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Questions over cost of Labour's local government promises
By Mark Conrad | 25 September 2018
Senior Labour figures delivered a raft of local government-related policy announcements at their ...
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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.
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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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