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Skyscraper proposals spark concern amongst residents

15/07/2025

Salford City Council is set to discuss proposals for the third tallest skyscraper in the UK.

Council backs women-only housing development

18/06/2025

A new women-only housing block in Acton is set to provide 102 affordable flats for those ‘disproportionately affected’ by the housing crisis.

New housebuilding rules to offset ‘years of inaction’

23/05/2025

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner tells housebuilders to ‘get on and build’ as the Government introduces delivery timeframes for developers.

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.

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LGOF: Will it work?

Dr Jonathan Carr-West, LGIU, discusses the Local Government Outcomes Framework (LGOF), the latest instalment in the history of local government accountability.
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