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HOUSING
Calls to ease borrowing restrictions in wake of homes buying blitz
By By Paul Marinko | 03 September 2026
Councils are demanding the Government ease borrowing restrictions to help them confront the nation’s housing crisis.
HOUSING
Councils bulk buying housing from developers to ease pressures
By Paul Marinko | 03 September 2026
With the housing market stalled, councils are bulk buying homes intended for private sale at huge...
HOMELESSNESS
Let's start with prevention
By Jack Shaw | 03 September 2026
Jack Shaw looks at how government can make homelessness prevention a whole-place responsibility a...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Evict parents of anti-social children, think-tank suggests
By Joe Lepper | 02 September 2026
Social housing tenants who are parents of persistently anti-social children should be evicted fro...
HOUSING
Turning housing ambition into local government delivery
By Victoria Searle | 02 September 2026
Andy Burnham’s pledges to end rough sleeping and usher in the biggest post-war council housebuild...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Sir James replaced by Lam in shadow Cabinet reshuffle
By Dan Peters | 01 September 2026
Shadow Home Office minister and assistant whip Katie Lam has been appointed shadow housing, commu...
HOUSING
Another multi-million pound loss for Cambridgeshire CC-owned company
By Neil Merrick | 28 August 2026
A council-owned development company that borrowed £120m from its parent local authority has poste...
DEVOLUTION
Quango conundrum
By Ann McGauran | 27 August 2026
Rewiring the State promises a serious look at whether arm’s-length bodies’ powers and funding sh...
HOUSING
Sector split on direction of Government's housebuilding boost
By William Eichler | 26 August 2026
The Government’s funding boost for housebuilding has split the sector, with rural councils hittin...
HOUSING
Government announces £10bn to kickstart council housebuilding drive
By William Eichler | 25 August 2026
Local authority leaders have welcomed the first wave of funding from the Government's £39bn Socia...
PLANNING
Mayors to get planning 'call in' powers
By Paul Marinko | 24 August 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is to give regional mayors powers to 'call in' major planning decisio...
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Service Directors: Children’s Social Care (North and South)
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To succeed, you’ll already have an impressive and comprehensive track record of effectiveness, with particular experience in service improvement Apply for this job
Director of Digital, Data and Technology
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As our new Director, you will be responsible for shaping and delivering digital transformation across the council and beyond. Apply for this job
Director of Education
£111,136 – £116,521
The council is now looking for a social work qualified Director of Adult Social Care Apply for this job
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