National Housing and Planning Advice Unit

National Housing and Planning Advice Unit
Non-departmental public body overview
Formed2006 (2006) (officially launched June 2007)
Dissolved28 June 2010
JurisdictionEngland
HeadquartersCB04. Ground Floor of Clerical Block Segensworth Road, Titchfield, Fareham PO15 5RR, England, United Kingdom
MottoBuilding Awareness For The Future
Employees12
Parent departmentDepartment for Communities and Local Government
Website/http://www.communities.gov.uk/nhpau/

The National Housing and Planning Advice Unit (NHPAU) was a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation (officially termed a non-departmental public body) set up by the Government of the United Kingdom in 2006[1] and formally launched in June 2007,[2] with the aim of advising the government on the impact of planned housing provision on affordability,[3] and in an attempt to counteract the growing numbers of citizens who were struggling to get on the property ladder in England. The body was part of the Department for Communities and Local Government (DC&LG) [1] and was abolished in the 2010 UK quango reforms.[1][2][4]

  1. ^ a b c "National Housing and Planning Advice Unit". Department for Communities and Local Government. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b Hardman, Isabel (29 June 2010). "Government axes housing advice unit". Insidehousing.co.uk. Ocean Media Group. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  3. ^ "National Housing and Planning Advice Unit". Yorkshire and Humber Assembly. Retrieved 11 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "PUBLIC BODIES REFORM – PROPOSALS FOR CHANGE" (PDF). Directgov. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.