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Fair deal on rents to help get Britain building
Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has offered a deal that will give a decade of strong protection for social tenants with the cost of...
Simplified regulations to make planning easier
Unnecessary red tape that is no longer needed and which adds to the cost of providing new houses and enterprise will be cut as part...

England's disappearing landscapes
In a major new report published today, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has gathered evidence from across England which reveals...
Working families priced out in over half of the country
New Shelter research released today shows that, in over half of the country, less than 10 per cent of suitable homes are...

A brighter future for hardworking tenants
Millions of tenants will get a better deal when they rent a home under new plans to help hardworking people, Eric Pickles...
Tenancy cheats to face full force of the law
Fraudsters renting out their social homes for profit will face the full force of the law, Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has...

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Yesterday's house-building figures provided further confirmation, if any was needed, that we are a long way from tackling our national housing...