Archive for September 17th, 2012

Mark Prisk: Social landlords can branch out to meet demand for private rent

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Housing Minister Mark Prisk today laid down the gauntlet to social landlords across the country, to branch out and help meet the growing demand for rented homes. (continues…)

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Libya trade mission postponed after US embassy attack

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UKTI construction and infrastructure mission delayed after death of US ambassador and amid “ongoing instability”

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Green ‘report card’ highlights government’s failings

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UK Green Building Council’s mid-term assessment questions government’s chances of being “greenest ever”

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Prisk urges housing associations to expand into private rent

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New housing minister calls on housing associations to build homes for private rent

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For-profit education could be VAT-exempt

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Supplies of education made by a range of defined “eligible bodies”, the definition of which can be found under VATA 1994, Sch 9 Group 6 notes (1)(a) to (f), are exempt from VAT under UK law.
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