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.
housing
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.
A strong voice for residents
South Holland District Council has piloted a new LGA peer challenge on social housing management.
Making progress on housing and planning
There has been a flurry of government announcements in respect of housing and planning that, taken in the round, have started to address some of the issues that have long concerned the LGA and councils.
Right to buy makes it harder to find homes
I have been greatly concerned about the recent announcement to extend the Right to Buy scheme to social housing providers.
Building better places in York
Affordable and zero-carbon homes are at the heart of the city’s new housing programme.
Action on exempt housing
Improvements are needed to ensure vulnerable residents get the support they expect and need.
Accessible homes
Councils share the collective national ambition to tackle the country’s housing shortage, and our goals can only be achieved by strong national and local leadership working together.
18,000 affordable homes ‘lost’ to permitted development
More than 18,000 affordable houses have been lost as a result of office-to-residential conversions under permitted development.
Health and safety concerns for private renters
Councils increasingly do not have the capacity and capability to provide ‘appropriate and consistent protection for private renters’, according to a new report from the Public Accounts Committee.