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Councils should benefit from land value uplift - MPs

By William Eichler | 13 September 2018

Increases in land value that result from public policy decisions should be shared with councils i...

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Housing minister defends planning changes

By Martin Ford | 05 September 2018

Housing minister Kit Malthouse has asked for time for new policies to ‘bed in’ as he was quizzed ...

WHITEHALL

Ups and downs for districts

By Ian Miller | 21 August 2018

Ian Miller gives an overview of the latest decisions and indecisions to affect district councils.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Officers push for CPO reforms

By Mark Conrad | 07 August 2018

Council officers are pushing for reforms to the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) regime, claiming ...

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Private leaseholders need assurance over Grenfell cladding

By Paul Wheeler | 24 July 2018

Leaseholders are enduring a miserable existence with properties rendered worthless because they h...

WHITEHALL

LGA in social rents plea

By Mark Conrad | 02 July 2018

Ministers should drop plans to ditch social rents from the official definition of affordable home...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

My final year as chair, I'll be fighting for fairer housing

By Lord Porter | 27 June 2018

Local Government Association chairman Lord Porter outlines his agenda for the next 12 months and ...

PLANNING

Let's stop the housing numbers game

By Lawrence Conway | 27 June 2018

Lawrence Conway says we must focus on housing needs, not numbers.

PLANNING

Planning functions 'downgraded' by councils

By William Eichler | 21 June 2018

Planning has been ‘downgraded’ in more than eight out of 10 local authorities, town planners have...

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House of Fraser pulls out of major council development

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2018

Troubled department store House of Fraser has pulled out of a major retail development led by Che...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Adult Social Care

£111,136 -£116,521

Stoke-on-Trent is an ambitious council, Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Programme Director for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

£110,100 - £121,785 per annum

In Suffolk, we’re reimagining what local government can achieve. Apply for this job

Suffolk County Council

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