Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for housing, communities, and local government in England and the levelling up policy. It was established in May 2006 and is the successor to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, established in 2001. The department shares its headquarters building, at 2 Marsham Street in London, with the Home Office. It was renamed to add Housing to its title, changed to a ministry in January 2018, and later reverted to a government department in the 2021 reshuffle.
Image: Michael Gove Official Cabinet Portrait, October 2022 (cropped)
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Housing in the United Kingdom
Housing in the United Kingdom represents the largest non-financial asset class in the UK; its overall net value passed the £5 trillion mark in 2014. Housing includes modern and traditional styles. About 30% of homes are owned outright by their occupants, and a further 40% are owner-occupied on a mortgage. About 18% are social housing of some kind, and the remaining 12% are privately rented.
Typical Victorian terraced housing in Hampshire.
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Modern housing estate in Berkshire, England