housing scheme
Britishnoun
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a local-authority housing plan
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the houses built according to such a plan; housing estate
Example Sentences
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A councillor breached Leicester City Council's code of conduct by being rude and aggressive to officers during a briefing on a housing scheme, a standards committee has ruled.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
Rome initially reported that the student housing scheme was on schedule, but Brussels rejected that assertion.
From Reuters • Jul. 20, 2023
If you’re rich — say, rich enough to risk half a million dollars in an artist’s stateless housing scheme — that’s pretty much already your reality.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022
The Church of England highlights a housing scheme in Keswick, Cumbria, as an example of what it wants to achieve.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2021
We have felt all along that there was some catch about Dr. Addison's housing scheme.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 8, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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