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Government boosts incentive for councils to build homes
HOUSING

Government boosts incentive for councils to build homes

By Paul Marinko | 28 January 2026

Councils are to be freed up to build and manage up to 1,000 homes without having to open a Housing Revenue Account (HRA).

HOUSING

London's affordable housing failing to keep pace with need

By William Eichler | 27 January 2026

The capital's affordable housing system is failing to keep pace with need despite investment, acc...

GOVERNANCE

The stakes for democracy are high and the challenges of local governance remain

By Kersten England | 26 January 2026

Kersten England predicts continued social and political turbulence through 2026 and says collabor...

HOUSING

Police probe Barking and Dagenham housing fraud

By Joe Lepper | 22 January 2026

Police are investigating allegations of housing fraud involving hundreds of properties owned by B...

PLANNING

Peers raise council capacity concerns

By Martin Ford | 22 January 2026

Questions have been raised over local government’s capacity to play a role in the creation of new...

HOUSING

Innovative ways of building homes and upskilling prisoners

By Adele Gritten | 22 January 2026

Adele Gritten explains how prisons, housing providers and public-sector landowners are coming tog...

HOUSING

Scottish councils failing to spend house building funds

By Neil Merrick | 21 January 2026

Councils and housing associations in Scotland are failing to spend significant sums put aside for...

HOUSING

Reed hails housing starts increase

By Dan Peters | 16 January 2026

The number of new build starts in the year ending September 2025 has increased by 18% compared to...

HOUSING

Funded support for the homes we need to build

By Adele Gritten | 15 January 2026

The Council Housebuilding Support Service is helping to remove the barriers to creating more soci...

HOUSING

Tensions rise over out of area placements

By Paul Marinko | 14 January 2026

Council relations have strained over housing placements, with some authorities accused of ‘cleans...

HOUSING

'Exporting' the housing challenge

By Paul Marinko | 14 January 2026

The growing tendency of councils to use ‘out of area’ placements to discharge their housing respo...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Legal and Monitoring Officer

£90,347 – £98,135 per annum/y flwyddyn

We’re seeking an energetic, innovative, and inspirational leader to join our team at Powys County Council Apply for this job

Powys County Council

Director of Economy, Regeneration and Investment

£110-150k

At Camden, we don’t just deliver services - we work alongside communities to challenge injustice and drive real social change. Apply for this job

Camden London Borough Council

Executive Director Corporate Services

£160-200k

At Camden, we don’t just deliver services - we work alongside communities to challenge injustice and drive real social change. Apply for this job

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