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Grant Shapps tells councillors: don't let council officers be the backseat drivers

Housing and Local Government Minister Grant Shapps today told councillors not to let back seat bureaucracy steer them off course on the road...

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Eric Pickles: It's time to stop leaving problem families in crisis
Grant Shapps: Housing rules should not be a barrier to a stable home life
Councils should help older people live at home for longer
Councils are central to tackling the housing crisis
Councils must consider equality laws when changing services
Housing and the economy win again, says CIH Scotland
£2.4 million to boost local economy
Labour to expose Government's failure to deliver on infrastructure
Over half of London's rough sleepers now non-UK nationals
Developers appointed to build new homes in the Black Country
£2.8m affordable housing project gets green light in Cumbria
North-east development to build zero carbon homes
Grant Shapps: Communities to be given a right to reclaim land
130,000 families face £475 unemployment penalty
Empty homes under retrofit plans
HCA launches new £4.5bn Affordable Homes Programme
Pressure on to retrofit UK's tower blocks
Grant Shapps kickstarts local housebuilding revolution
Grandmother helps launch first new homes in Derby for 20 years
Plans unveiled for off-grid housing development
Tenant Cashback set to reward house proud council tenants
Shelter gives insight into how to engage effectively with housing developers
Adviser post should be made permanent
Struggling homeowners should take early action
Grant Shapps sets out practical solution to cut emissions from new homes
April house prices up 0.8 per cent since March
Green Deal to be best deal for consumer
Grant Shapps calls for more 'mates mortgages' to help struggling first time buyers
Reforms will lead to first cut in waiting lists for 22 years
Dramatic simplification of planning guidance to encourage sustainable growth
Baby boomers put retirement at risk
£4m boost for innovative projects to support Housing Benefit reforms
Call for energy efficient private rented homes by 2016
Housing market crisis
Planning reforms provide golden opportunity to build much needed homes
More power for communities to bring empty homes back into use
Affordable homes deal agreed for North Hampshire
August house prices down 2.6 per cent since July
For maximum ROI on green roofing, pay attention to maintenance
More homes for younger people
Housing should lie within health reform plans
CIH and Orbit launch drive for change in housing sector
Government on track to provide land for 100,000 new homes
Communities across Britain campaign against housing benefit cuts
Broken benefits contracts and 20,000 redundancies will waste millions
Housing Associations help the homeless
Rent rises hit home
Communities to get new planning powers to bring jobs and homes to their neighbourhood
25 million unoccupied bedrooms
East Midlands to gain 400 affordable homes in £22m deal
Shapps calls for 30 year mortgages
88% of councils say housing support cuts will put vulnerable people at risk
£700m HCA investment makes major contribution to heritage preservation
Housing Strategy must find ways to fund 250,000 new homes a year
Shapps acting like Tebbit say Labour
Pickles to remove council tax discounts for second home owners
Tenants win battle over complaints following Federation campaign
NHF demand meeting with DECC over feed-in tariffs
New qualification will help tenants live more sustainably
Grant Shapps highlights support for struggling homeowners
Government are failing to deal with the housing crisis being faced by hardworking people - Benn
Housing Demand Will Exceed the Size of Birmingham by 2015, warns FMB
FMB survey shows economy is being held back by failure of Project Merlin - Perkins
October gross mortgage lending up 13% year-on-year
Affordable Homes Programme contracts hit £1bn mark
Housing strategy outlined by Cameron and Clegg
Federation backs Government housing strategy but calls for more affordable homes
Housing Strategy misses a trick
Housing strategy and Mortgage Indemnity Guarantee Scheme - Benn & Dromey
HCA welcomes housing strategy
Finance, not planning, is a block to house building
RIBA Outline Plan of Work goes 'green'
£6m project to transform homeless services in Coventry
New rules will help end prejudices about social housing
Green Deal needs to work for social tenants, Federation says
£71 million to end the legacy of England's Ghost Streets
Three housing consortia create ‘social value’ buying alliance
Grant Shapps hails progress towards decent social homes
Stunell says think outside box for affordable housing
£430m cash bonus for communities who have built homes
Empty homes back into play
Bedroom tax could cost poor families up to £1,400 per year
First-ever fund will offer £20million support for single homeless people
Review to examine institutional investment in private rented homes
New deal will help older people live at home for longer
Council tenants could face jail
Federation backs calls for clampdown on illegal subletting
Shortage of affordable housing hasn’t arisen because the elderly not able to downsize - Dromey
Mayor and Communities Secretary announce major regeneration and jobs for Greenwich Peninsula
Swindon’s £350m regeneration project gets the go-ahead
Wiltshire’s £77m affordable homes scheme gets green light
Getting Housing growing again
Housing partnership will give new insight into how the market ticks
New survey shows New Homes Bonus failing to deliver - Dromey
Redcar celebrates eco homes launch
Building Regulations move will strengthen Green Deal
Bedroom tax: unfair to tenants and tax payers
Grant Shapps: £20million for safety net against repossession
Grant Shapps welcomes overwhelming demand to Get Britain Building
Older people to get affordable housing
Developers and housing groups say councils are vital to growth
New lease of life for Bolam Coyne in Byker
New solar panel scheme makes savings for Westminster residents
House price start to see rise
UK house prices fall
Shapps: "apprenticeships in the home" for tenants
A nation of frustrated home-movers
Housing associations best employers in UK
New inspiration for home buyers
