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The angry reaction from the House Builders Federation to PPG3 is predictable, but will John Prescott listen to its argument and reconsider some of his most criticised ideas?
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Booming property prices mean more households are levied for inheritance tax, but proposals to reform the rate of taxation are merely tinkering – they don’t resolve the underlying issues
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Second-home owners are have long been blamed for aggravating the decline of rural communities. In response, councils are beginning to develop ‘locals first’ policies
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The government has taken Barker's proposals to heart, and is set to introduce a land tax if it wins a third term. But it must first decide what form this tax will take
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David Curry
Kate Barker's report into housing undersupply is being slammed for ignoring the needs of certain areas of the country and failing to understand trends in demographics and market forces. In fact, does anybody actually concur with its recommendations?
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Kate Barker has proposed far-reaching tax and planning reforms to steady a volatile housing market. But a lack of political consensus could mean her suggestions make matters worse
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The sight of pensioners rebelling against council tax hikes has unsettled the government and prompted a search for alternatives. So who will end up paying?
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The chronic housing shortage has spurred Whitehall into commissioning a host of well meaning reports, but the tricky policy decisions may take a good while longer to emerge
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A report by the Housing Corporation offers some tantalising ideas on low cost home ownership schemes. But does the government have the imagination to follow them through?
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David Curry
Unless we can stop the flight of public sector workers out of London and the South-east, we haven't a ghost of a chance of improving services
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David Curry
Left-wing think tanks are keen to make the government's housing policy as interventionist as possible. But tampering with inheritance tax would be political suicide
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David Curry
The government is gearing up to take the Housing Bill through parliament, but there are a couple of issues it will have a hard time getting past the Commons – let alone the Lords …
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David Curry
Gordon Brown's declaration that current housing finance is a barrier to euro entry has been met with some considerable disdain. What ever will he do now?
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David Curry
The Labour government is busy promoting Tory ideas of home ownership, but it needs to seriously rethink housing schemes first
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David Curry
As economic policy, Prescott's communities plan won't wash – it will only exacerbate the North–South divide
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David Curry
John Prescott's communities plan has a lot of support – if only we had a government that could actually deliver it
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David Curry
Prescott's communities plan may mean well – despite upsetting Daily Mail readers – but it still creates more questions than it answers
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David Curry
Housing finance is facing a big shake-up, with capital receipts to be pooled and redistributed. But where will all the cash go?
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Thatcher redux
One of the Conservatives' most controversial, and popular, policies in the 1980s was the right-to-buy. Now it's back – twice as controversial but just as popular
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After Birmingham
The government's social housing policy, heavily dependent on the transfer of homes to new landlords, is on the sick list. What remedies does it have?