Councils can bid to a new £45m land release fund for site remediation and small-scale infrastructure projects that will help bring sites forward for housing that could not otherwise be...
Claims by communities secretary Sajid Javid that no councils have asked for the financial support offered by the government after the Grenfell fire tragedy have been called into question.
The government is considering ending its Help to Buy equity loan scheme for new build leasehold properties as part of a crackdown on “unfair” practices.
Local authorities have been given powers to crack down on rogue landlords including the ability to issue fines of up to £30,000, in a bid to help renters.
Plans to allow local authorities to retain 100% of business rates are at risk of delay and may fail to deliver financial self-sufficiency for councils or a boost to local growth, the National Audit...
Local government secretary Sajid Javid has defended the government’s revaluation of business rates, stating that thousands of businesses across the country will get lower bills as a result of...
The government has opened a consultation on plans to prevent councils boycotting goods and services from countries when such a move would conflict with UK foreign policy.
Housing providers are being invited to bid for a share of a £7bn fund in what is being billed as a “dramatic expansion” of the government’s affordable housing programme.
Sajid Javid has announced a £240m transfer from the New Homes Bonus to adult social care funding and confirmed that councils would also be able to raise the council tax precept for care by 3% in the...
Local authorities should monitor and act on signs that community cohesion is breaking down to ensure Britain remains fair and inclusive, according to Dame Louise Casey.
Local government minister Marcus Jones has issued a final warning to three authorities to cease the publication of council freesheet newspapers more than four times a year or he will need to...
Nearly every council has signed up for a four-year funding settlement by filing an efficiency plan with the Department for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid has revealed.
A government consultation into council finance has proposed the inclusion of more areas of funding within the four-year settlement offered to local authorities.
Sajid Javid has been appointed communities and local government secretary by the new prime minister Theresa May in a reshuffle that saw a radical change in personnel as well as some machinery of...
The Department for Communities and Local Government has achieved only a small fraction of its target to release enough public land to build 160,000 new homes by 2020, the National Audit Office has...
MPs have launched an inquiry into the interventions at both Tower Hamlets and Rotherham councils to determine the effectiveness of Whitehall’s imposition of commissioners.
The government has been defeated in the House of Lords on elements of its plan to introduce Starter Homes, with peers voting to remove the stipulation for 20% of homes in new developments to be...
Local government select committee chair Clive Betts has called on Greg Clark to confirm that four-year funding deals offered to local authorities will not be affected by business rate exemptions...
Developments of 10 homes or more will need to ensure one-fifth of properties are allocated to the flagship government housing scheme for first-time buyers, housing minister Brandon Lewis has said.