Protecting the public realm without shutting it down
As Martyn's Law approaches, this free special report from LocalGov and Hill & Smith sets out how councils can protect public spaces without shutting them down.
Good governance key to delivering more social homes, says regulator
09/09/2025 The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has highlighted the importance of strong governance in ensuring tenants have access to more and better homes. |
‘Very serious failings’ found in council’s social housing
27/08/2025 Arun District Council’s housing service has been hit with the regulator’s lowest rating after inspectors uncovered ‘very serious failings’. |
Lloyds social housing ad branded ‘misleading’
22/08/2025 A Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) advert stating that the lender had provided £19.5bn to social housing projects has been banned by the advertising watchdog. |
Council home sell-offs to outpace new builds eightfold
21/08/2025 Local authorities in England are set to lose over eight times as many council homes in 2025/26 as were completed the previous year, think tank has estimated. |
Tenancy fraud punished in Hackney
15/08/2025 Several council houses have been taken from fraudulent tenants who were revealed to own multiple properties. |
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. |
