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27 Sep 17
Jeremy Corbyn told his party in his conference speech today he wants to give the public sector a new “dynamic role” in a post-austerity Britain.
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26 Sep 17
More land should be transferred from state and private control into the hands of local people, according to a former Labour adviser.
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26 Sep 17
Councils and housing associations must work together in this “challenging” financial climate if the UK is to combat the housing crisis, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing.
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20 Sep 17
The communities secretary has announced the “most substantial review of its kind for a generation” into social housing in England.
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13 Sep 17
The public spending watchdog has accused the government of having a ‘light touch approach’ to the growing problem of homelessness.
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11 Sep 17
The number of specialist homes for older people will need to increase by 400,000 in less than 20 years, a Local Government Association study has suggested.
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11 Sep 17
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan plans to plough £250m into buying and preparing land for new affordable homes in the capital.
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8 Sep 17
Only eight of the UK’s 173 social housing blocks which are taller than 18m have passed cladding fire safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
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25 Aug 17
As well as enormous human costs, the Grenfell Tower fire has huge financial consequences, with millions of pounds expected to be spent on the inquiry and councils rushing to make their buildings safe...
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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,...
27 Sep 17Jeremy Corbyn told his party in his conference speech today he wants to give the public sector a new “dynamic role” in a post-austerity Britain.
26 Sep 17More land should be transferred from state and private control into the hands of local people, according to a former Labour adviser.
26 Sep 17Councils and housing associations must work together in this “challenging” financial climate if the UK is to combat the housing crisis, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing.
20 Sep 17The communities secretary has announced the “most substantial review of its kind for a generation” into social housing in England.
13 Sep 17The public spending watchdog has accused the government of having a ‘light touch approach’ to the growing problem of homelessness.
11 Sep 17The number of specialist homes for older people will need to increase by 400,000 in less than 20 years, a Local Government Association study has suggested.
11 Sep 17Mayor of London Sadiq Khan plans to plough £250m into buying and preparing land for new affordable homes in the capital.
8 Sep 17Only eight of the UK’s 173 social housing blocks which are taller than 18m have passed cladding fire safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
25 Aug 17As well as enormous human costs, the Grenfell Tower fire has huge financial consequences, with millions of pounds expected to be spent on the inquiry and councils rushing to make their buildings safe...
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,...
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