The government does not know whether the New Homes Bonus paid to councils when they approve housing developments is effective and there is an urgent need to examine the scheme properly, MPs have said...
There was a 21% rise in the number of council households in rent arrears in England in the three months to June, according to a survey of council housing bodies.
Councils and other social landlords in Scotland face a rising tide of rent arrears as a consequence of the UK coalition’s ‘bedroom tax’, according to an expert report for the Scottish Parliament’s...
Senior figures in the Department for Communities and Local Government have defended the government’s decision to top-slice the New Homes Bonus, saying reforms will ‘tie in’ councils to Local...
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced a cap on the amount councils can charge people who have bought their homes under Right-to-Buy for repairs and improvements, after he accused some...
Local government secretary Eric Pickles has said he will consider reforming the way councils treat residents who have bought their council house leases under the Right To Buy, noting that some people...
The second phase of the government’s £130bn Help to Buy scheme to will be launched next week, three months earlier than planned, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.
All of the New Homes Bonus funding intended to encourage councils to approve housebuilding should be given to Local Enterprise Partnerships to ensure construction of new properties is coordinated...
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said he is ‘fearful’ about the impact government cuts are having on councils, but warned the party will not able to provide ‘easy answers’ on reversing reductions.
Some councils appear to be taking advantage of what they see as a loophole in the legislation regarding the Housing Revenue Account. But such attempts are not only morally wrong, they are legally...
Labour would reform council funding to ensure money goes to those parts of the country with the greatest need, shadow local government secretary Hilary Benn has said today
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said that a Labour government would abolish the controversial ‘bedroom tax’, which cuts Housing Benefit paid to social housing tenants deemed to have spare rooms.
Cuts to the money county councils receive from the government’s New Homes Bonus will hit the delivery of vital infrastructure projects such as rural broadband and transport schemes, ministers have...
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg today said he ‘understands’ the need to build more homes across the country, and pledged to examine what could be done to free councils to build more homes.
The Bank of England has been urged to adopt the aim of limiting annual house price inflation in the UK to 5%, in a bid to ensure ‘stability’ in the cost of homes
Restrictions placed on councils by central government are stopping town halls from tackling rogue landlords, the Local Government Information Unit warned today.
MPs have slammed the social housing regulator for his reluctance to downgrade the financial viability ratings given to landlords, warning that ‘nobody would have a clue’ if a housing association was...
Housing experts have queried a plan by the London borough of Camden to use council tax to stop international investors from speculatively buying homes and then leaving them empty.
Councils in England have today warned that Treasury schemes to help people get mortgages risk creating a ‘housing bubble’ unless action is also taken to increase the number of homes.
The Local Government Association has reiterated calls for financial restrictions that prevent councils from building more homes to be lifted after government figures showed the number of new homes...
