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  • Bob Neill confirms new jobs, homes and a new town centre

    Thousands of new jobs and new homes are expected to accompany a new £600 million town centre for Canning Town in the Thames Gateway.

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

  • Stunell tells councils they can return to the committee system as Whitehall steps out of local affairs

    Councils will be able to run themselves under a system that works best for their area, Communities Minister Andrew Stunell announced today. …

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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

  • Local lagging rates revealed for the first time

    Annual carbon emissions data released A breakdown of how much insulation has been installed in homes across different parts of Britain under…

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

  • The Beneventan Missal

    A 12th Century manuscript will be returned to the city of Benevento, Italy.

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

  • Local experts to map true scale of rough sleeping

    Changing the way rough sleeping is monitored across the country.

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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

  • Thurrock Borough Council to take charge of local regeneration

    New plans to put the future of Thurrock regeneration back into local hands were announced by Thames Gateway Minister Bob Neill today. Thurrock…

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

  • Building more homes

    Summary: Letter from housing minister Grant Shapps in response to an article in the Guardian (25 August 2010) about the future of house building…

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

  • Freedom for councils to manage rented housing

    New rules could cut as many as 8,500 applications from the planning system, freeing councils to focus on local priorities rather than micro managing rented housing.

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

  • Sensible approach to manage shared homes

    Landlords and councils will no longer be faced with bureaucracy aimed at micro-managing rented housing, Housing Minister Grant Shapps confirmed…

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

  • New Permanent Secretary for the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The Cabinet Secretary, Sir Gus O’Donnell, has announced the appointment of Sir Bob Kerslake as Permanent Secretary at the Department for Communities…

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

  • Bypass Whitehall and scrap outdated byelaws

    Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has today outlined plans to give councils a new power to review and revoke outdated byelaws. This means…

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

  • Fair deal for Travellers and the settled community

    Travellers who play by the rules will get the same rights as other mobile home residents under new plans.

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

  • Time for a fair deal for the Travelling and settled community

    Travellers who play by the rules will get the same rights as other mobile home residents and could benefit from more authorised sites under …

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

  • Bureaucracy for summer fetes overruled by Eric Pickles

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has succeeded in his quest to ban the reams of forms, high costs and red tape getting in the way of communities…

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

  • Local authorities' letter to householders: help us to help you reduce your energy bills

    Official letter regarding Help us to help you reduce your energy bills.

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  • Safe rooms help stop domestic violence victims becoming homeless

    New research and statistics published today show that whilst domestic violence is one the major reasons families become homeless, protection…

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