Polluted rivers ‘halt house building’
New LGA analysis shows that more than 7 per cent of England’s planned house building cannot go ahead because of rising pollution levels in rivers.
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18,000 affordable homes ‘lost’ to permitted development
More than 18,000 affordable houses have been lost as a result of office-to-residential conversions under permitted development.
Health and safety concerns for private renters
Councils increasingly do not have the capacity and capability to provide ‘appropriate and consistent protection for private renters’, according to a new report from the Public Accounts Committee.
‘A better deal for renters’
Private sector renters and social housing tenants will enjoy additional protections as a result of new legislation proposed in the Queen’s Speech.
Delivering on a collective vision
The LGA’s inaugural Urban Summit discussed the future of our cities.
Supported housing changes to help vulnerable residents
A package of measures designed to put an end to dishonest landlords exploiting some of the most vulnerable people in society has been announced by the Government.
Developers ‘must pay’ cladding bills
Developers have been warned by the Government that they must pay to fix the cladding crisis.
Private tenants face rise in homelessness
More than 4,000 households living in the private sector were threatened with homelessness between July and September last year – an increase of almost 60 per cent from the same quarter the previous year.
Tax loophole on second homes closed
Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to pay, under tough new measures announced by the Government
Lords report calls for action on housing crisis
The Lords Built Environment Committee has called on the Government to address barriers to building much-needed new homes.