All local authorities articles
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CommentNow Reform UK are serious contenders, should the built environment despair or rejoice?
A government led by Nigel Farage would probably move faster on planning than its predecessors, but he may well find reality is harder to control than rhetoric, writes Richard Steer
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CommentWhat Wren’s exit tells us about the professional indemnity insurance market
The mutual insurer’s decision to wind down reflects a system stretched by cladding claims, extended liabilities and shifting regulation. Denise Chevin argues we need to find a way to share risk more fairly
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CommentWill government’s aspirations for good design be derailed by under-resourced planning departments?
Pro-building planning reforms are undoubtedly a good thing for our industry but we must be careful to ensure that legitimate community concerns can still be heard, writes Denise Chevin
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CommentHow Cornwall cracked the procurement code to deliver maximum local economic impact
When Cornwall Council set out to boost its local economy through capital delivery, it did not just tender a framework, it reimagined how public money could work harder for local communities. The resulting joint venture created a blueprint for local delivery which delivers the government’s goal of “getting Britain building” ...
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NewsCouncils holding £8bn of builder contributions meant for vital infrastructure, says HBF
Local authorities hit hard by the housing crisis are sitting on the highest sums of affordable home funding
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FeaturesInvestigation: how are councils assessing the risks of uPVC cladding in low-rise housing after the Barnet fire?
When a fire in 2023 destroyed four terraced houses Barnet Council brought the housing sector’s attention to an overlooked fire safety issue: the use of uPVC cladding in low-rise homes. Have other councils heeded its warning? Olivia Barber launched a Freedom of Information investigation to find out
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NewsDLUHC targets 8,000 new homes through latest £80m brownfield funding pot
Local authorities encouraged to bid for funds to bring derelict sites back into use
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FeaturesWhat happens to development plans when a council goes ‘bankrupt’?
When a section 114 ‘bankruptcy’ notice is put in place, a council’s non-statutory services are restricted and housebuilding ‘goes to the back of the queue’. Yet the growing number of councils in this situation are finding ways to carry on building
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NewsNottingham City Council declares itself ‘bankrupt’ over £23m budget black hole
Council also issued a section 114 notice two years ago when it unlawfully used housing revenue funds to support other finances
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NewsFusion21 launches £250m repairs and maintenance framework
Framework to supply housing assocaitions and local authorities across country
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NewsGovernment to unveil planning overhaul
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick to spell out plans later today
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News'Think of local communities', Brokenshire tells housing developers
Housing secretary says focus shouldn’t just be on numbers of homes being built
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NewsGalliford Try to build new Ealing council HQ
Contractor signs deal to build £275m mixed-use scheme including 470 homes
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NewsScape boss calls for more council homes as number built falls of a cliff
Government data shows number of homes built for social rent has slumped 78% in a decade
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NewsGovernment's housebuilding target in danger of becoming a 'pipedream'
DCLG data shows net additional housing grew by just 2% in 2017/18
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NewsLendlease sues council that scrapped £2bn housing deal
But Haringey says its agreement was conditional and only owes contractor £500,000 for half the costs
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NewsMinisters extend probe to non-ACM cladding
Government set to ban aluminium composite material cladding but looking into other potentially flammable finishes
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NewsLeeds mixed-use scheme gets green light
City council approves development of six-acre site in Leeds’ South Bank district
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NewsShortlisted regions for £840m government transport fund revealed
Ten areas in the running for cash boost
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NewsKeepmoat posts record turnover
Housebuilder set to build more than 4,000 units as it reports profit up by 22%