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HOUSING
Housing firm faces enforcement after councils halt payments
By Martin Ford | 30 July 2026
A housing watchdog is threatening enforcement action against a provider after eight councils halted payments to the firm.
REORGANISATION
Norfolk urges Rayner to halt reorganisation as legal action launched
By Martin Ford | 29 July 2026
Norfolk CC has written to newly-appointed local government secretary Angela Rayner calling for he...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation repercussions
By Paul Marinko | 23 July 2026
Following the latest round of local government reorganisation last week, ministers claim the new ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Legal shadow looms over reorganisation decision day
By Dan Peters | 15 July 2026
Several councils due to receive ministerial decisions on their local government reorganisation pr...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government urged to 'think again' on removing local authorities from ICBs
By Lee Peart | 13 July 2026
The Government has been urged to reconsider plans to remove the statutory right for local governm...
HOUSING
Portsmouth loses HMO legal battle
By Martin Ford | 07 July 2026
Portsmouth City Council has lost a legal case over its licensing scheme for houses in multiple oc...
REORGANISATION
Suffolk CC to push on with LGR legal challenge
By William Eichler | 30 June 2026
Suffolk CC is pursuing its legal challenge to local government reorganisation (LGR) following rev...
LEGAL
Suffolk to make decision on legal challenge to reorganisation
By William Eichler | 26 June 2026
Senior Suffolk CC members will decide on Monday whether to continue with formal legal action agai...
HR
Brighton faces 'unquantifiable' liability over equal pay claims
By William Eichler | 25 June 2026
Brighton and Hove City Council is unsure about the level of financial exposure it faces from more...
REORGANISATION
Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 24 June 2026
Two of the largest councils in Hampshire have become the latest to launch a legal challenges agai...
HOUSING
London councils launch affordable housing legal challenge
By Dan Peters | 24 June 2026
Three London councils have launched a legal challenge to stop Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan’s cu...
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