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WHITEHALL

'Too few details' in rush to complete Housing Bill

By Sam Clayden | 03 February 2016

Lords and council leaders have slated the Government for driving through the Housing and Planning...

FINANCE

Councils demand extra cash in care visit row

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 January 2016

Town hall chiefs have reiterated calls to bring forward extra cash for the Better Care Fund (BCF)...

WHITEHALL

Council housing stock will be 'decimated' by right to buy

By Sam Clayden | 29 January 2016

Local government leaders have called for greater powers to build new homes after report revealed ...

FINANCE

Housing is a whole-of-government issue

By Michael Burton | 28 January 2016

Michael Burton explains why housing has become the Government's Achilles' Heel and how the proble...

PAY

Two job chief has role reviewed

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 January 2016

Members of Sedgemoor DC are to review a decision to give chief executive Kerry Rickards an extra ...

PLANNING

Lords tear into Housing Bill

By Sam Clayden | 27 January 2016

The Housing and Planning Bill was met with a tirade of criticism in the House of Lords.

WHITEHALL

Housing costs pushing up welfare bills

By Michael Burton | 25 January 2016

Soaring housing costs are pushing up welfare bills in the UK’s most prosperous cities despite the...

FINANCE

Clark accused of 'cover-up' on council cut-backs

By Thomas Bridge | 21 January 2016

Communities secretary Greg Clark has been accused of attempting to ‘cover up’ cuts to local gover...

HEALTH

HEALTH MJ: Central Beds bridges the gap

19 January 2016

A new service has been set up by Central Bedfordshire Council, local housing association Aragon a...

FINANCE

Fears raised as uncertainty clouds funding settlement

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

Government plans to create financial certainty through a four-year funding settlement have been u...