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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 ambition yet pushes the actual workload onto already stretched local authorities, says Charlotte Cook.
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...
HOUSING
Funded support for the homes we need to build
By Adele Gritten | 15 January 2026
The Council Housebuilding Support Service is helping to remove the barriers to creating more soci...
HOUSING
Tensions rise over out of area placements
By Paul Marinko | 14 January 2026
Council relations have strained over housing placements, with some authorities accused of ‘cleans...
HOUSING
Housing approvals drop in final quarter of 2025
By Paul Marinko | 06 January 2026
New data has revealed the number of housing projects granted approval dropped by 17% in the last ...
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West Oxfordshire District Council is seeking an exceptional and forward-thinking Director of Place Apply for this job
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