John Healey: Greater council powers to give housing help for private tenants
Housing Minister John Healey has today given councils stronger local powers to tackle unprofessional private landlords who offer substandard accommodation, by introducing licensing schemes in local...
View ArticleJohn Healey: Help for social landlords to crack down on anti-social behaviour
Housing Minister John Healey has today published new guidance for council and housing association landlords, outlining how they can use the powers available to them to crack-down on anti-social...
View ArticleJohn Healey adds Essex to the eco-town map
Housing and Planning Minister John Healey has today confirmed that a partnership of councils in Essex have expressed an interest using world-leading eco-town standards. (continues...)
View ArticleJohn Healey: New power for parish councils to boost affordable rural housing
Housing and Planning Minister John Healey will today give a boost to rural communities with proposals to give a special planning power to parish councils to build new affordable homes. (continues...)
View ArticleJohn Healey: £146m incentive for Councils to build more homes
Councils across the country will get a share of a £146million funding pot to plan and deliver new homes, Housing Minister John Healey today confirmed. (continues...)
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