Housing minister Yvette Cooper has dismissed peers' criticism of her incoming Home Improvement Packs as representing vested interests and failing to understand the environmental benefits of property...
Council engineers and surveyors have been out in force assessing the damage to buildings across Kent following last weekend's earthquake, which damaged 1,500 properties and left many families...
The Department for Constitutional Affairs is urging the Law Lords to avoid making registered social landlords and foster carers subject to the Human Rights Act, Public Finance has learned.
Delays in supplying equipment mean 'little progress' has been made in protecting UK troops from 'devastating' friendly fire incidents, according to the Commons Public Accounts Committee.
Treasury ministers will consider reviewing the Financial Services Authority's consumer protection obligations after controversially excluding these from an independent study of the regulator's role.
A leading builder has pulled out of the Housing Corporation's development programme after its plans to set up a joint venture company ran into a tax hurdle.
Opposition to Prime Minister Tony Blair's welfare reforms intensified this week when civil servants joined political opponents including Chancellor Gordon Brown in condemning key proposals.
Welsh Labour leaders have denied that they are examining options for coalition government if they fail to retain control of the Welsh Assembly after the May 3 elections.
Chancellor Gordon Brown's much-criticised decision to re-date the economic cycle means that he is likely to meet his 'golden rule', according to official figures published this week.
Members of the incoming personal accounts savings scheme should be able to tell fund managers how their shareholder voting rights must be exercised, consultants have said.
England's local authorities lack the expertise to implement crucial government reforms, cannot retain high-quality staff and do not reward employees according to their ability to perform their jobs,...
The chair of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights has rejected claims that the planned new body has been 'downsized' with a budget less than half the size experts said it needed.
Labour's battle to retain power at Holyrood and prevent a Scottish National Party victory received a much-needed boost this week when leading personalities, including top business figures, declared...
Campaigners have attacked the introduction of an Australian-style immigration system, which they say ignores the plight of many highly skilled migrants who are already resident in the UK.