Archive

The housing hawk - Grant Shapps, shadow housing minister

9 January 2009

Grant Shapps threatens to scrap the HCA and dump housebuilding targets.

Social tenancy scheme set to miss its targets

12 December 2008

A scheme to help social tenants buy their homes is likely to fall far short of its target to fund nearly 2,000 purchases over the next three years, it has emerged.

Scottish Government invites bids for council house building

27 November 2008

The Scottish Government has invited local authorities in Scotland to bid for a share of £25 million to build council housing.

Pathfinders

By Richard Garlick

21 November 2008

Pathfinders must keep private homes in plans

Ghetto concerns over social homes proposals

14 November 2008

Proposals being considered by the Government to end the entitlement of people in social housing to a tenancy for life could lead to the "ghettoisation of low-income groups", a housing chief has warned.

Encouraging a third option for housing

By Tim Williams

7 November 2008

What the state should not do in the downturn (part 34): buy rubbish flats off bankrupt housebuilders.

Growing concerns over private lets

By Karen Buck

7 November 2008

Hard data may be hard to come by, but there seems to have been a massive surge in the private rented housing sector.

Critical times call for new housing model

7 November 2008

The collapse of easy credit and the buy-to-let market should lead to more balanced developments, says Pat Hayes.

Council eyes social homes conversion

7 November 2008

A council in Surrey could spend £300 million to turn stalled private-sector housing schemes into social homes, it emerged last week.

MPs call for revised homes target

7 November 2008

The Government must reassess its housebuilding target, a committee of MPs urged this week.