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Government dumps conservatory tax plan

14/12/2012

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has scrapped plans to force householders seeking to build extensions to make extra consequential improvements to their property’s energy efficiency. The...

Housing ignored in Autumn Statement windfalls

05/12/2012

The housing industry has missed out on a share of the Chancellor’s £5bn extra capital spending pot. Today George Osborne said recent measures set out in the housing strategy would su...

Osborne plans to raise £5bn for building projects

04/12/2012

Chancellor George Osborne is planning another squeeze on day-to-day spending budgets in Whitehall to raise £5bn for building projects. According to an Autumn Statement leak, the Chancellor...

Clegg unveils fresh housing drive for another 50,000 new homes

22/11/2012

The Government will today outline plans to release an extra £225m in funding to unlock a series of stalled major local housing projects. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will announce the...

Government running out of time to Get Britain Building

16/11/2012

The government is failing to get Britain building despite a year having passed since it launched its housing strategy. That is the verdict of leading housing bodies, which have attacked the Gove...

“Get Britain Building” to drive economic growth

PRESS INFORMATION Release date: 17 June 2024 “Get Britain Building” to drive economic growth A

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

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