Archive for December 7th, 2007

Home-Buying Review – Have Your Say

Published by Iain on December 7, 2007 in National Comment. 0 Comments

Conservative leader David Cameron has tasked Shadow Housing Minister Grant Shapps MP, along with property experts Kirstie Allsopp (pictured left) and Owen Inskip to lead a review into the process of home buying.

The review team are interested in the views of local residents across the country. If you’d like to share your experiences and have your say, visit the Conservative Home-Buying Review website for more information and details of how to get involved.

Conservatives are committed to abolishing the excessive red-tape and extra cost of the Government’s Home Information Packs (HIPs), and I am delighted that the Conservatives are able to count on the advice of two heavyweight property experts in order to improve the process for home-buyers and home-sellers in Salford and across the country in the future.

Council Grant Comparison

Published by Iain on December 7, 2007 in Greater Manchester and Salford. 0 Comments

I’ve managed to find a copy of the document comparing this year’s revenue support grant award to last year’s – click here to read it.

Salford’s RSG has increased by 3.6%, which is lower than all the other Greater Manchester Councils with the exception of Bury, Trafford and Stockport, which (and I’m sure this is a complete coincidence) happen to be the three Greater Manchester local authorities that are not run by the Labour Party.