10 ways councils are making budgets go further
Discover 10 ways councils are stretching budgets further, from digital transformation and energy efficiency to community partnerships and data-driven decision-making.
Brighton and Hove back £50m spend to combat housing ‘disaster’
27/10/2025 Brighton and Hove City Council is to invest £50m to deliver more social and affordable housing. |
CIL funds are not reaching communities due to 'systemic problems'
17/10/2025 A new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has identified ‘a number of problems' with Community Infrastructure Levies (CIL) and other developer contribution systems, which means cash has failed to reach local communities. |
Council greenlights John Lewis rental home project
10/10/2025 John Lewis’ plans to deliver 170 new homes in Reading have been unanimously supported by the council. |
Charity calls for ‘ambitious’ brownfield housing targets
24/09/2025 Brownfield land could provide nearly 1.5 million new homes to help meet the Government’s goals, figures have revealed. |
Local plan to boost affordable homes in Manchester
11/09/2025 Manchester City Council unveils 15-year plan to deliver homes, jobs, and green spaces. |
Councils call for restrictions on office-to-home conversions
01/09/2025 Local authority leaders are calling on the Government to limit office-to-residential conversions, warning they are undermining affordable housing delivery. |
Call for one hundred thousand high-quality council homes
14/08/2025 Council housing stock in the UK must be ‘replenished’ and improved in design, a think tank has argued. |
RTB reduced council wealth by billions, says think tank
04/08/2025 The Right to Buy (RTB) scheme resulted in councils handing over £82bn to tenants, think tank says. |
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. |
