Calls for £1.3bn fund to buy-up private housing for social rent

23/09/2020

A £1.3bn National Housing Conversion Fund would create 42,500 new affordable homes and 9,300 new jobs, according to a new report.

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Politics and Policy

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Tens of thousands of homes built after ‘bypassing’ planning system

Informal childcare exempt from local lockdown rules

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Human Resources

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Four-day week in public sector could create 500,000 new jobs, think tank argues

London boroughs meet digital apprentices target

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Finance

Manchester councils secure funding for clean energy project

Leaders call for a ring-fenced Sports Recovery Fund

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Welsh sport and leisure sector welcomes £14m recovery funding

Transformation

Charity warns many council websites are still inaccessible

Calls for £1.3bn fund to buy-up private housing for social rent

Councils urged to combine employment support into homelessness services

Manchester CC launches consultation on 270 home regeneration proposal

Health and Social Care

Starmer vows to tackle the 'decade of drift' on sorting social care

Cold and damp homes putting millions more at risk of COVID-19, report warns

Report highlights impact of 'broken' food system

Care workers to receive free PPE over winter

Public Property

Northampton BC buys M&S building for £1.45m

Study promotes ‘systemic change’ within the private rented sector

Funding boost to unlock surplus land for housing

Government commits extra investment to house prison leavers

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This issue of Public Property examines how how flexible workspaces can lead the way in regeneration for local authorities, Why local authority intervention is key to successful urban regeneration schemes and if the Government’s challenge of embracing beauty is an opportunity for communities.

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