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Tory Housing Plans 'Scary as hell' 26th February 2010
Tory Housing Plans 'Scary as hell' TORIES THREATEN BRITAIN’S HOUSE BUILDING PROGRAMME David Cameron’s Housing policies threaten security of tenure for eight million social housing tenants and Britain’s house building programme, Unite Deputy General Secretary Jack Dromey, will tomorrow (Saturday, 27 February) tell a conference in London of Labour councillors from all over…
Hastoe Unveils Plans for New Homes 20th October 2009
Rural housing specialist Hastoe Housing Association has announced that it has been successful in securing more than £3 million of funding from the Homes and Communities Agency to build much-needed affordable homes in South Somerset. The £3.2 million in funding will allow 53 new affordable homes to be built in sites at Tatworth, Ilminster, Langport and Bruton. The pr…
New Mortgage Checks 20th October 2009
As if it weren't tough enough to get a mortgage already, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) has unveiled tough new checks by banks and other lenders to make sure customers can repay a mortgage. But don't be fooled into thinking that this is necessarily bad new for the affordable homes market. The FSA checks are expected to force lenders to look much more closely a…