Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
11/07/2016 - 10:36
Neighbourhood Plans continue to gather interest with the news that the initiative has now broken through the 200 mark.
01/07/2016 - 14:45
Barking and Dagenham Council has launched its own ‘right to invest’ plan, to enable tenants to buy a stake in their home.
23/06/2016 - 09:57
Sir Edward Lister has been appointed the new chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
23/06/2016 - 09:50
Sadiq Khan has said that he will review the capital’s housing zone scheme in an attempt to bring about the availability of affordable housing.
23/06/2016 - 09:42
A report has called on local government to make land available for groups who desire to establish cohousing communities.
21/06/2016 - 10:06
York City Council has revealed in its Local Plan that it has earmarked land which it intends to build 10,700 new homes upon, by 2037.
14/06/2016 - 11:18
A scheme set up by Enfield Council to reduce how much is spent on accommodation for vulnerable families has reportedly saved almost £1 million.
08/06/2016 - 10:53
Councils are calling for supported housing to be exempt from the housing benefit cap to prevent the most vulnerable people from losing their homes.
27/05/2016 - 09:07
New figures released by the DCLG have revealed that the number of newly built homes is at the highest level since 2009.
26/05/2016 - 11:42
1,000 new homes are to built in London as part of two multi-million pound deals.
23/05/2016 - 12:38
According to research conducted by Shelter, a number of councils are unlawfully moving homeless families into temporary accommodation outside their own boroughs.
23/05/2016 - 12:34
A report published by Centre for Policy Studies has advised that ‘pink zones’, a less regulated system, should be used instead of the current planning system, in order to successfully boost new housing.
18/05/2016 - 12:45
The government’s commitment to increased devolution of powers to local areas, including the Northern Powerhouse, was included in the Queen’s Speech.
17/05/2016 - 10:43
Pembrokeshire council is set to approve a planning application submitted by Pembrokeshire Housing Association, in a move that could boost affordable housing in the area.
16/05/2016 - 11:56
Following weeks of resistance in the House of Lords, the new Housing and Planning Bill has received Royal Assent.
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