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HOUSING
London councils launch affordable housing legal challenge
By Dan Peters | 24 June 2026
Three London councils have launched a legal challenge to stop Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan’s cu...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Second home owners paying up on council tax, leaders say
By Neil Merrick | 23 June 2026
Most second home owners who face double council tax are paying up rather than selling or converti...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Thames Valley devo deal thrown into doubt
By Dan Peters | 22 June 2026
A deal to create a Thames Valley foundation strategic authority has seemingly collapsed at the 11...
FINANCE
There is much that can be done at the local level to unlock financial flexibility
By Tracy Bingham | 19 June 2026
Greater borrowing freedoms, so that councils can invest confidently in housing, infrastructure an...
FINANCE
Reshaping funding in Wales
By Paul Marinko | 18 June 2026
Wales’ local government minister Siân Gwenllian has confirmed work is underway on a review of the...
REGENERATION
A new beginning for Bucks' town centre
By Stephen Broadbent | 18 June 2026
Buckinghamshire is shifting its focus to revitalise historic market towns, taking an innovative a...
PERFORMANCE
Tackling inequalities requires combining the Local Outcomes Framework with deeper insight and lived experience
By Jon Rowney | 17 June 2026
Local government has a critical role to play in the new Local Outcomes Framework , 'not only in r...
POLICY AND POLITICS
One in 10 planning posts vacant, Unison finds
By William Eichler | 16 June 2026
One in 10 council planning posts in England are vacant, according to research by trade union Unison.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Farage announces social housing foreigner ban
By Joe Lepper | 15 June 2026
Foreign nationals would be banned from social housing under a Reform UK government, party leader ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government intervenes amid local plan concerns
By Joe Lepper | 12 June 2026
The Government has intervened in Torbay Council’s emerging local plan amid concerns it falls shor...
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