'Councils have no excuse for housing failures'
HOUSING

'Councils have no excuse for housing failures'

By Neil Merrick | 05 June 2025

Councils have no excuse for failing to improve housing after a watchdog highlighted complaints made by tenants rose by 474% in five years, a housing expert has said.

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Ministry scraps competitive bid element for fund

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025

The next round of the Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF) will not be allocated by councils biddi...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation tax warning

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025

Town and parish councils have warned ministers not to impose restrictions on their ability to rai...

SCOTLAND

Scottish councils keen to explore further devolution

By Joe Lepper | 28 May 2025

Scottish councils are keen to explore the potential of ‘enhanced local government devolution’ but...

POLICY

Ministers 'should expand devolution agenda'

By Joe Lepper | 19 May 2025

Ministers should expand their devolution agenda to give more powers to local government over rail...

WHITEHALL

Time for Government to inspire confidence with policies

By Paul Marinko | 15 May 2025

Whitehall is right to be keen to strengthen scrutiny as powers for regional mayors expand, writes...

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

EXCLUSIVE: Push for local PACs slows amid Whitehall scepticism

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Martin Ford | 15 May 2025

Support for establishing local versions of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) across England is ...

POLICY

Blueprint document sparks sector concern

By Lee Peart | 15 May 2025

A blueprint document detailing changes to Integrated Care Board (ICB) functions has sparked conce...

FINANCE

Call for pensions to provide housing boost

By Emily Twinch | 14 May 2025

The £392bn invested in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) could be used to plough necessa...

POLICY

Call for £100m homelessness cash injection

By Emily Twinch | 13 May 2025

The Government should plough £100m into preventing homelessness over a decade as part of a wide-r...

POLITICS

Think-tank calls for return of Brown's Total Place

By Emily Twinch | 09 May 2025

An initiative from Gordon Brown’s premiership to integrate local public services’ budgets should ...

frederica-diamanta

Director of Law & Governance

FTE Salary from £92,223 - £112,283 per annum

Sutton is rapidly emerging as a key outer London borough. Apply for this job

Sutton London Borough Council

Assistant Director of Housing

£81,174 – £89,956 per annum (pay award pending), plus relocation support

Reporting to the Director of Housing & Communities, the Assistant Director of Housing will lead York’s Housing portfolio Apply for this job

City of York Council

Head of Highways and Transportation

£86,196

North Tyneside Council is committed to delivering outstanding services to people and places across the borough. Apply for this job

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Director of Law & Governance

FTE Salary from £92,223 - £112,283 per annum

Sutton is rapidly emerging as a key outer London borough. Apply for this job

Sutton London Borough Council

Assistant Director of Housing

£81,174 – £89,956 per annum (pay award pending), plus relocation support

Reporting to the Director of Housing & Communities, the Assistant Director of Housing will lead York’s Housing portfolio Apply for this job

City of York Council

Head of Highways and Transportation

£86,196

North Tyneside Council is committed to delivering outstanding services to people and places across the borough. Apply for this job

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council