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• Healey announces major plans for more homes and fairer lettings to meet local needs

  As part of the Government's Building Britain's Future plans, Housing Minister John Healey has said that construction of thousands of extra homes will begin in a matter of months, thanks to the £1.5 billion pound housing investment...

  • Added: 29 June 2009
  • Site: Housing

• John Healey - Extra legal help for struggling homeowners

  Housing Minister John Healey today announced more help for families facing repossession of their home with the doubling of extra funding for free, on-the-spot, legal advice in courts.

  • Added: 22 June 2009
  • Site: Housing

• John Healey: Action to help developers during downturn and build greener buildings

  Developers will be given more time to start building and further flexibility to adapt plans, under a package of new measures announced by Housing Minister John Healey today to support the industry during these tough economic times.

  • Added: 18 June 2009
  • Site: Housing

• Enhanced hot water safety and efficiency measures for all new homes

  All new homes will feature inbuilt protection from hot water scalding in baths and will use water more efficiently under measures announced by Housing Minister Iain Wright today.

  • Added: 13 May 2009
  • Site: Housing

• Real help for tenants - Margaret Beckett

  A major new package of measures to strengthen consumer protections for tenants living in private rented accommodation is being announced today by Housing Minister Margaret Beckett.

  • Added: 13 May 2009
  • Site: Housing

• New Government strategy heralds minimum design standard for all new public buildings

  Communities Secretary Hazel Blears and Culture Secretary Andy Burnham are today urging councils and developers to put good planning, local character and high quality design at the heart of development.

  • Added: 12 May 2009
  • Site: Housing

• New protections for 200,000 park home residents

  Park home residents and others in the sector are being asked for their views in a 12 week consultation ending in August 2009 on an improved site licensing system.

  • Added: 12 May 2009
  • Site: Housing

• Tenant Services Authority - two more guardians of social housing appointed

  Housing Minister Iain Wright today announced the appointment of two more board members to uphold the standards of social housing across the country.

  • Added: 6 May 2009
  • Site: Housing

• New homeowners mortgage support begins

  New support to help homeowners remain in their homes if they fall on difficult times will be available from today, announced Housing Minister Margaret Beckett.

  • Added: 21 April 2009
  • Site: Housing

• Helping to house our injured heroes

  Ex-servicemen and women who are seriously injured are to be given priority for specially adapted social homes, announced Housing Minister Iain Wright today.

  • Added: 9 April 2009
  • Site: Housing

• Government delivers £170 million transport funding for new housing

  £170 million of funding is today being allocated to 29 transport projects that will support the development of new housing, announced Housing Minister Margaret Beckett and Transport Minister Paul Clark.

  • Added: 27 March 2009
  • Site: Housing

• Government sets out plans to safeguard future of rural communities

  The Government set out its proposals for helping rural communities to thrive in the 21st Century by providing more affordable housing and greater freedom to develop strong local economies.

  • Added: 25 March 2009
  • Site: Housing

• First buyers benefiting from new shared equity scheme

  Housing Minister Margaret Beckett today met one of the first people in the country to benefit from the Government's new HomeBuy Direct scheme.

  • Added: 18 March 2009
  • Site: Housing

• 40 per cent fewer homeless young people in bed and breakfast

  National figures released today show that the number of vulnerable young 16 and 17 year olds being housed in bed and breakfast accommodation has fallen by 40 per cent over the last year.

  • Added: 12 March 2009
  • Site: Housing

• Margaret Beckett urges councils to take a stand on empty homes

  Councils are being given more support to help them bring empty homes back in to use in the current economic climate, announced Housing Minister Margaret Beckett today.

  • Added: 10 March 2009
  • Site: Housing

• Beckett cuts planned council rent increases in half

  Housing Minister Margaret Beckett has today announced new support to help councils cut their planned rent increases for tenants in the current economic climate.

  • Added: 6 March 2009
  • Site: Housing

• Eco-towns public consultation deadline extended

  Local residents are to be given more time to respond to the Government's second eco-towns public consultation after Housing Minister Margaret Beckett today extended the deadline for responses.

  • Added: 26 February 2009
  • Site: Housing

• National Tenant Voice begins to take shape

  Plans for the new independent National Tenant Voice (NTV), which will give tenants a say on the housing issues affecting them, were published this week and have been accepted by Ministers.

  • Added: 12 February 2009
  • Site: Housing

• New freedoms to increase council house building

  Councils may soon have greater freedom to build more homes under plans going out to consultation today.

  • Added: 21 January 2009
  • Site: Housing

• Mortgage rescue scheme extended across England

  A mortgage rescue scheme to help vulnerable families at risk of repossession to stay in their homes is being rolled out across England today.

  • Added: 16 January 2009
  • Site: Housing