VE Day: Council duties under the Armed Forces Covenant
As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under the Armed Forces Covenant.
Rural areas deprived of affordable homes, says Princess Anne
02/05/2025 HRH The Princess Royal has highlighted the urgency of the rural housing crisis, following statistics that reveal waiting lists for affordable rural housing increased by 20% between 2020-2023. |
Starmer: 100 new towns under consideration
13/02/2025 Proposals for new towns on more than 100 sites have been submitted as part of what the PM calls the ‘largest housebuilding programme since the post-war era.’ |
Budget: Chancellor confirms Right to Buy overhaul
30/10/2024 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a raft of measures to tackle the ‘desperate lack of affordable housing’ including reform of the Right to Buy scheme. |
Planning reforms ‘not sufficient’ for homes target
12/09/2024 The Government will not meet its target of building 1.5 million homes over the parliament without investing in affordable housing, according to a new report. |
Affordable housing at risk in cash-strapped council areas
10/09/2024 Half of the councils most impacted by austerity have not built any affordable homes using contributions from private developers since 2010, a think-tank has found. |
Liverpool seeks Festival Gardens developer after £60m clean-up
04/09/2024 Liverpool City Council is set to start searching for a housing developer for a 28-acre site it spent £60m cleaning up. |
Manchester councillors approve 71-storey tower
30/08/2024 Councillors in Manchester have approved plans for five new skyscrapers that will provide no affordable housing among 2,388 flats. |
Bromley first to approve John Lewis homes
26/07/2024 Councillors have approved retailer John Lewis’ plans to build a housing block above a Waitrose store in Bromley town centre. |
North Yorkshire aims to build 500 council homes
20/05/2024 North Yorkshire Council has published its first housing strategy, which includes an ambition to build 500 council homes over five years. |
Prince William announces 24 homes for homeless people
19/02/2024 Prince William has announced plans to build 24 homes to temporarily house homeless people on Duchy of Cornwall land. |
£3bn boost to affordable homes fund
12/02/2024 An additional £3bn is now available to build and improve affordable housing in England. |
Council sells former HQ site for £6m
17/01/2024 Adur District Council has sold the site of its former civic centre for £6m to affordable housing provider The Hyde Group. |
Council defeated over brownfield housing site
20/10/2023 Developers have successfully appealed to the Government after Coventry’s planning committee rejected plans to build 690 homes. |
