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24 Aug 17
New home starts in the past year have reached their highest level since the slump of 2009, according to housebuilding statistics issued by the Department for Communities & Local Government.
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24 Aug 17
Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation has been relieved of its duties for the social housing estate where the Grenfell tower fire took place, Theresa May has confirmed.
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18 Aug 17
Housing umbrella bodies are looking to explore social housing policy issues arising from the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
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18 Aug 17
The government must aid a ‘renaissance in council housebuilding’ to help improve the quality of new homes, the Local Government Association said today.
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14 Aug 17
Borrowing caps imposed by the government limited the budget of Kensington and Chelsea’s refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, council documents have revealed.
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10 Aug 17
Rough sleeping in Britain is forecast to rise by 76% in the next decade unless the government takes urgent action, homelessness charity Crisis has stated.
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7 Aug 17
Concerns have been raised over “sweeping cuts” to Northern Ireland’s Supporting People programme, which helps vulnerable people live independently.
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3 Aug 17
There is widespread industry support for government plans to boost the private rented sector, according to housing minister Alok Sharma.
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3 Aug 17
The government has confirmed that 111 buildings have failed the latest cladding system tests, 90 of which are local authority or housing association run.
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1 Aug 17
Councils can bid to a new £45m land release fund for site remediation and small-scale infrastructure projects that will help bring sites forward for housing that could not otherwise be...
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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.
24 Aug 17New home starts in the past year have reached their highest level since the slump of 2009, according to housebuilding statistics issued by the Department for Communities & Local Government.
24 Aug 17Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation has been relieved of its duties for the social housing estate where the Grenfell tower fire took place, Theresa May has confirmed.
18 Aug 17Housing umbrella bodies are looking to explore social housing policy issues arising from the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
10 Aug 17Rough sleeping in Britain is forecast to rise by 76% in the next decade unless the government takes urgent action, homelessness charity Crisis has stated.
7 Aug 17Concerns have been raised over “sweeping cuts” to Northern Ireland’s Supporting People programme, which helps vulnerable people live independently.
3 Aug 17There is widespread industry support for government plans to boost the private rented sector, according to housing minister Alok Sharma.
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.
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