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  • Housing partnership will give new insight into how the market ticks

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today hailed a new partnership between the Government and the National House Building Council (NHBC) to gain…

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

  • Revitalised Right to Buy will unleash a new generation of home ownership

    A revitalised Right to Buy will unleash a new generation of home ownership and ensure every home sold is replaced, Housing Minister Grant Shapps…

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

  • English housing survey bulletin: issue 5

    Bulletin about the English housing survey.

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  • Struggling households should seek support

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today called on any households faced with the threat of homelessness this Christmas to seek help and advice…

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

  • £430 million cash bonus for communities who have built homes

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced the latest instalment of powerful cash bonuses for communities who have built new homes. The …

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

  • New Homes Bonus: December 2011

    Today, I am pleased to announce the delivery of 159,000 more homes over the last year, and £431 million of government funding to local authorities…

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

  • Housing groups' reaction to the Housing Strategy

    Rob Perrins, MD, Berkeley Homes Group, said: “The Berkeley Group welcomes this innovative initiative which will enable people who can afford…

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

  • Laying the foundations: a housing strategy for England

    The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister have launched 'Laying the Foundations: a housing strategy for England'.

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

  • Power shift from Whitehall to communities gets underway

    An era of Whitehall control has ended with a historic shift in power back to local people, as the Localism Bill becomes law.

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

  • House hunting heroes in government's sights

    Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today set out his plans to ensure that each of our country’s service men and …

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

  • Grant Shapps highlights support for struggling homeowners

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today reassured anxious homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages of the wide range of support available to…

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

  • Role of building societies

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Building societies occupy a unique space in national life. You’ll know the history much better than…

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

  • Grant Shapps calls for 30-year mortgages

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today called on lenders to consider offering more longer-term fixed mortgages of as much as 30 years, to encourage…

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

  • No second night out homeless link conference

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. No Second Night Out - that’s some ambition. But if Boris promises it can be done in London why shouldn…

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

  • Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to New Homes Bonus 'bribe' claim

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to an article in the Daily Mail which describes the New Homes Bonus as a bribe for communities to accept…

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

  • Unpublished research reports: housing

    Today the Government is publishing a series of reports presenting the findings from research projects commissioned by the previous administration…

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

  • Government on track to provide land for 100,000 new homes

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today hailed the rapid progress of Government plans to release formerly-used public land with enough capacity …

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

  • Grant Shapps responds to the latest affordable housing supply figures

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to latest affordable housing supply statistics. Housing Minister Grant Shapps said: “Reviving a …

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

  • Further details on Right to Buy published

    The Department for Communities and Local Government has provided further details following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Right to Buy…

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

  • FirstBuy already helping our military families

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today congratulated the first member of the Armed Forces to benefit from the Government’s FirstBuy scheme …

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