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POLITICS
Home Office recommits to closing asylum hotels
By Joe Lepper | 31 July 2025
The Government has insisted it ‘remains committed’ to ending the use of hotels for asylum accommodation after growing public anger.
REGULATION
EXCLUSIVE: Government turns to councils for extra building inspector capacity
By Emily Twinch | 30 June 2025
The Government has turned to councils for extra building inspector capacity as high-rise housing ...
GRENFELL INQUIRY
MPs call for oversight of Grenfell inquiry recommendations
By William Eichler | 14 May 2025
MPs have called for an independent national oversight mechanism to ensure the recommendations mad...
POLITICS
Minister: No compromise on building safety amid housing target pressure
By Joe Lepper | 01 April 2025
Building safety will not be compromised as the Government tries to meet its 1.5m new homes target...
FINANCE
National Insurance compensation is 'total shambles'
By Dan Peters | 13 January 2025
The Government’s handling of compensating councils for the increase in employers’ National Insura...
LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
Select committee member loses Labour whip as police investigate
By Dan Peters | 28 October 2024
A Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee member has lost the Labour whip after a vid...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Gove silent after LGA letter on Oflog
By Dan Peters | 04 June 2024
Local Government Association (LGA) leaders have failed to receive a reply from communities secret...
HOUSING
Social housing tests could heavily impact London
By Martin Ford | 25 April 2024
London boroughs are likely to be most heavily impacted by the Government’s proposed UK connection...
LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
Is that your final answer?
23 April 2024
Trevor ‘T-Dawg’ Holden is no stranger to the Diary page, primarily because of his talent for usin...
AUDIT
Minister rules out Oflog role on audit
By Martin Ford | 23 April 2024
A minister has quashed suggestions oversight of audit should be handed to the Office for Local Go...
WHITEHALL
Help councils unlock their true power
16 April 2024
With LGA plans for a local government White Paper gathering pace, Lord Bichard reiterates the imp...
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