All local authorities articles
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NewsNorth West Leicestershire District Council handed ‘C2’ grade for consumer regulation
Regulator also publishes stability check outcomes for 22 providers
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NewsTemporary accommodation subsidy freeze costing district councils £268m a year, DCN warns
Funding gap equivalent to more than 1,000 new social homes
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CommentHousing must be delivered locally and councils need the tools to do it
Research from Key Cities has found financial constraints and land availability - not planning - are the main barriers to delivering homes. Michael Mordey argues we need to empower local authorities to boost delivery
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NewsCIH warns councils ‘trapped in unsustainable cycle’ as temporary accommodation spend continues to rise
Professional body urges government to address issue in autumn budget
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NewsNew membership body for council housing directors appoints leader
Jo Allchurch picked to lead the Association of Directors of Housing
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NewsLGA calls for ‘minimum’ £2 a week rent convergence with flexibilities for further increases
G15 wants £3 convergence
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NewsLewisham Council’s New Cross estate regeneration scheme goes in for planning
Redevelopment includes 122 council homes for social rent and 44 homes for low-cost ownership
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NewsCouncil agrees deal for green smart grid at 8,500-home new town
Infrastructure firm SNRG says electricity network could save housebuilders £4,000 and mitigate construction costs
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NewsCouncils so overwhelmed by acute issues such as homelessness they cannot plan for the long-term, MPs warn
Temporary accommodation costs adding to “unprecedented financial strain” facing local authorities, says Housing, Communities and Local Government committee.
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NewsLewisham Council increases housing target by 10%
Lewisham updates local plan with commitment to build more than 30,000 homes by 2040 following ‘underperformance’ by developers
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NewsGovernment launches £12m council housebuilding skills and capacity programme
Pennycook says he is “acting to restore the capacity of council workforces to deliver.”
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NewsSouthwark agrees to spend £11m buying back council homes
A strategy and action plan intended to tackle homelessness has been approved by the cabinet
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CommentIntermediate housing: one answer to the supply headache
Greenwich Council is consulting on a new intermediate housing register to match people with suitable homes. Anthony Okereke explains more about it
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CommentHow councils can meet the challenge of delivering homes under pressure
Setareh Neshati explains how Westminster City Council is responding to growing housing pressures by delivering community-supported, affordable homes as part of its Fairer Westminster strategy
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NewsMore than 100 councils call for £12bn ‘green and decent homes programme’
Local authorities call for single integrated housing standard
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NewsNew representative body for council housing directors expected to fund itself from second year
New Association of Directors of Housing to receive start-up funding from MHCLG
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In FocusWhy are councils getting low consumer regulation gradings?
Almost all the low ‘C3’ grades given by the Regulator of Social Housing since the new regime came into force in April are for local authorities as opposed to housing associations. Carl Brown finds out why
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NewsNewcastle City Council expects a low ‘C3’ consumer grade after finding 16 regulatory failings
Local authority puts improvement plan in place after closing ALMO
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NewsHarlow District Council latest to breach consumer standards
Essex local authority becomes 11th council to receive ‘C3’ grading after missed fire-risk assessments
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NewsRSH opens investigation into Southwark Council over potential ‘serious failings’
Probe launched after 36,000-home local authority landlord self-referred over missed electrical safety tests