Housing

By David Williams | 12 September 2024

David Williams looks at how councils’ positive Victorian legacy has been curbed and sets out a ma...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Starmer will now need to face down housing activists

By By Ben Page | 12 September 2024

Labour is going to have to upset the same voters that it bent over backwards to reassure in the r...

More houses = more talent

By Pete John | 12 September 2024

George Agyemang, Jon Dilling and Pete John from Penna outline the shifts and changes currently be...

DEVOLUTION

The devo's in the detail

By Ann McGauran | 12 September 2024

The proposed English Devolution Bill has given encouragement to many local leaders, but with the ...

HOUSING

Future Forum Midlands: Councils need to give up engagement power on retrofit

By Paul Marinko | 11 September 2024

Councils need to be brave and give up power over engagement if housing retrofit programmes and cl...

GRENFELL INQUIRY

Grenfell: The fallout

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2024

The repercussions from last week’s damning Grenfell Inquiry report have begun, with systemic and ...

RIGHT TO BUY

Districts urge Government to make Right to Buy flexibilities permanent

By Emily Twinch | 11 September 2024

Flexibilities on how councils can use their Right to Buy (RtB) receipts should be made permanent,...

POLITICS

Council information call ahead of early prisoner release

By Dan Peters | 05 September 2024

Councils have called for more information as the Government prepares to ‘temporarily’ reduce the ...

ASYLUM

Council leader calls for asylum housing role

By Emily Twinch | 05 September 2024

Pressure is growing for greater local government involvement in asylum seeker accommodation.

HOUSING

Facing an uncertain future

By Sheila Oxtoby | 04 September 2024

Sheila Oxtoby explains how Great Yarmouth is planning ahead for more housing despite uncertainty ...

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