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POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Labour-led Brent and Barking and Dagenham miss out on first round of London homes cash
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2026
Labour-led Brent and Barking & Dagenham LBCs are understood to have failed to get anything from the first round of Whitehall’s £39bn affordable housing fund.
HOUSING
Peers call for clarity on new towns
By Martin Ford | 15 October 2026
The Government has been urged to commit or ‘give up on’ its pledge to build the next generation o...
AUTUMN BUDGET
Autumn Budget: Funding counties' growth
By Steve Broadbent | 14 October 2026
Counties hold the key to growth and public service reform, but the Budget must match ambition wit...
HOMELESSNESS
Welsh lessons to end homelessness
By Cllr Sara Burch | 14 October 2026
Sara Burch looks at how Welsh councils are using prevention, political will and housing investmen...
DEVOLUTION
First, rewire the place, then turn the lights on
By Rob Huntington | 14 October 2026
From Trumpton’s tangled wires to today’s fragmented public services, local government must join u...
PLANNING
Minister denies planning changes are 'overriding democracy'
By Martin Ford | 13 October 2026
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has denied changes to planning delegation rules were ‘overridi...
HOUSING
Deferring maintenance is a decision, not a saving
By Adnan Qureshi | 12 October 2026
Adnan Qureshi says delaying work can be a perfectly rational decision when budgets are tight. The...
HOUSING
Housing: From ambition to delivery
By Michael O’Doherty | 09 October 2026
Capacity building for the long term will be essential to realise ambitions for a renaissance in c...
HOUSING
Changes to empty homes powers 'particularly concerning'
By Martin Ford | 08 October 2026
Landlords have voiced alarm over plans to bolster council powers to bring empty homes back into use.
HOUSING
EXCLUSIVE: Council development firm could be wound down by 2030
By Neil Merrick | 07 October 2026
A loss-making development firm formed a decade ago by Cambridgeshire CC could be wound down by 2030.
DEVOLUTION
Devolution's next challenge: Building capable places
By Thomas Johnson | 07 October 2026
Thomas Johnson looks at what Greater Manchester’s experience suggests about the next stage of dev...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Peers call for clarity on new towns
- Minister denies planning changes are 'overriding democracy'
- LGA forges 'strategic partnership' with No10 North
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
Chief Executive
Competitive
You will lead an organisation with ambition, complexity and reach, while helping shape the future of a place Apply for this job
Team Manager - Kinship Team
£49,658 - £56,809 per annum
If you're an experienced social care leader with a passion for family-centred practice, we'd love to hear from you. Apply for this job
Director of Corporate Services
£116,572 – £124,881
The Successful candidate will lead major transformation programmes, drive organisational improvement Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Peers call for clarity on new towns
- Minister denies planning changes are 'overriding democracy'
- LGA forges 'strategic partnership' with No10 North
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
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