Government publishes new Housing and Regeneration Bill
The government published its new Housing and Regeneration Bill today, which will facilitate the prime minister’s housing targets.
One of Gordon Brown’s key policies since coming into power has been his promise to deliver three million new homes by 2020. Today’s Bill will help make this possible, and aid the delivery of the required 240,000 new homes a year by 2016.
The Bill will also create the new Homes and Community Agency, which has seen the merger of English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation.
This new agency will deliver more affordable housing, both social and private, by bringing together the two separate land and housing agencies.
It will also facilitate the government’s plans to provide 10 new eco towns, the locations of which are expected to be unveiled in February.
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