Cherwell District Council is exploring an innovative new approach to helping local people finance self-build homes.
Rural communities will be given more options to convert agricultural buildings into family homes to better meet local housing needs.
Liverpool City Council has approved plans for the construction of three new centres for people with learning disabilities in the city.
Greater Manchester’s leaders have urged Sajid Javid to provide immediate funding to carry out urgent fire safety work to protect hard-pressed residents.
Housing Secretary Sajid Javid warned that councils could be stripped of planning powers if not enough homes are being built in their areas.
The government should strengthen its commitment to delivering affordable housing by amending the definition of affordable housing and the viability test.
Tamara Finkelstein has outlined how councils will share £1 million to identify private high-rise buildings that may be clad in unsafe building materials.
The government has put bereaved families and the community at the heart of deciding what happens to the future of the Grenfell Tower site.
A new report from e3g has claimed that public investment in warm homes in England has been cut by 58 per cent since 2012.
Government figures show that only seven social housing buildings have fully replaced their unsafe cladding in the wake of Grenfell Tower.
Manchester City Council will discuss two new housing schemes that will make affordable homes available for first time buyers.
The UK has the sixth-worst long-term rate of excess winter mortality out of 30 European countries.
Housing Minister Dominic Raab has announced new funding to help speed up planning decisions and help the government deliver, quality new homes.
The LGA has said that rogue landlords who commit housing offences should be fined a minimum of £30,000 by magistrates.
Prisons, Jobcentres and NHS trusts will be among the organisations that have a duty to help those at risk of becoming homeless.