FIRE SAFETY
Grenfell response was 'woefully lacking'
By Martin Ford | 11 September 2024
Kensington & Chelsea LBC’s response to the Grenfell disaster was ‘woefully lacking’, the chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA) at the time, Lord Porter, has said.
FIRE SAFETY
Grenfell's legacy of failure laid bare
By Heather Jameson | 04 September 2024
Kensington & Chelsea LBC failed its community when it was needed most, writes Heather Jameson.
REGULATION
Ministers: Increase the pace of fixing unsafe buildings
By Dan Peters | 30 August 2024
Ministers have told regulators at a round table meeting to ‘increase the pace of remediating unsa...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Looking to the future
By Adele Gritten | 26 June 2024
Whichever party succeeds will need more, not less; the public sector will need support from organ...
COUNCILLORS
Ready or not?
19 April 2024
As a new regulatory regime gets underway for social housing, Peter Hubbard and Claire Ward offer ...
FINANCE
Transforming social housing: The task ahead for council teams
By Caroline Green | 15 April 2024
Now that the new social housing regulatory regime is in place, housing teams are embracing the ch...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Council hit by £4.6m employment tribunal payout
By Dan Peters | 18 March 2024
A council that harassed and discriminated against one of its directors will look to appeal an ‘ex...
HOUSING
Cladding issue could be 'tip of iceberg'
By Dan Peters | 06 March 2024
Barnet LBC has warned fire safety issues with nearly 600 low-rise homes could be ‘just the tip of...
WHITEHALL
Rowley increases pressure for high-rise crackdown
By Mark Conrad | 21 February 2024
Housing minister Lee Rowley has urged more councils to tackle rogue owners failing to fix problem...
HOUSING
Weighing up the ALMO conundrum
By Paul Marinko | 05 February 2024
As quick as councils decide to ditch the ALMO housing model, fans of the concept fight back. Paul...
HOUSING
All public servants must keep Grenfell in their minds
By Cllr Elizabeth Campbell | 01 February 2024
Grenfell Testimony Week’s clear refrain was that residents did not feel respected, says Cllr Eliz...
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