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UK Government Uses Data Matching to Provide 27,000 Leads to Potential Tenancy Cheats
Housing Minister John Healey has given councils and housing associations another 27,000 leads to potential tenancy cheats who fraudulently sublet the homes they have been allocated. Mr Healey made clear he wants people to feel the system for housing families...
United Kingdom Government to Dismantle Current System of Funding Council Housing
Housing Minister John Healey has offered councils a far reaching new deal giving them the freedom to fund and run their council homes, without central Government subsidy. In announcing the deal, Mr Healey set out plans to dismantle the current (HRA subsidy)...
Government Offers Boost for More Rural Homes in England
U.K. Housing Minister John Healey and Rural Affairs Minister Lord Davies have named 36 English rural councils that will benefit from expert support to help design and plan up to 10,000 new homes. A large proportion of these homes will be affordable for...
Corrie’s Michelle Keegan Putting the Fire Into Girl Power
Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan (who plays feisty Tina McIntyre in the popular soap) is fronting the ‘Ordinary People, Extraordinary Careers’ campaign to raise awareness among young girls aged 14 – 16 of a career in the Fire &...
U.K. Housing Minister, John Healey Announces More Cash to Build Affordable Homes
U.K. Housing Minister John Healey has said Government funding for housebuilding has hit £2billion since June as he announced a further £278m for an extra 5,000 affordable homes across the country. In an upbeat end of year report Mr Healey said that...
London Given the Green Light for Pioneering New Housing Pilot
London boroughs could be given more influence over affordable housing investment, in return for commitments on the delivery of affordable housing, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced. A new pilot scheme – approved by the Homes and...
