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IMPOWER INDEX
Wandsworth's focus on outcomes per pound pays off
By Andrew Travers | 05 February 2026
Andrew Travers says Wandsworth’s place in the IMPOWER Top 10 is not an end in itself, but reinforces confidence in its outcomes per pound and ‘brilliant basics’ approach - especially as financial p...
IMPOWER INDEX
Suffolk CC does a lot of great work for relatively little public money
By Nicola Beach | 05 February 2026
Across the board, the IMPOWER Top 10 Index shows that Suffolk CC scores well, says Nicola Beach.
SOCIAL HOUSING
Government plans for rent convergence fall short of sector demands
By Paul Marinko | 30 January 2026
The Government has failed to meet sector demands on rent convergence, despite the financial press...
HOUSING
Government boosts incentive for councils to build homes
By Paul Marinko | 28 January 2026
Councils are to be freed up to build and manage up to 1,000 homes without having to open a Housin...
HOUSING
London's affordable housing failing to keep pace with need
By William Eichler | 27 January 2026
The capital's affordable housing system is failing to keep pace with need despite investment, acc...
GOVERNANCE
The stakes for democracy are high and the challenges of local governance remain
By Kersten England | 26 January 2026
Kersten England predicts continued social and political turbulence through 2026 and says collabor...
HOUSING
Police probe Barking and Dagenham housing fraud
By Joe Lepper | 22 January 2026
Police are investigating allegations of housing fraud involving hundreds of properties owned by B...
PLANNING
Peers raise council capacity concerns
By Martin Ford | 22 January 2026
Questions have been raised over local government’s capacity to play a role in the creation of new...
HOUSING
Innovative ways of building homes and upskilling prisoners
By Adele Gritten | 22 January 2026
Adele Gritten explains how prisons, housing providers and public-sector landowners are coming tog...
HOUSING
Scottish councils failing to spend house building funds
By Neil Merrick | 21 January 2026
Councils and housing associations in Scotland are failing to spend significant sums put aside for...
HOUSING
Reed hails housing starts increase
By Dan Peters | 16 January 2026
The number of new build starts in the year ending September 2025 has increased by 18% compared to...
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