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  • 1 month to go to the Help to Buy: ISA government bonus – are you ready to save for yours?

    Help to Buy: ISA - five simple steps buyers needs to follow to claim their bonus.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Banks and building societies sign up to offer Help to Buy: ISA

    Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest, Santander, and Virgin Money sign up to offer new Help to Buy: ISA.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM and Chancellor announce 'one nation' plans to spread homeownership across the country

    A package of housing measures will accelerate home building and deliver more homes.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Brandon Lewis: housing associations can be 'champions of aspiration'

    Housing Minister Brandon Lewis calls on housing associations to support the government’s ambitious plans to extend the Right to Buy.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • New fund will help more tenants to become homeowners

    Council tenants unable to take up their Right to Buy will have the help they need to become homeowners.

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

  • English housing survey bulletin: issue 12

    Bulletin about the English housing survey.

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  • Ensuring leaseholders get a fair deal

    Aspiring homeowners looking to buy leasehold properties will have all the information they need at their fingertips under plans announced today by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.

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

  • Government response to the residential property management services: market study report

    Brandon Lewis responds to the market study into residential property management services carried out by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

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

  • Housing update, March 2015

    Update on some of the recent actions that the coalition government is undertaking on housing.

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

  • No council should end a tenant’s Right to Buy

    Housing Minister Brandon Lewis pledged to protect the Right to Buy of thousands of tenants.

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

  • Support for housebuilding doubles

    Support for new housebuilding has almost doubled in the past 4 years, new figures show.

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

  • Help to Buy: helping 88,000 buy a new home

    Help to Buy, the government’s flagship housing scheme, has helped 88,420 people buy a new home since it was created.

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

  • Starter homes

    Changes to planning policy announced following response to the consultation on proposals to enable more starter homes for first time buyers.

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

  • 20% discount on your first home announces PM

    A new scheme offering 100,000 first-time buyers new homes with a 20% discount is announced today by the Prime Minister.

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

  • Young first-time buyers can register online for 100,000 cut-price homes

    Young first time buyers can go online from today and sign up for cut-price new starter homes – with 20% off the asking price.

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

  • 192,000 households helped to become homeowners through government schemes

    Nearly 192,000 households have bought or reserved a new home through government-backed schemes over the past 5 years, latest figures show.

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

  • 33,000 new homeowners thanks to the Right to Buy

    More than 33,000 new homeowners have been created through the reinvigorated Right to Buy since 2012.

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

  • New measures to break down barriers for shared ownership owners

    Housing Minister Brandon Lewis proposes new measures to remove unnecessary bureaucracy and red tape.

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

  • Help to Buy helps 77,000 people onto the property ladder

    New figures show more than 77,000 homes have been bought under Help to Buy schemes.

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

  • Help to Buy sales hit 73,000 homes

    Number of people joining the housing ladder continues to grow.

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