Housing

By Nick Clegg | 21 April 2015

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg sets out the Liberal Democrats’ offer to local government – devo...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Are you ready to implement the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015?

By Cecilie Booth | 17 April 2015

Cecile Booth examines the practical implications for local authorities of implementing the Self-B...

BUSINESS RATES

Council business rates plans pivotal to party manifestos

14 April 2015

Pledges to devolve greater business revenue powers to local authorities formed key planks of the ...

Calls for more housing choice

14 April 2015

The leader of Gravesham BC has pledged to fight for more affordable housing at Ebbsfleet Garden C...

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Right to Buy plans 'don't stack up' experts warn

By Jonathan Werran | 14 April 2015

Housing experts have lined up today to attack Conservative plans to extend the Right to Buy schem...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Local government on frontline of manifesto battleground

By Jonathan Werran | 14 April 2015

The Labour and Conservative party manifestos have drawn electoral battle lines over key local gov...

BUSINESS

Chief defends action on 'persistent' homeless

By Dan Peters | 10 April 2015

Oxford City Council’s chief executive Peter Sloman has denied that a proposed order that could le...

WHITEHALL

Councils want freedom to set Right to Buy discounts

By Jonathan Werran | 09 April 2015

The next government should give councils greater flexibility to set discounts under the Right to ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Housing gain

By Paul Wheeler | 09 April 2015

The General Election and the subsequent mayoral contest bring the opportunity for the 32 boroughs...

FINANCE

Supreme Court raps Westminster out-of-area placement

By Jonathan Werran | 09 April 2015

Westminster City Council has lost a landmark legal challenge at the UK’s highest court, with impl...

Assistant Director for Safeguarding

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