Regional housing boards set up in the past 18 months should be merged with planning boards, which are more than 40 years their senior, the government said this week.
Applications by council tenants to buy their homes have plummeted since the government slashed discounts in London and the Southeast, new figures reveal.
The civil service is 'dangerously short' of scientific and technical staff, and the cuts outlined in Sir Peter Gershon's efficiency review pose a grave risk to vital services, according to a...
Housing leaders are urging the government to stand up to the 'well-funded voice of Nimbyism', which they warn is threatening plans to build more affordable homes.
Vulnerable older people will be able to access benefits and services through a single point of contact under a 'quiet revolution' unveiled by the government this week.
Housing and local government officials have responded angrily to the government's decision to slash funding for vulnerable housing tenants by £105m, warning of 'potentially disastrous' consequences...
Electoral Commission officials will report on the potential for fraud in all-postal ballot elections next week, following a review of the controversial voting methods piloted this summer.
Michael Howard's decision to take on the government over law and order earned him the approval of the Right-wing press and applause for daring to speak the unspeakable.
Councils in Scotland are urging the Scottish Executive to give them freedom to decide how to spend a potential extra £25m in income when the 50% discount on council tax on second homes is abolished.
The poor quality of financial management across local government and police, fire and health services is a cause for concern, the Audit Commission's annual report reveals this week.
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council must show 'genuine progress' against its corporate recovery plan when Audit Commission inspectors return there in October, the watchdog has warned.
Social landlords that provide temporary accommodation have been assured that housing benefit will not be replaced with a new allowance paid directly to the tenant.
Puzzling omissions in new Financial Services Authority regulations have jeopardised arm's-length housing bodies' ability to provide insurance to thousands of tenants, it emerged this week.
Council tenants in Nottingham have voted in favour of an arm's-length management organisation after the local authority mounted a £200,000 publicity campaign.
Money intended to help 'unpopular' groups such as drug users and ex-offenders should be ring-fenced to ensure it gets through to the front line, MPs said this week.
MPs' demands for councils to be allowed to invest directly in housing have been firmly rejected by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, which this week approved two more rounds of arm's-length...
