Housing

By Martin Ford | 12 February 2025

Martin Ford sat down with the Housing, Communities and Local Government committee’s new chair Flo...

Social housing waiting lists to 'top two million'

By Joe Lepper | 04 February 2025

The number of households on social housing waiting lists in England could top two million by 2034...

HOMELESSNESS

'No desire' to address short-term homelessness system

By Ellie Ames | 24 January 2025

MPs have warned there is seemingly ‘no desire to move away from an unsatisfactory short-term syst...

HOUSING

LGA steps in to address North-South housing tensions

By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2025

Sector tensions between the North and South over out-of-area placements have prompted the Local G...

ASYLUM

Addressing asylum

By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2025

Paul Marinko looks at the outlook for asylum accommodation and finds that, despite complex challe...

HOUSING

English councils call for further Right to Buy reforms

By Dan Peters | 18 January 2025

The Government must go further with its reforms of Right to Buy (RtB) to give councils more flexi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

ADCS: Cuts have led to poor safeguarding outcomes for children

By William Eichler | 15 January 2025

The combination of poor-quality housing and the cost-of-living crisis is contributing to ‘family ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Former council chief charged after Just Stop Oil protest

13 January 2025

A former council chief executive has been charged after two Just Stop Oil protesters spray painte...

REORGANISATION

Rayner rejects reorganisation 'distraction' claim

By Martin Ford | 07 January 2025

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has denied that local government reorganisation will impact o...

PLANNING

Is the 'stick'-led approach in planning reform the best strategy?

By Ben Standing | 23 December 2024

New planning rules feature a heavy presumption in favour of development, but Ben Standing argues ...

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