By Grant Shapps MP, Shadow Housing MInister
Following the launch of the Planning Green Paper on Monday (which Caroline Spelman wrote about on ConHome yesterday) I bumped into a couple of national journalists – from either side of the political spectrum – who were raving about the progressive and radical ideas that had just been announced.
Both [...]
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Grant Shapps: We must shout from the rooftops about our radical and progressive policies on housing and planning
Mortgage Possessions fall and arrears flatten in second quarter
Statistics published today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that the number of mortgage possessions fell in the second quarter of the year, while cases of arrears levelled off.
A combination of factors has helped keep mortgage arrears and possessions in check, despite the recession. Most importantly, lenders are showing forbearance to borrowers where customers are trying [...]
Shelter say Scotland stares into housing abyss with fewest number of affordable homes since 1959
Scotland is staring into a housing abyss with fewer social rented homes than it had 50 years ago, according to a stark report published today (Friday) by leading housing and homelessness charity, Shelter Scotland.
The charity’s shocking new report Building Pressure, [1] which lays bare the growing chasm between the number of homes needed and the [...]
David Cameron taunts Gordon Brown about his “relaunch without a price-tag”
David Cameron was on combative form as he responded to Gordon Brown’s statement in the Commons this afternoon on the publication of Building Britain’s Future.
Here are excerpts of the Conservative leader’s response from the Despatch Box:
“The Prime Minister talks about Building Britain’s Future. But isn’t it time the British people were asked whether they [...]
Plan for Sensible Housing Planning Foundations
There is a great deal of sound sense in this Conservative Party article and it should be rolled out through the UK
Mr Shapps, Shadow Housing Minister, makes the following comment which says it all.
It is vital that in Government we change the current approach to housing. Instead of telling people what will happen in their [...]
Conservatives plan to tackle Britain’s social housing crisis
The Conservative Party has today unveiled the Empty Property Rescue Scheme (EPR), a new initiative to tackle Britain’s social housing crisis, which has seen the number of hard pressed families left languishing on social housing waiting lists soar since Labour came to power in 1997.
With Gordon Brown’s recession deepening and repossessions rising, a record 1.8 [...]
NHF announce new mortgage scheme to combat repossession
New mortgage rescue scheme will save thousands from nightmare of repossession say National Housing Federation.
A new mortgage rescue scheme which will help thousands of vulnerable people from losing their homes and avoid the nightmare of repossession will be officially launched today.
Under the nationwide scheme not-for-profit housing associations will buy homes from people struggling to pay [...]
Council of Mortgage Lenders – Expect 2008 not 2007 levels of lending
Clear message to “Prudent” Gordon Brown – your ideas for getting the financial markets moving are simply not working and need urgent government directives if the banks are to play any part in economic stabilisation for the UK.
Banks continue to put their own spin on matters affecting millions of residents and business owners and indicate [...]
UK Economy Slide forces Bank of England to slash interest rates to 3%
The Bank of England’s statement in full:
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee today voted to reduce the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves by 1.5 percentage points to 3%.
The past two months have seen a substantial downward shift in the prospects for inflation in the United Kingdom.
There has been a very [...]