The Coalition “Programme for Government” (1)

The Coalition has issued its “Programme for Government”, setting out its plans for the next five years. Below are the key points of the Coalition’s programme for housing. Details of the proposed £6 billion pounds cuts to non-front line services are to follow.
Housing
*We will phase out the ring-fencing of grants to local government and review the unfair Housing Revenue Account.
*We will end the ban on social tenants starting businesses in their own homes.
*We will promote shared ownership schemes and help social tenants and others to own or part-own their home.
• We will rapidly abolish Regional Spatial Strategies and return decision-making powers on housing and planning to local councils, including giving councils new powers to stop ‘garden grabbing’.
*We will require continuous improvements to the energy efficiency of new housing.
*We will promote ‘Home on the Farm’ schemes that encourage farmers to convert existing buildings into affordable housing.
*We will create new trusts that will make it simpler for communities to provide homes for local people.
*We will explore a range of measures to bring empty homes into use.
*We will provide incentives for local authorities to deliver sustainable development, including for new homes and businesses.
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