The latest articles written by William Eichler

PLANNING

Planning reforms risk delivery of affordable homes, council leaders warn

By William Eichler | 07 October 2020

Communities could have missed out on 30,000 affordable homes in the past five years if proposed g...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Government 'effectively abandoned' care home residents to COVID-19, Amnesty says

By William Eichler | 05 October 2020

Care home residents in England were ‘effectively abandoned’ by the Government in the early stages...

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

Committee condemns 'pie-in-the-sky' cladding promises

By William Eichler | 16 September 2020

Thousands of people are at risk because of ‘serious shortcomings’ in the Government’s long-term r...

HOUSING

Council leaders welcome £12bn affordable housing fund

By William Eichler | 08 September 2020

Local authority leaders have welcomed the Government’s affordable housing funding announcement, b...

LEGAL

Tribunal rules foster care workers entitled to employee rights

By William Eichler | 01 September 2020

A UK tribunal has ruled that foster care workers are council employees and therefore entitled to ...

HEALTH

New scheme to support self-isolating workers does not go 'far enough', Burnham says

By William Eichler | 27 August 2020

Mayor Andy Burnham has criticised the Government’s announcement of a new payment for people who a...

PENSIONS

Local authority pension fund invests £150m in rental housing

By William Eichler | 25 August 2020

An investment manager for local authority pension funds has invested £150m in private rental hous...

IMMIGRATION

Government tells councils to 'do their bit' for child asylum seekers

By William Eichler | 21 August 2020

The Home Office has called on local authorities to do more to support vulnerable children seeking...

HOUSING

Extra £40m to tackle homelessness

By William Eichler | 11 August 2020

The Welsh Government has announced extra cash aimed to provide people with safe and secure homes.