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HOUSING

Reports call for councils to have bigger stake in housebuilding

By Sam Clayden | 16 October 2017

Two major reports today called on the Government to resource and empower councils to build homes.

HOUSING

A renaissance in council-built homes

By Paul Hackett | 16 October 2017

Paul Hackett comments on the findings of a new Smith Institute report and argues local housing co...

DCLG

Borrow from HRA to fund fire safety work - Javid

By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 October 2017

The DCLG is considering allowing councils to borrow from their housing revenue account to fund fi...

HOUSING

An open and shut case

10 October 2017

Councils have come in for a lot of stick for using bailiffs to clear housing tenants from their p...

HOUSING

Bob Neill: Get Britain building now

By Bob Neill | 10 October 2017

Bob Neill urges the Government to restore public trust and tackle the housing crisis by giving lo...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

White Van Man on ... housing

10 October 2017

The thing about all this housing stuff is that it doesn’t add up. I mean loads of figures are chu...

FINANCE

HRA cap may be lifted

By Dan Peters | 10 October 2017

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has given ‘positive messages’ to councils on lifting the housin...

DCLG

NAO: Ministers' approach to homelessness has been intentionally light touch

By Matthew Wilkins | 09 October 2017

The NAO’s Matthew Wilkins warns pressures on councils to house homeless people in the short-term ...

PLANNING

Councils clash over green belt housing

By William Eichler | 06 October 2017

South Bucks DC has criticised its southern neighbours Slough Council for publishing proposals to ...

HOUSING

Local government reacts to the Prime Minister's housing pledge

By Hiba Mahamadi | 04 October 2017

Councils are not equipped to carry out the large-scale construction of housing, a leading think-t...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

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