All affordable housing articles – Page 3

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    Open Source Planning: naive, stupid or cynical?

    2010-02-23T16:40:00Z

    If you think that the economy is posing a problem for house builders, you might want to consider the planning proposals put forward by the Conservatives.“Jaw dropping” was one phrase that an expert on planning matters put to me. “Concerning” was the more sedate and political word chosen by the ...

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    What can you get for £1.5bn?

    2009-07-03T11:08:00Z

    Hard to say how many votes it will win him, but Gordon Brown’s £1.5bn contribution to the Homes and Communities Agency deserves a few cheers from the construction industry. The money is intended to deliver 20,000 affordable homes and build the infrastructure to stimulate another 10,000 private ones. The government ...

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    Housing rescue plan? What housing rescue plan?

    2008-07-02T13:22:00Z

    Caroline Flint has just announced the much talked of rescue plan for the housing market - couched in terms of affordable housing, but in essence an attempt to bolster the crumbling house building sector.It has been welcomed by the National Housing Federation, so it must be good. And I am ...