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Vistry Partnerships selected to build dozens of extra care homes in Wigan

|Date: 8 April, 2021

Vistry Partnerships selected to build dozens of extra care homes in Wigan

Wigan Council has appointed Vistry Partnerships to oversee the construction of its Wharfdale Extra Care f ...

Wigan Council has appointed Vistry Partnerships to oversee the construction of its Wharfdale Extra Care facility in Leigh. The £7.5m contract means Vistry Partnerships will work with the local authori ...

8 April, 2021
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Brent is the UK’s new-build hotspot according to new research

|Date: 8 April, 2021

Brent is the UK’s new-build hotspot according to new research

Brent is currently the fastest growing location in the UK for housing development, according to new resea ...

Brent is currently the fastest growing location in the UK for housing development, according to new research from Protrade Tools and Fixings. The East Midlands’ supplier of trade tools searched throug ...

8 April, 2021
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MHCLG should ditch false promises instead of serially ditching housing policies

|Date: 10 December, 2020

MHCLG should ditch false promises instead of serially ditching housing policies

In a report published on Wednesday 10th December the Public Accounts Committee condemns as “deplorable” t ...

In a report published on Wednesday 10th December the Public Accounts Committee condemns as “deplorable” the “cycle of policy invention, abandonment and reinvention, stringing expectant young people al ...

10 December, 2020
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Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

|Date: 3 April, 2020

Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

Gary Strong FRICS, Global Building Standards Director at RICS, responds to the Ministry for Housing, Comm ...

Gary Strong FRICS, Global Building Standards Director at RICS, responds to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government's (MHCLG) building safety announcement. RICS has worked closely wi ...

3 April, 2020
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MHCLG launches new consultation on shared ownership

|Date: 28 August, 2019

MHCLG launches new consultation on shared ownership

Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, unveils plans for a new ...

Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, unveils plans for a new model of shared ownership designed to get more people onto the housing ladder. A package of me ...

28 August, 2019
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Residents encouraged to have their say to improve building safety

|Date: 6 June, 2019

Residents encouraged to have their say to improve building safety

Government is inviting views on a new building safety regime, as it seeks to bring forward new legislatio ...

Government is inviting views on a new building safety regime, as it seeks to bring forward new legislation to keep residents safe. The Grenfell Tower fire on 14th June 2017 resulted in the greatest lo ...

6 June, 2019
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Long-term empty homes in England up 5% in the last year, according to latest MHCLG figures.

|Date: 11 March, 2019

Long-term empty homes in England up 5% in the last year, according to latest MHCLG figures.

The number of empty homes across England has risen for the second year running — representing £53.6bn wor ...

The number of empty homes across England has risen for the second year running — representing £53.6bn worth of vacant stock, analysis by modular homes provider Project Etopia shows. The number of long ...

11 March, 2019
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Malthouse announces £6m funding boost for community-led affordable housing

|Date: 15 February, 2019

Malthouse announces £6m funding boost for community-led affordable housing

Communities across the country are set to benefit from a £6m funding boost to help local groups build mor ...

Communities across the country are set to benefit from a £6m funding boost to help local groups build more of the homes that their area needs, as well as training and advice to help them kick-start lo ...

15 February, 2019
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National Audit Office report calls for significant planning reform

|Date: 8 February, 2019

National Audit Office report calls for significant planning reform

Government will fail to solve the housing crisis unless radical changes are made to the planning process. ...

Government will fail to solve the housing crisis unless radical changes are made to the planning process. The National Audit Office has released a new report — Planning for new homes — which asserts g ...

8 February, 2019
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Government announces strategy for new generation of Garden Communities

|Date: 16 August, 2018

Government announces strategy for new generation of Garden Communities

The new Garden Communities programme announced by Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire will see ...

The new Garden Communities programme announced by Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire will see more high quality homes built and green spaces created, expanding on government’s plans for mo ...

16 August, 2018
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