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POLICY AND POLITICS

Right to Buy reforms confirmed

By William Eichler | 28 April 2026

Ministers have confirmed sweeping reforms to Right to Buy, tightening eligibility rules and reducing discounts in a bid to protect England’s depleted social housing stock.

HOUSING

Lessons from consumer regulation

By Catherine Little | 23 April 2026

Catherine Little looks at what can be gleaned from the Regulator of Social Housing’s inspections ...

HOUSING

Accelerating housebuilding and overcoming delivery obstacles

By Michael O’Doherty | 12 March 2026

Michael O’Doherty introduces a new webinar series exploring the enablers of successful council-le...

SOCIAL HOUSING

Ambition meets reality: Can local authorities deliver the supported housing strategy?

By Charlotte Cook | 23 February 2026

The Government has published its long-awaited strategy on supported housing. It is big on ambitio...

HOUSING

Regulator hits county council with lowest grading

By William Eichler | 12 February 2026

Northumberland CC has been issued with a C4 grading for its social housing - the lowest possible ...

SOCIAL HOUSING

Government plans for rent convergence fall short of sector demands

By Paul Marinko | 30 January 2026

The Government has failed to meet sector demands on rent convergence, despite the financial press...

HOUSING

Government boosts incentive for councils to build homes

By Paul Marinko | 28 January 2026

Councils are to be freed up to build and manage up to 1,000 homes without having to open a Housin...

HOUSING

London's affordable housing failing to keep pace with need

By William Eichler | 27 January 2026

The capital's affordable housing system is failing to keep pace with need despite investment, acc...

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

Genuinely local government could be lost to regionalism in the name of 'devolution'

By Cllr Richard Wright | 26 January 2026

'Around the world we see horrifying examples of central government overreach. Such awful things m...

HOUSING

Police probe Barking and Dagenham housing fraud

By Joe Lepper | 22 January 2026

Police are investigating allegations of housing fraud involving hundreds of properties owned by B...

HOUSING

Scottish councils failing to spend house building funds

By Neil Merrick | 21 January 2026

Councils and housing associations in Scotland are failing to spend significant sums put aside for...