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Treasury told councils should play key role in delivering homes

29/01/2015

Local authorities should be freed to do more to stimulate building new homes, a report commissioned by the government has claimed. Written by housing finance expert Natalie Elphicke and Le...

Government shortlists sites for first 10 flagship housing zones

09/01/2015

The government has shortlisted 29 brownfield areas outside of London to become the first flagship housing zones. Ten winning sites across England will get new housing powers to make its easier a...

Government launches another plan to boost affordable housing

02/12/2014

The Government has today set out new measures to bring fresh impetus to affordable house building. Its latest push on housing ahead of the election came alongside publication of the fifth Nation...

Local house builders given Government boost

01/12/2014

The Government has unveiled fresh proposals to help local house builders deliver small schemes. Its two-pronged approach will see the Builders Finance Fund extended to developments as small as f...

Government must entice more local house builders back into industry

26/11/2014

The industry is calling on the Chancellor to use next week’s Autumn Statement to deliver a boost to housing supply by stripping away regulatory red tape and bring local firms back into the ma...

An £11bn investment in construction can kick start the UK’s economic recovery, say experts

An £11.27bn investment in construction and a series of strategic decisions around new home building can kick start the UK’s economic recovery and deliver a £33bn return for the Gover

Million Homes not Built

Analysis by the Local Government Association shows that 2,564,600 units have been granted planning permission by councils since 2009/10 while only 1,530,680 have been completed. The association sai

“Britain had been incapable of building enough homes”

This has been a great week for the “Get Britain Building Campaign” with the Government setting out a number of initiatives to ensure we build the homes we need for the future. The

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