£30m regeneration fund launches in Merseyside
Gross mortgage lending unchanged in February
Easter DIY, but householders should not ignore outside repairs
Government’s timid reform will not solve chronic housing affordability problems
George Clarke appointed empty homes adviser
Job loss fears prevent 12% of UK adults from buying property
Better protection for tenants renting from private landlords
Downing Street hosting the self-build boom
Help to get boxed-in generation up the property ladder
Surge of interest in national home swap scheme
UK faces housing shortfall warn MPs
Mayor must now get a grip of London’s housing crisis
Housing is key to closing the gap in Bradford
Sustainable property upgrade at Queen Mary
Newbuy guarantee gathers pace as Santander signs up
Government review Green Deal
Britain's broken housing market is not being fixed
Construction Summit to drive efficiency and innovation across the sector
£145 million boost to help communities tackle empty homes
Green Deal hard-to-reach households panel convenes
Grant Shapps: New powers for councils to address housing waiting lists
LGA ‘Housing the Nation' campaign call for government to free councils to tackle the housing crisis
'Generation Rent' - dashed dreams of owning your own home
Next steps to improve the planning system
House prices rise three times as much as incomes over ten years
Montague Plan offers boost to private rented sector
1 in 5 delay having children due to cost of housing
1 in 4 'ripped off’ by letting agents
Councils' record planning permissions create a 400,000 new home building backlog
Planning and housing reforms must not marginalise and divide communities
Labour condemns housing and planning announcements
Radical tax reform and political courage needed to fix broken housing market
Policy Exchange call for more attractive housing
Millions for greener homes in Scotland
£1billion to improve council homes set to boost economy
Minimum standards for private housing a must
Multi-million boost will help buyers
Housing costs force 1 in 10 back to Mum and Dad
Journey to the FCA: CML response
'Unsustainable' housing market leads to soaring rents
Home Truths 2012: England
Housing and economic policies are failing - Dromey
Report calls for revolution in house building
Councils respond to Future Homes Commission's calls for a UK housing revolution
TCPA welcomes Heseltine's call for national strategic vision
Councils face shortfall in affordable housing
HCA and Crest support Essex apprentices
Report highlights government's lack of progress on housing
Government failing to make progress on housing
Housing report a damning indictment of the Tory-led Government's record on housing
Mid-term report highlights government's lack of progress on housing
HCA affordable housing delivery on track to meet 2012/13 target
Gross mortgage lending at 11-month high in October
Generation rent: the great debate
Councils could build 60,000 new homes if government scrapped unnecessary borrowing cap
Number of first-time buyers in London rises to highest figure in nearly 3 years
Autumn statement: what it means for housing
Government fuel poverty scheme to be delivered by handypersons and HIAs
CIH responds to direct payment pilot findings
A safe, warm affordable home for all
1.4 million Britons falling behind with the rent or mortgage
Airfield investment helps growth take off at Enterprise Zone
Planning minister Nick Boles announces new cash incentives.
Housing costs cause stress and depression for millions
£200 million extra for housing
Rising rents leave a generation caught in the 'Rent Trap'
BPF welcomes detail of £10bn private rented sector debt guarantee
Councils warn about impact letting agents can have
Housing can kickstart economic growth
"Give London the tools and we will solve its impending housing crisis"
'Government must show more ambition'
Buy-to-let lending £16.4 billion in 2012
Two million couples living together too soon
Industry unites to deliver revised design review principles and practice
Ombudsman says York Council misled elderly woman over roof works
Gross mortgage lending declines in January
Andy Rose appointed permanent Chief Executive of the HCA
RIBA Future Trends Survey results for January 2013
How housing can prevent winter deaths
Disabled people short changed over bedroom tax
Young people locked out of home ownership
Millions pledged to councils for new homes
Property tax campaign targets second home sales
Work harder to influence government on housing, Alastair Campbell says
Take radical decisions on public land to help tackle housing shortage
Councillors' interests and planning
Regeneration celebrated in new publication
How will housing management be delivered in the future?
NAO report exposes the failure of the New Homes Bonus - Jack Dromey
Government schemes help boost new house-building figures
Response to reports on social housing, lodgers and sub-letting
8 million people one paycheque away from losing their home
Changes to make it cheaper to build own home could help many self-builders
Minister launches Renting Homes White Paper
Kick start for housing development
More help for first time buyers in Scotland
Easier home improvements for Scottish
Northern Ireland address empty homes
Call to sign up to affordable housing scheme
Bill focuses on regenerating communities
Scottish housing market to end 2012 on a flat note
Warm Homes Fund launched
Construction projects revived
Housing market continues to stutter
Bank works will reduce flood risk to 500 properties
Energy Act becomes Law
Next steps for £10 billion housing guarantees
Speaker's hub: How can housing providers prepare for welfare reform?
How housing is critical to better health and social care for older people
Housing can help social care make savings
Bidding opens for £240m Care and Support Specialised Housing Fund
Mayor unveils strategy to deliver thousands of new homes and jobs for London
Dromey condemns house building figures
HCA reveals shortlist for Get Britain Building
More homes for London – Mayor announces board to drive housing investment
Britain's broken housing market
CIH Scotland welcomes new affordable housing funding
Fuel poverty project improves 53 homes in Northumberland
Insulating the homes of the UK's poorest would boost growth

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