All local authority articles
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NewsGovernment ringfences homelessness grant in revised council funding allocations
Reforms also allow councils to retain 100% of additional council tax from new homes
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NewsSouthend council fails consumer standards with C3 grade
Regulator’s inspection finds electrical safety failings, more than 900 overdue repairs and poor data management across Essex council’s housing stock
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NewsEast Surrey council handed lowest C4 grading after regulator finds ‘very serious failings’
Tandridge District Council accepts findings and promises changes
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NewsCity of London identifies £84m shortfall in housing investment plans
Planned spend on listed Golden Lane Estate has tripled since 2023
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NewsWolverhampton Council submits ‘brownfield only’ local plan for more than 9,000 homes
Local authority said it is not proposing development on green belt or greenfield sites
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NewsCamden Council registers housing association with the Regulator of Social Housing
Camden Living Housing Association is now a registered provider as council seeks to develop outside its Housing Revenue Account
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NewsBarking & Dagenham Council’s developer to shift away from direct delivery of council housing
Largest council-owned developer Be First announces new partnerships model as it shakes up board and leadership team
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News‘C4’-rated Newham Council to shake up procurement in £18m plan to improve existing stock
East London borough to refurbish 3,400 homes in response to low consumer grade from Regulator of Social Housing
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NewsPortsmouth City Council handed low ‘C3’ grading after probe finds 1,000 outstanding fire remedial actions
Local authority has failed to meet the outcomes of the Regulator of Social Housing’s consumer standards
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NewsBristol Council considers selling 1,200 homes which are 'expensive to maintain'
It also considers pulling out of two housing scheme contracts expected to deliver more than 900 homes
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NewsReading council confirms closure of ‘unviable’ PRS housing company
Homes will transfer to the local authority’s housing stock, with residents required to vacate properties when their tenancy ends
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NewsHousing Ombudsman reveals 323% increase in severe maladministration findings
The Ombudsman described the report as a “sobering overview” into social housing complaints in the UK
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News10,000-home Tewkesbury garden town plan paused
The new Liberal Democrat council leader of Tewkesbury Borough Council has announced a ‘gateway review’ of the development
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NewsBirmingham City Council rapped for safety failings in properties
Regulator flags missed fire, electrical and asbestos checks
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NewsHousebuilding concerns at fore as Tories lose control of key councils
Difficult night for the Conservatives with the party losing control of Windsor & Maidenhead and East Herts