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28 Jul 17
Early full-scale tests of cladding systems in the UK have revealed 47 local authority or housing association owned buildings have failed the fire safety tests.
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26 Jul 17
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.
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25 Jul 17
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.
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25 Jul 17
Council housing managers have urged the government to halt the rolling introduction of Universal Credit, which they said is causing “considerable hardship” to tenants.
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22 Jul 17
Councils have to house the equivalent of a new secondary school’s worth of homeless children every month, the Local Government Association has said.
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13 Jul 17
February’s housing white paper “signalled government has started to understand some of the key issues” that hold back housing delivery, CIPFA conference heard from Eamonn Boylan,...
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6 Jul 17
A 12-strong coalition of organisations concerned with rural areas has warned these face becoming “enclaves of the affluent” unless the government acts on the lack of affordable housing...
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6 Jul 17
Facts and figures from the July edition of Public Finance magazine on migration trends, social housing and public attitudes to privatisation
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4 Jul 17
Some 425,000 houses are planned for green belt sites, of which more than 70% will be unaffordable, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has said.
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26 Jun 17
Download this whitepaper from CIPFA and CIH on investing in council housing and the impact on HRA business plans.
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23 Jun 17
Eleven high-rise towers in eight local authority areas have been found to be covered with flammable cladding, the government has confirmed.
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22 Jun 17
The government has been urged to rethink the deregulation of health and safety legislation in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, which is believed to have killed at least 79 people.
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16 Jun 17
The government has confirmed emergency financial assistance will be given to Kensington and Chelsea Council in the wake of the fatal Grenfell Tower fire.
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15 Jun 17
Prime minister Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into a tower block fire in which at least 17 people have lost their lives.
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8 Jun 17
The next government must give councils cash to build homes and stop developers using the planning system to get out of building affordable homes, a rural charity has said.
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15 May 17
The Conservatives have promised to help local authorities build thousands of council homes with a £1.4bn cash injection from existing funds.
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12 May 17
The proposals to tackle the affordability crisis in the government’s housing white paper do not go far enough, the Local Government Association has said.
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9 May 17
Housing policy is currently more settled than in any other briefs although councils face some key constraints.
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29 Apr 17
Housing revenue account borrowing caps should be reviewed to allow local authorities to build more homes, the Communities and Local Government Committee has said.
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28 Apr 17
The government’s ambition to build one million homes does not go far enough to meet the country’s true housing need, a Public Accounts Committee report has stated.
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27 Apr 17
Labour has pledged to build a million homes, 200,000 a year over the next Parliament, of which half would be council homes.
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19 Apr 17
Concerns about paying rent and being evicted is damaging people’s mental health in England, the homelessness charity Shelter has claimed.
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10 Apr 17
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.
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3 Apr 17
In a bid to boost home building, councils will have to produce up-to-date registers of brownfield sites in their areas, the government has announced.
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31 Mar 17
The gap between local housing allowance and private rent means housing is out of reach for young single people, research has revealed.
28 Jul 17Early full-scale tests of cladding systems in the UK have revealed 47 local authority or housing association owned buildings have failed the fire safety tests.
25 Jul 17The government is considering ending its Help to Buy equity loan scheme for new build leasehold properties as part of a crackdown on “unfair” practices.
25 Jul 17Council housing managers have urged the government to halt the rolling introduction of Universal Credit, which they said is causing “considerable hardship” to tenants.
22 Jul 17Councils have to house the equivalent of a new secondary school’s worth of homeless children every month, the Local Government Association has said.
13 Jul 17February’s housing white paper “signalled government has started to understand some of the key issues” that hold back housing delivery, CIPFA conference heard from Eamonn Boylan,...
6 Jul 17A 12-strong coalition of organisations concerned with rural areas has warned these face becoming “enclaves of the affluent” unless the government acts on the lack of affordable housing...
6 Jul 17Facts and figures from the July edition of Public Finance magazine on migration trends, social housing and public attitudes to privatisation
4 Jul 17Some 425,000 houses are planned for green belt sites, of which more than 70% will be unaffordable, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has said.
26 Jun 17Download this whitepaper from CIPFA and CIH on investing in council housing and the impact on HRA business plans.
22 Jun 17The government has been urged to rethink the deregulation of health and safety legislation in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, which is believed to have killed at least 79 people.
16 Jun 17The government has confirmed emergency financial assistance will be given to Kensington and Chelsea Council in the wake of the fatal Grenfell Tower fire.
15 Jun 17Prime minister Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into a tower block fire in which at least 17 people have lost their lives.
9 May 17Housing policy is currently more settled than in any other briefs although councils face some key constraints.
28 Apr 17The government’s ambition to build one million homes does not go far enough to meet the country’s true housing need, a Public Accounts Committee report has stated.
27 Apr 17Labour has pledged to build a million homes, 200,000 a year over the next Parliament, of which half would be council homes.
19 Apr 17Concerns about paying rent and being evicted is damaging people’s mental health in England, the homelessness charity Shelter has claimed.
10 Apr 17Local 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.
