What does the COVID-19 outbreak mean for Government’s latest housing announcements?
On 11 March 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP gave his debut Budget, just weeks after taking on the role. With a background dominated by the COVID-19 outbreak and its increasing economic impact Mr Sunak unveiled significant measures for the response to the disease with both direct funding, and through tax reliefs for impacted businesses and […]
Housing – The Government and Labour’s Prospective Reforms
On 28th August 2019, proposals to reform the housing market in favour of younger and first-time buyers were announced by the Government. The central proposal under consideration was a change to shared ownership, with a reduction in the size of the instalments purchasers are required to buy to increase their holding of a shared ownership […]
Government reshuffle latest: who’s who in housing
As Boris Johnson forms his new Cabinet, it’s all change at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (and indeed everywhere else!). James Brokenshire makes a return to the backbenches having served as Secretary of State since April 2018, and is replaced by Robert Jenrick, the first millennial to enter the Cabinet. Kit Malthouse […]
How a new policy will help young people into housing
Last Thursday, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council voted to pass a new, landmark home ownership policy which will allow young people, under the age of 35, to borrow up to £30,000 interest free for five years to help them on to the housing ladder. As Cabinet Member for Homes and Families for the Council, I […]