Reports yesterday suggested that 22 areas across England will have their elections delayed. This is pure speculation. So far we have had responses from a fraction of the councils that are due to hold their elections in May this year. …
Yesterday, we launched a major consultation on a revamped National Planning Policy Framework – the most significant rewrite of planning rules in over a decade – to accelerate the delivery of 1.5 million homes this Parliament. The reforms will unlock new jobs, infrastructure, and clean energy, while …
Today, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced planned reforms to provide local authorities with powers to clean up local politics. This responds to the challenges local authorities have faced since the Localism Act in 2011, which has …
There has been widespread national, trade and broadcast coverage on the department’s announcement on the Renters’ Rights Bill receiving Royal Assent. England’s 11 million private renters will have significant increase to their rights in a generation as the government’s Renters’ Rights Bill …
There has been widespread national, regional and broadcast coverage today on the department’s announcement on new laws now in force protecting social housing tenants from emergency hazards and damp and mould. Awaab’s Law is a legacy to two-year-old Awaab Ishak who …
This week the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced the Pride in Place Programme, a landmark £5 billion initiative that will see money handed to communities to invest in their priorities and revitalise high streets over the …
There has been media coverage today following a report in the Telegraph speculating on the government’s approach to tackling anti-Muslim hatred. The government is firmly committed to tackling all forms of hatred and division, including the unacceptable rise in anti-Muslim …
There has been some press coverage over the weekend relating to permitted development rights. There is a suggestion in an article that PDRs could have been banned in the recent update to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) last week. …
The New Towns Taskforce held its first meeting this week in the post-war new town of Milton Keynes. At the meeting, it was confirmed eight industry experts now have a seat at the table alongside Chair, Sir Michael Lyons, and …
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said: “Today is a day for the bereaved, the survivors, residents in the immediate community and a day for remembering the 72 innocent people who lost their lives. Children, families, friends and neighbours who died …