Local government entities are under serious financial pressure, and procurement is tasked with helping to reduce spend.
24/09/2021 - 14:44
Labour is pledging to reveal ground-breaking plans to build more affordable housing and give first time buyers a fairer deal.
23/09/2021 - 11:28
The Kerslake Commission has made 12 recommendations to the government as part of its final report on tackling rough sleeping.
21/09/2021 - 09:48
A fully funded programme to insulate homes and swap gas boilers for low-carbon heating sources could deliver huge economic and social benefits.
20/09/2021 - 14:14
The LGA is launching the fifth year of the Housing Advisers Programme, an innovative scheme to help councils overcome housing challenges.
17/09/2021 - 09:36
The government is being urged to create 250,000 new homes for key workers as a reward for their efforts during the pandemic.
14/09/2021 - 08:36
Leaders in Greater Manchester have thrown their support behind the city-region’s first ever Homelessness Prevention Strategy.
09/09/2021 - 10:12
A report sets out how the LGA’s sector support programme is sharing learning from Everyone In to help eliminate rough sleeping for good.
01/09/2021 - 11:52
The current plan to resettle Afghan refugees has come under fire from councils who have criticised a ‘lack of clarity’ from central government.
01/09/2021 - 09:30
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has agreed a new deal with the government to fund thousands of council and other genuinely affordable homes.
31/08/2021 - 07:24
There has been a surge of almost 225 per cent in homes converted from barns and farm buildings without planning permission in the past five years.
31/08/2021 - 07:13
Thousands of people will be helped onto the housing ladder as funding worth £8.6 billion is allocated across the country.
27/08/2021 - 09:50
Fewer than one in four homeless people housed by the government's Everyone In scheme have moved into permanent accommodation.
25/08/2021 - 10:51
A group of consumer and industry groups have warned that the decarbonisation of 29 million homes at risk due to significant gaps in net-zero plans.
24/08/2021 - 14:36
Cornwall Council has restated its commitment to helping residents affected by the unprecedented pressure on housing in the region.
24/08/2021 - 10:51
Hackney Council has said that proposed planning reforms will undermine local democracy, fail to tackle the housing crisis and lead to poorer quality new development.
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