housing - first magazine for councillors

A young boy sitting on his own on a blanket in a large hall looking at a mobile phone

Asylum and resettlement

Funding and flexibilities are needed to secure affordable accommodation for Afghan families.

57,000 Right to Buy homes ‘will not be replaced’

A further 57,000 social homes in England will be lost to Right to Buy by the end of the decade, with no region or local authority capable of providing one-to-one replacements.

‘Perfect storm’ for homelessness services

by The Editorial Team

Some councils are ‘still not getting it right’ when it comes to preventing people from becoming homeless, according to a report from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

Person's hand drawing on a plan of a housing development

Evaluating the health effects of urban development

by Eleanor Eaton, Dr Alistair Hunt and Daniel Black

Poor-quality urban environments have substantial impacts on public and planetary health – something of which local planners and public health teams will be well aware.

Close-up of hand using scourer/sponger to wipe away condensation on the inside of a window with mould on the ledge

‘More’ damp and mould in private housing

by The Editorial Team

More than half of private renters – including 1.6 million children – are living in excessively cold, damp or mouldy homes, according to Citizens Advice.

Housing for older people

by Councillor Michael Hardware

We are failing to meet the housing needs of older people.

Housebuilding targets ‘no longer compulsory’

by The Editorial Team

Nationally set housebuilding targets will no longer be mandatory, following changes to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill currently before Parliament.

Funding for housing experts announced

by The Editorial Team

Twenty-one councils have been successful in their applications to the LGA’s 2022/23 Housing Advisers Programme (HAP), an innovative scheme to help councils overcome housing challenges in their local areas.