The critical lack of affordable homes
North Yorkshire can lay claim to being one of the most desirable places to live in the country, from its rolling Dales to the bleak beauty of its moorlands and the breathtaking coastal scenery.
housing
Social rent cap ‘could cost councils £3bn’
Capping social housing rent increases at 5 per cent a year could cost councils more than £3 billion in five years, the LGA has warned.
Leaky homes ‘could cost taxpayers billions’
New LGA analysis suggests poorly insulated homes will leak £12.7 billion of energy over the next two years.
Expert help to overcome housing challenges
Councils can apply for up to £20,000 from an LGA programme to pay for independent experts to help with housing projects
Councils as place shapers
In our engagement with Parliament and the new Government, the LGA has been making the case that councils play a vital role in steering economic development.
£6 billion in Right to Buy discounts ‘threaten scheme’
Almost £6 billion has been given out in discounts through the Right to Buy scheme since the size of the discount was increased in 2012, leaving councils in England struggling to rebuild homes as quickly as they are being sold.
£40 million to release brownfield sites for new homes
Councils in England can bid for a share of a £180 million fund designed to transform disused urban sites into new homes and create jobs.
Leaky homes costing poorest families £250 a year
Three million ‘fuel poor’ households are having to pay an extra £250 a year on average on fuel bills because of poorly insulated homes, analysis by the LGA has shown.
Polluted rivers ‘halt house building’
New LGA analysis shows that more than 7 per cent of England’s planned house building cannot go ahead because of rising pollution levels in rivers.
Right to buy extended to housing associations
Around 2.5 million housing association tenants in England are to be given the right to buy their homes at a discounted price, with government pledging to build a new social home for every one sold.