All local authorities articles
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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
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NewsLondon council leaders call for ‘use it or lose it’ powers to force developers to build
Authority leaders say they need new powers and investment to fix capital’s housing crisis
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NewsRegulator warns social landlords to learn ‘important lessons’ after nine councils breached consumer standards in 2023/24
The Regulator of Social Housing reveals findings from its annual consumer regulations review
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NewsSocial housing tenant satisfaction drops to five-year low, Housemark analysis reveals
Analysis of tenant satisfaction measures (TSM) reveals overall satisfaction has fallen 15 percentage points in five years
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CommentWith support from the next government, HAs can build on their growing confidence in using MMC
Research by Building Better and the NHF suggests the sector is maturing and grappling with the practicalities of MMC delivery, writes Trina Chakravarti
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NewsFresh £450m funding round opens for council refugee housing scheme with focus on new-build
DLUHC wants half of properties delivered through the Local Authority Housing Fund round three to be new homes