Housing supply

The following issue updates are available for Housing supply.

Home improvement

29 December 2008 | This update tells you about home improvement loans and the local authority regime for home improvement grants and loans.

Homeswaps

29 December 2008 | This policy issue tells you about the Homeswap schemes being used by a number of local authorities in regeneration areas.

Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

31 October 2008 | The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 was introduced as a Bill in November 2007 and passed through Public Committee (January 2008) and Report (31 March 2008) stages. It passed through the Lords for second reading stage on 28 April 2008 and Report on 30 June 2008 finally reaching Royal Assent on 22 July 2008. The main purpose of the Act is to establish a new housing and regeneration body to be known as the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to improve the supply and quality of housing in England and to abolish the existing regulator of housing associations (HA), setting up a new one, the Tenant Services Authority (TSA).

Modern methods of construction (MMC)

1 February 2008 | This is an overview of the issues posed by modern methods of construction (MMC) for lenders. It covers existing non-traditional housing as well as recently constructed dwellings.

Modern methods of construction (MMC): the new LPS 2020 certification standard

14 October 2008 | We have been working with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to develop a certification standard to meet lender concerns about the design, maunufacture and onsite erection of MMC.