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.
Whitehall’s housing policy ‘in need of demolition’, report says
12/05/2016 The Government should take urgent action to deliver affordable housing, councils warn. |
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Housing bill ‘death knell’ for social housing, shadow minister says
12/05/2016 The government’s Housing and Planning Bill is the ‘death knell’ for social housing in England, the shadow housing minister claims. |
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Boost for self-builders from new registers
05/02/2016 The Government has launched new registers designed to help self-builders find suitable plots of land. |
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Hand communities more power over services and pubs, say MPs
03/02/2015 Communities should be given more power to shape local services, save pubs from closure and build housing, MPs have said. |
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11 councils share £550k for self-building boost
30/09/2014 Ministers have named 11 councils that will share half a million pounds to support self-builders get housing projects off the ground. |
