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Families forced into homelessness by ‘unaffordable’ housing
20/11/2019 A charity has warned families are being pushed into homelessness as figures reveal nine in 10 homes are unaffordable to families relying on housing benefit. |
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Developers ‘sceptical’ Government can meet 300,000 annual housing target
09/07/2018 The majority of developers believe that the Government is likely to miss its annual housebuilding target of 300,000 new homes a year. |
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Developers ‘sceptical’ of Whitehall’s building target and stamp duty rises
10/04/2017 Just one in five property developers believe the Government’s aim of building one million homes by 2020 is realistic, survey reveals. |
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Help to Buy creates surge in new homes says report
16/02/2016 More than 40% of new homes built under the Help to Buy equity loan scheme would not have been built without the introduction of the scheme, new research has claimed. |
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Are Starter Homes a non-starter?
02/02/2016 Mike Brogan warns that the government's Starter Homes policy could exacerbate the housing crisis. |
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London Help to Buy scheme opened
01/02/2016 A new Government plan aimed at helping Londoners into home ownership was launched today. |
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Lewis hails success of Help to Buy
18/06/2015 The government's Help to Buy schemes have created 131 new homeowners every day since they started in 2013, according to housing minister Brandon Lewis. |
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Help to Buy fails to provide value for money, warn MPs
18/06/2014 The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) stands accused of committing £10bn of taxpayers money to fund the Help to Buy programme - without first assessing whether the massive outlay represented value for money. |
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Over 17,000 people purchase home through Help to Buy
24/03/2014 The Government’s Help to Buy scheme has helped more than 17,000 people purchase a new home, according to official figures. |
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Watchdog warns Help to Buy may not provide value for money
06/03/2014 The Government has failed to determine if its £3.7bn Help to Buy scheme will deliver value for money for the taxpayer, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO). |
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Help to Buy extended to cover ‘Islamic Mortgages’
11/02/2014 The Government’s Help to Buy has been extended to cover ‘Islamic Mortgages’ to enable Muslim house buyers to apply for the scheme. |
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Almost 750 homes bought through Help to Buy, Cameron says
02/01/2014 Almost 750 homes have been purchased through the Government’s Help to Buy scheme since October, the prime minister has announced. |
