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  • Mark Prisk offers £100k Right to Buy discount to the capital’s social tenants

    Mark Prisk has opened the door for London’s council tenants to take up their Right to Buy with an increased discount of up to £100,000.

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

  • DCLG responds to reporting of housing and planning measures announced in the Budget

    Response to reports of flexibilities announced in the Budget making it easier to convert property into homes and the new Help to Buy scheme.

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

  • Press briefing: morning 22 March 2013

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Cyprus, immigration, help to buy, benefits, energy supplies and childcare.

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

  • £4.5 billion Budget deal to help homebuyers and boost economy

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles welcomes new multi-billion pound housing package.

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

  • Help to Buy

    The government has announced two schemes to help people onto, and up, the housing ladder.

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

  • £225 million affordable housing fund open for bids

    Housing Minister Mark Prisk will today unlock a multi-million pound government fund to deliver up to 15,000 extra affordable homes.

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

  • Right to Buy sales double

    New figures today reveal a surge in the numbers of aspiring homeowners taking up the Right to Buy their council home.

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

  • English housing survey bulletin: issue 8

    Bulletin about the English housing survey.

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  • NewBuy part-exchange will free up more homes for aspiring buyers

    Builders offering the NewBuy scheme will now offer to buy a customer’s existing property before selling them a newly built home.

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

  • Housing the next generation

    Speech by Planning Minister Nick Boles at an event hosted by Policy Exchange.

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

  • National Empty Homes conference 2012

    Speech by Don Foster to the annual National Empty Homes conference.

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

  • Eric Pickles visits ‘Hidden Homes’ in Wandsworth

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles marks the 10th anniversary of the Hidden Homes initiative.

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

  • Council of Mortgage Lenders conference

    Speech by Housing Minister, Mark Prisk, to the Council of Mortgage Lenders' annual conference.

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

  • Multi-million pound boost will help buyers onto the housing ladder

    First time buyers will from today benefit from a multi-million pound boost to help them onto the housing ladder said Housing Minister Mark Prisk…

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

  • Housing and growth

    Statement by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on housing and growth.

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

  • Tackling record deficit is helping to head off risk of repossession

    Government action to tackle the nation’s record deficit is giving hard working homeowners vital breathing space to get on top of bills and head…

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

  • Tenants equipped with the facts on Right to Buy

    A fresh drive to help a new generation of social tenants understand how they could buy their home with dramatically increased discounts was …

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

  • English housing survey bulletin: issue 7

    Bulletin about the English housing survey.

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  • 120 councils sign up to keep Right to Buy cash

    Authorities across the country commit to local one-for-one replacement Well over 100 councils across England have seized the opportunity to…

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

  • Housing help for military families

    Waiting list priority for wounded warriors and widows The families of those killed in the line of duty will be at the front of the queue for…

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