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4 Jan 18
Councils are to gain tougher powers to use against private sector landlords who let out substandard properties.
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20 Dec 17
The government has been “unacceptably complacent” in its response to a growing homelessness crisis in England, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
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18 Dec 17
The chair of the government's independent review set up in the wake of the Grenfell tower-block blaze has called for an end to cutting corners on fire safety to save costs.
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13 Dec 17
Housing associations increased their investment in housing by 15% in the past year, regulator the Homes and Communities Agency has said.
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13 Dec 17
Liverpool City Council plans to set up a new housing company to build new homes, create jobs and manage demand for public services, says mayor Joe Anderson
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11 Dec 17
Police have mounted an investigation in the Grenfell Tower fire disaster on a scale matched only by counter-terrorism operations.
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6 Dec 17
The government is inviting bids for the first £11m of the £25m Planning Delivery Fund.
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29 Nov 17
Cuts to early legal advice, aimed at saving £450m a year from the legal aid bill, is costing the government money, an umbrella body has claimed.
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29 Nov 17
The NHS has an extensive estate, not all of which is used well. Could selling sites help it generate cash and provide homes for its staff?
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24 Nov 17
The silence on social care in the Budget was worrying, says Rob Whiteman, but there were some winners in the chancellor's announcement on Wednesday.
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23 Nov 17
We need more than the measures announced in yesterday’s Budget to solve the housing crisis, says the Chartered Institute of Housing’s Melanie Rees.
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23 Nov 17
CIPFA’s local authority fraud tracker shows that councils are concentrating on higher value fraud, and housing tops the list.
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23 Nov 17
Bodies representing public sector workers have criticised the lack of action on the pay cap in the Budget yesterday.
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22 Nov 17
Housing Revenue Account borrowing caps will be lifted for local authorities in areas of “high affordability pressures” to build more homes, it was revealed in the Budget today.
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20 Nov 17
The chancellor will use this week’s Autumn Budget to set out how the government will build 300,000 homes a year, 100,000 more than currently built each year, it emerged over the weekend.
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16 Nov 17
English housing associations are to be reclassified as private bodies, wiping their £66bn debt off the government balance sheet.
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15 Nov 17
The Right to Buy scheme could “grind to a halt” because local authorities do not have the cash to replace sold homes, the Local Government Association has warned.
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13 Nov 17
The government must scrap council borrowing caps to enable house building and enforce a 50% affordable homes target on public land developments.
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8 Nov 17
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has claimed it is a "different organisation now", in response to a highly critical report into its handling of the Grenfell Tower...
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7 Nov 17
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea “failed its community” on the night of the Grenfell fire and in the weeks that followed, according to the taskforce set up to examine...
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6 Nov 17
Homelessness will rise unless the freeze is lifted on the Local Housing Allowance rate for families in the private rented sector, council leaders have warned.
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3 Nov 17
Council departments need to work together to improve walking connectivity between new housing developments, says Local Government Information Unit policy researcher Andrew Walker.
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1 Nov 17
Derby Homes recruited a theatre company and local young people to shine a spotlight on its achievements instead of its usual report
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1 Nov 17
The government has outlined its vision for a “tailored” approach to supported housing, which would give local authorities more control.
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27 Oct 17
Plans to cap housing benefit at Local Housing Allowance rates in social housing have been scrapped, the prime minister announced this week.
4 Jan 18Councils are to gain tougher powers to use against private sector landlords who let out substandard properties.
20 Dec 17The government has been “unacceptably complacent” in its response to a growing homelessness crisis in England, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
18 Dec 17The chair of the government's independent review set up in the wake of the Grenfell tower-block blaze has called for an end to cutting corners on fire safety to save costs.
13 Dec 17Housing associations increased their investment in housing by 15% in the past year, regulator the Homes and Communities Agency has said.
13 Dec 17Liverpool City Council plans to set up a new housing company to build new homes, create jobs and manage demand for public services, says mayor Joe Anderson
6 Dec 17The government is inviting bids for the first £11m of the £25m Planning Delivery Fund.
29 Nov 17Cuts to early legal advice, aimed at saving £450m a year from the legal aid bill, is costing the government money, an umbrella body has claimed.
29 Nov 17The NHS has an extensive estate, not all of which is used well. Could selling sites help it generate cash and provide homes for its staff?
24 Nov 17The silence on social care in the Budget was worrying, says Rob Whiteman, but there were some winners in the chancellor's announcement on Wednesday.
23 Nov 17We need more than the measures announced in yesterday’s Budget to solve the housing crisis, says the Chartered Institute of Housing’s Melanie Rees.
23 Nov 17CIPFA’s local authority fraud tracker shows that councils are concentrating on higher value fraud, and housing tops the list.
23 Nov 17Bodies representing public sector workers have criticised the lack of action on the pay cap in the Budget yesterday.
22 Nov 17Housing Revenue Account borrowing caps will be lifted for local authorities in areas of “high affordability pressures” to build more homes, it was revealed in the Budget today.
20 Nov 17The chancellor will use this week’s Autumn Budget to set out how the government will build 300,000 homes a year, 100,000 more than currently built each year, it emerged over the weekend.
16 Nov 17English housing associations are to be reclassified as private bodies, wiping their £66bn debt off the government balance sheet.
15 Nov 17The Right to Buy scheme could “grind to a halt” because local authorities do not have the cash to replace sold homes, the Local Government Association has warned.
13 Nov 17The government must scrap council borrowing caps to enable house building and enforce a 50% affordable homes target on public land developments.
8 Nov 17The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has claimed it is a "different organisation now", in response to a highly critical report into its handling of the Grenfell Tower...
3 Nov 17Council departments need to work together to improve walking connectivity between new housing developments, says Local Government Information Unit policy researcher Andrew Walker.
1 Nov 17Derby Homes recruited a theatre company and local young people to shine a spotlight on its achievements instead of its usual report
1 Nov 17The government has outlined its vision for a “tailored” approach to supported housing, which would give local authorities more control.
27 Oct 17Plans to cap housing benefit at Local Housing Allowance rates in social housing have been scrapped, the prime minister announced this week.
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