Housing, Communities & Local Government Committee
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We're a cross-party group of @HouseOfCommons MPs working together to scrutinise @MHCLG and its associated bodies. See what we're working on 👇
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Our survey has now closed. Thanks to everyone who took part- your responses will help inform our inquiry into the affordability of home ownership, and the recommendations we'll be making to the Government.
As part of our inquiry, we want to hear from people who have used/attempted to use a Government-backed scheme to help buy their first home in England. Your responses will help inform our inquiry and the recommendations we make to the Government. https://t.co/HfZUYbVjUf
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Our survey closes on Saturday 29 November at 11.59pm 🕛 Send us your views if you have used/attempted to use a Government-backed scheme to help buy your first home 🗣️ https://t.co/5uUQNii1Aq
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As part of our inquiry, we want to hear from people who have used/attempted to use a Government-backed scheme to help buy their first home in England. Your responses will help inform our inquiry and the recommendations we make to the Government. https://t.co/HfZUYbVjUf
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“Removing the two-child limit is very welcome and will be crucial in battling inequality across the country. This move will help bring hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty, lift the threat of homelessness, and prevent even more families being dragged into this cycle.”
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“It’s a positive step that this measure targets owners, rather than occupiers. However, there are questions about how the system will be administered, not least in how it approaches valuing how much properties are worth.
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"As an interim step to an overhaul of this system, the Government should examine giving local authorities more control over the council tax in their areas. As a Committee, we will be interested in how the council tax surcharge will be implemented.
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"However, council tax remains the most unfair and regressive tax in use in England today, so the Government should now take the time to examine wholesale council tax reform rather than limited tinkering.
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Our Chair, @FloEshalomi, reacts to @RachelReevesMP 's 2025 Budget: “The Budget announcement today of a council tax surcharge on homes worth over £2m points to a welcome willingness of the Government to look again at council tax.
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Read the response from @SteveReedMP on the emergency Homes for London package. We asked for clarification on affordable housing targets, building density, the clawback mechanism, and how the proposed measures will be implemented. Read the reply:
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Our Chair @FloEshalomi asked James Wilson from @greatyarmouthbc if the Government's £18.2 million new burdens funding for local authorities will be enough to assist the regulation & enforcement of the condition of homes ⬇️
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We're examining approaches to regulating and enforcing standards in the private and social rented sectors, covering: - treatment of residents - inspections - Renters’ Rights Act From 10am on 25 Nov with the Regulator of Social Housing and local councils: https://t.co/6dxrp458OA
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Our Chair @FloEshalomi has responded to the publication of the latest official housing statistics, showing the slow pace of housing delivery ⬇️ Read the full statement on our website: https://t.co/4gHhFi6zmW
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Read our letter to @SteveReedMP with further questions following our evidence session with him last week. We have asked for more clarity on a range of topics relating to the work of @mhclg: https://t.co/15kk0V7bJV
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Watch Robin Fieth @BSABuildingSocs tell us that the Bank of Mum and Dad is the fifth biggest mortgage lender in the UK ⬇️
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Our session on the affordability of home ownership gets underway at 10am this morning. Watch here:
We are taking evidence on shared ownership and mortgage finance as part of our inquiry on the affordability of home ownership. Watch at 10am on 18 November: https://t.co/NaCPheo0yg
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We are taking evidence on shared ownership and mortgage finance as part of our inquiry on the affordability of home ownership. Watch at 10am on 18 November: https://t.co/NaCPheo0yg
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We have received a letter from the Local Government and Homelessness Minister, @Alison_McGovern, on homelessness and rough sleeping 👇 Read the letter on our website: https://t.co/r8GPW58VEz
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We have received a reply from Housing Minister @mtpennycook about unfair infrastructure levy charges by some councils for home improvement projects 👇 Read the letter on our website: https://t.co/BgaaYnNEA5
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We have received a reply from Housing Minister @mtpennycook about the Government’s approach to ensuring new homes are accessible 👇 Read the letter on our website: https://t.co/0uz9ZI5jR9
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This week, we questioned @SteveReedMP, Secretary of State @mhclg, on a range of subjects across his brief. We recently welcomed @SEANLWOODCOCK and Andrew Cooper MP to the Committee. Meet the new team ⬇️ Watch the hearing: https://t.co/isGT6qqn9l
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We questioned @SteveReedMP, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on when the Long-term Housing Strategy will be published ⬇️
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