Friday, 25 May 2012

Shapps: the coffers are empty

11/06/2010 | By Isabel Hardman, Stuart Macdonald

Housing minister Grant Shapps has claimed money for affordable housing has run out and a ‘myriad’ of schemes will face the axe.

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