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  • Budget is a boost for first time buyers

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has hailed a new scheme that will help 10,000 aspiring first time buyers get foot on the property ladder. It …

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

  • English housing survey bulletin: issue 3

    Bulletin about the English housing survey.

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  • New Homes Bonus: 17 February 2011

    Today, I am announcing the final design of the New Homes Bonus. The New Homes Bonus will fulfil the government’s Coalition Agreement commitment…

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

  • More help on the way for first time buyers

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today called on key players in the housing industry to work more closely together to help aspiring first time …

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

  • Affordable homes programme

    The Minister for Housing and Local Government (The Rt Hon Grant Shapps): Further to my Written Statement of 9 December 2010, I am today announcing…

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

  • No room for complacency despite fall in the number of home repossessions

    New figures today from the Council of Mortgage Lenders have shown a three-year low in the number of repossessions. These figures show that …

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

  • Park homes reforms: February 2011

    The Minister for Housing and Local Government (The Rt Hon Grant Shapps): I announced on 14 July 2010 that I intended to bring forward in Parliament…

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

  • Rewards for homes with the New Homes Bonus

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today pledged cash for communities who allow new homes to be built in their area. Almost £1bn Government funding…

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

  • Seek early help to avoid repossession

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today welcomed new figures from lenders showing that fewer homeowners are facing the threat of repossession. …

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

  • English housing survey bulletin: issue 2

    Bulletin about the English housing survey.

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  • Spending Review: settlement for housing

    Ministerial letter setting out government spending on housing

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

  • National rough sleeping conference

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Good morning and thank you to Jenny (Edwards - CEO of Homeless Link) for…

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

  • Grant Shapps urges house price stability to help wannabe homeowners

    Grant Shapps calls for a period of house price stability to prevent generations of potential homebuyers being priced out of the market.

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

  • National Housing Federation annual conference 2010

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Introduction Thank you, Matthew. When I came last year I made sure we …

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

  • Right to Buy scheme for council house tenants is not under review

    Press speculation that the Government has begun a review of the Right to Buy Scheme for council house tenants is not true. A spokesperson for…

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

  • Repossessions hit 2-year low

    The number of home repossessions have hit a 2-year low, according to new figures published today (14 September 2010).

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

  • HIPs failed because no one trusted them

    Home Information Packs (HIPs) were not trusted and it was right to scrap them, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has said.

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

  • Lack of trust condemned HIPs to failure

    Independent research proves that Home Information Packs were ignored by the very people they were meant to help, backing the decision to scrap…

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

  • Hidden victims of recession show need for homeowners to seek help early

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has today issued a reminder to struggling homeowners to seek help early to have a better chance of staying…

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

  • Homeowners at risk must seek early help

    Eric Pickles has issued a reminder to struggling homeowners to seek help early to have a better chance of staying in their homes.

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