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FINANCE

Councils to be given five years to spend Right to Buy receipts

By Mark Conrad | 22 March 2021

Councils will be given five years to spend receipts from Right to Buy sales as part of an overhau...

HOUSING

An inflammatory situation

By Sir Bob Neill | 03 March 2021

While fixing the cladding scandal may be a bitter pill for ministers to swallow, by not addressin...

HOUSING

Councils fear homelessness 'tidal wave'

By Martin Ford | 01 March 2021

Local authorities are braced for a surge in the number of homeless people as protections put in p...

HOUSING

How to support local real estate projects post Brexit

By Clive Bleasdale | 01 March 2021

Councils supporting local real estate development must adhere to a new subsidy regime following t...

HOUSING

The search for answers on housing delivery

By Adrian Jenkins | 22 February 2021

The consultation on the replacement to the New Homes Bonus does not shed any light on how the Gov...

LEGAL

Ban on bailiff evictions in England extended by six weeks

By Laura Sharman | 15 February 2021

A ban on bailiff evictions has been extended until the end of March to protect renters during the...

LEGAL

The practical difficulties of Scotland's new short-term lets licensing regime

By Stephen McGowan | 15 February 2021

Stephen McGowan asks if Scotland’s new short-term lets licensing regime is a further load on loca...

FINANCE

Uncertain future for New Homes Bonus

By Martin Ford | 12 February 2021

Raising the baseline and withholding payments for councils without local plans are among a range ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Confident about care

By Ann McGauran | 09 February 2021

Hertfordshire CC’s new director of adult care services Chris Badger talks to Ann McGauran about i...

HOUSING

Council to close housing company

By Martin Ford | 03 February 2021

Haringey LBC has announced it intends to insource its housing company.