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Coverage of the government's devolution announcement 

Coverage of the government's devolution announcement 

There has been widespread national, regional, trade and broadcast coverage of the government’s announcement on devolving a share of income tax revenue for mayors across England.  BBC News Online, Financial Times, The I Paper andThe Guardian all run pieces noting that mayors …

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Permitted development rights

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 16 December 2024 - Categories: Housing, Planning, Uncategorized

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. …

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Response to Centre for Cities report

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 3 December 2024 - Categories: Housing

There has been widespread media reporting following the publication of a Centre for Cities report focusing on the government’s housing targets. This government is clear it will deliver 1.5 million homes over this Parliament and fix the housing crisis, but …

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Radical action to speed up removal of unsafe cladding announced

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 2 December 2024 - Categories: Building safety

There has been widespread coverage following the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government’s publication of the Remediation Acceleration Plan today (2 December 2024) This was picked up in print and online by the BBC, FT, I, Guardian, Mirror, LBC, …

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Local Government Policy Statement

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 29 November 2024 - Categories: Local government

Council Tax Following the publication of the Local Government Policy Statement for 2025-2026, there has been speculative media coverage that councils will be able to increase council tax above the 5% threshold. The government is committed to keeping taxes on …

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Leasehold reforms to improve millions of lives

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 22 November 2024 - Categories: Housing

Yesterday, 21st November, the Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook provided an update to the House on sweeping reforms starting in the new year to improve the lives of millions of existing leaseholders, and a timeline of vital steps being taken over …

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Warm Homes Plan and heat pumps

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 21 November 2024 - Categories: Housing, Planning

There has been widespread coverage in national media following the launch of the Warm Homes Plan by DESNZ. The Plan will help people find ways to save money on energy bills and deliver warmer, cleaner energy to heat homes, with …

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Overdue Right to Buy reforms to protect social housing

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 21 November 2024 - Categories: Housing

There has been widespread national and trade coverage following the launch of the Right to Buy consultation yesterday, proposing reforms to the scheme to protect and reverse the decline in much need council housing. This was picked up in The …

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Young people experiencing homelessness this Christmas

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 20 November 2024 - Categories: Homelessness, Housing

There is media coverage of data from the charity Centrepoint, who estimate almost 23,000 young people could face homelessness across England this Christmas. This has been reported in outlets including the Independent, LBC, Free Radio and the Express and Star. …

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Response to reporting on council tax

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 14 November 2024 - Categories: Council finance

There has been speculation and media coverage on upcoming levels of council tax. The government has confirmed it will be continuing the previous government’s policy of a core council tax cap of 3%, and an additional 2% for local authorities …

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£10 Million Winter Fund Launched to Protect Rough Sleepers

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 7 November 2024 - Categories: Homelessness

Yesterday we launched an emergency £10 million fund to support rough sleepers this winter. As the coldest months of the year approach, this funding will go direct to councils with the highest need and support thousands of the most vulnerable …

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