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Using below-market land disposals to accelerate social housing
SOCIAL HOUSING

Using below-market land disposals to accelerate social housing

By Mark Cook | 09 June 2026

Councils have greater flexibility to dispose of land for affordable housing than often assumed, but outdated consent rules should be reformed to support delivery, says Mark Cook.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Social housing waiting lists will take more than 100 years to clear

By William Eichler | 08 June 2026

England’s social housing waiting lists will take 119 years to clear at the current pace of houseb...

HOUSING

A rights-based case for new homes at Crews Hill and Chase Park

By Holly Lewis | 08 June 2026

Holly Lewis says a rights-based approach to planning can help councils balance local concerns wit...

DEVOLUTION

Government must invest in sector's capacity and agency

By Mo Baines | 08 June 2026

Mo Baines argues that councils’ crucial role as convenors of economic stakeholders and partnershi...

POLICY AND POLITICS

MPs scold Home Office over lack of council involvement in asylum

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2026

Local authorities still lack a ‘meaningful say’ in asylum accommodation decisions, a cross-party ...

PLANNING

Greater Cambridge Development Corporation launched

By Martin Ford | 03 June 2026

Government plans to press ahead with a development corporation in Cambridge have been met with di...

LEGAL

Councils could face bill after legal clash

By Neil Merrick | 28 May 2026

At least 40 councils are waiting to discover if they need to repay money to housebuilders as more...

LGA

Local authorities are central to building the places where people live, work and socialise

By Louise Gittins | 27 May 2026

UKREiiF became a platform for demonstrating how a solid partnership between local government and ...

ASYLUM

Senior councillor calls for local veto on asylum placements

By Paul Marinko | 26 May 2026

Breckland DC’s leader has called for a council veto on local asylum placements as tensions grow i...

MHCLG

MHCLG praises council capability on housing

By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026

A senior Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) official has praised the i...

DEVOLUTION

May 8: The day city regions fractured from within

By David Marlow | 21 May 2026

David Marlow says the post-7 May political composition of England’s six Integrated Settlement May...

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Team Manager - Child Exploitation and Missing Team

Grade 13 SCP 44 £57,770

Are you passionate about making a difference to our citizens and the district that they reside in? Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

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£149,000 – £175,000

This is a defi ning leadership opportunity in a borough with real momentum Apply for this job

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