the public will be able to see the value of the assets councils hold.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Communities ministers mark the anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, Faith Minister Baroness Warsi and Minister for Communities Stephen Williams attend remembrance event.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Innovation to bring statutory notices into the 21st century

    Eric Pickles calls for the newspaper industry and councils to work together on new pilots.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 53,000 troubled families' lives turned around

    Councils have been praised for turning around the lives of almost 53,000 troubled families in little over 2 years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Proposed development at Smithfield Market turned down

    Application for the redevelopment of part of Smithfield Market in London refused by ministers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Application for an incinerator at New Barnfield turned down

    Ministers turn down an application for an incinerator at New Barnfield in Hertfordshire.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Support to resolve social tenants' complaints

    Clear and simple complaints process information for social tenants now available online.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government