Sentences with phrase «new affordable homes»

Following cuts to capital grant and financial restrictions on councils, we now rely on private developers to deliver a large share of new affordable homes through the Section 106 system.

The government has defended the vast cut however, as a means to free up funds to build around 150,000 new affordable homes over the next four years.

Investment in building new affordable homes has reduced significantly and unfortunately does not look set to change in the near future.

A # 4.4 bn package of capital funding will enable the government to build up to 150,000 new affordable homes over the next four years.

Mr Black also announced that the party would make it a statutory requirement for the Welsh Government to set a target for new affordable homes at the beginning of each Assembly term and to report on progress annually.

The real crux of the problem is how we deliver enough new affordable homes to help those in desperate need of a new place to live.

Unite, Britain's largest union, today welcomed the publication of the Housing Regeneration Bill which pledges 3 million new affordable homes by 2020.

Welsh Government to set a target for new affordable homes at the beginning of each Assembly term

The strategy does nothing to reverse last year's 60 % cut in the affordable housing budget, which has driven new affordable home building down by 97 %, a stunning detail that was slipped out by the Homes and Communities Agency the day after the strategy.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats are today announcing ambitious manifesto proposals to build 20,000 new affordable homes during the next Assembly.

Through projects like Sydney House, and our new Open Door program, we will finance the construction of 1,300 new affordable homes as part of Housing New York 2.0, the Mayor's expanded and accelerated plan to create and preserve 300,000 affordable homes by 2026,» said New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Maria Torres - Springer.

The Welsh Government's target for the 2011 - 2016 Assembly term was to build 10,000 new affordable homes between 2011 - 2016.

The Government also announced that for the first time, the receipts from additional Right to Buy sales will be used to support the funding of new affordable homes for rent on a «one for one» basis, which is expected to deliver up to 100,000 new homes and support 200,000 jobs.

Despite the avalanche of proposals, all commentators, including housing minister Grant Shapps, recognise the real crux of the problem is how we deliver enough new affordable homes to help those in desperate need of a new place to live.

Housing minister Grant Shapps claims a «revamped Right to Buy» scheme would provide 170,000 new affordable homes by 2015 (over 55,000 annually), with # 75,000 discounts for some council tenants to buy rented homes.

In a speech hosted by the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru, Peter Black AM will state that his party will double the current Social Housing Grant budget of # 35million per year to # 70million per year in the next Assembly term and set a target of 20,000 new affordable homes over the same period.

On housing the Chancellor has announced the retreat of central government from any role in building new affordable homes.

However, government targets presently suggest just 10,300 new affordable homes will be built in smaller rural communities (defined as less than 3,000 inhabitants) over the next three years.

In 2000 - 2001, 53,000 homes were transferred under Right to Buy, but only 18,000 new affordable homes were built.

May replied by saying that 346,000 new affordable homes had been built since 2010.

It includes claims that major welfare reforms «would not have been possible» without Lib Dems in power, while Andrew Stunell, the Lib Dem communities minister, suggested 150,000 new affordable homes were only planned «because of Liberal Democrat influence in government».

mbly term and set a target of 20,000 new affordable homes over the same period.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats believe the Government's Housing Act should have included a statutory duty for Government Ministers to set termly targets for the supply of new affordable homes.

In his last year as mayor, he oversaw the construction of just 4,880 new affordable homes, the lowest level since the early nineties.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Housing and Local Government, Peter Black has called on the government to include a statutory duty in the Housing (Wales) Bill for its own Ministers to set termly targets for the supply of new affordable homes.

«The Welsh Liberal Democrats will oversee a house building revolution by building 20,000 new affordable homes.

In 2012, Ed Balls proposed public investment to build 100,000 new affordable homes and the party set out action to reform the private rented sector, though it will need to hold its nerve against opposition from the landlords» lobby.

The Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls is calling for the proceeds of the 4G network auction to fund 100,000 new affordable homes and a stamp duty holiday for first - time buyers.

Its population is currently at 240,000, and there are thousands of new affordable homes, as well.

Habitat's long - term post-disaster recovery efforts include repair of damaged homes and construction of new affordable homes.

The Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association has joined housing organizations across Canada in calling on the federal government to invest $ 1.5 billion annually over the next five years to build 100,000 new affordable homes.

8 February 2015Last updated at 21:08 ET By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News Architect Craig White shows BBC reporter Victoria Gill around one of the new affordable homes made from straw bales The first straw houses in the UK to be offered on the open market are on sale.

Highlights included advising Radian Group on the development of 500 new affordable homes; acting for Hyde Housing Association on various plot sales and asset management matters; and advising Network Homes on its # 4m acquisition of 23 shared ownership and affordable rent units, a project done as part of a regeneration of a former football stadium.

It was confirmed that, following the Prime Minister's October announcement, a further # 2bn of funding would be given for affordable housing, including funding for social rented homes, with the aim, when added to existing funding, of providing at least 25,000 new affordable homes.

Its population is currently at 240,000, and there are thousands of new affordable homes, as well.

In fact, new affordable homes are often the best thing on the block.

«Shelter's report fails to take into account the 170,000 new affordable homes we'll have built by 2015,» says Housing Minister Mark Prisk.