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HOUSING

The stats don't lie: we need a plan to tackle the affordable housing crisis

By Cllr Hannah Dalton | 04 September 2023

Urgent action is needed to give councils the financial firepower to drive a significant increase ...

FINANCE

Housing: we need national fixes for a national problem

By Nick Eveleigh | 04 September 2023

Chief executive officer at Chelmsford City Council Nick Eveleigh explains why the housing crisis ...

ENVIRONMENT

Gove to ease nutrient neutrality requirements

By Mark Conrad | 29 August 2023

Ministers have announced they will ease divisive development rules on water pollution blamed for ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

No easy answers to refugee housing conundrum

By Natalie Brahma-Pearl | 26 August 2023

Ending the use of bridging hotels for Afghan refugees will not resolve accommodation issues any t...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA bids for tax hike control

By Martin Ford | 25 August 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for tax hikes on second homes to be locally con...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils reject refugee housing fund

By Dan Peters | 25 August 2023

Tens of millions of pounds of a fund designed to support English councils to obtain housing for t...

WHITEHALL

Early intervention drive amid social housing repossessions

By Dan Peters | 25 August 2023

Councils with some of the highest relative rates of social landlord repossessions have described ...

HOUSING

Government must get its act together on housing supply

By Cllr Nesil Caliskan | 24 August 2023

Homelessness rates will rocket unless the Government deals with the fundamental issue of housing ...

LEGISLATION

Building control: staying on top of the changes

By Lorna Stimpson | 23 August 2023

With the launch of the new building safety regime in October, council chief executives must ensur...

WHITEHALL

Fresh calls to raise local housing allowance as councils battle homelessness

By Dan Peters | 23 August 2023

Fresh calls have been made for ministers to increase local housing allowance (LHA) after research...

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frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council