London hosts for Ukrainian refugees dwindle leaving hundreds on the waiting list The conflict has dropped from people’s minds, one charity warns Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022
Levelling Up: Investment zones could lay ground for bonfire of red tape, say planning experts Exclusive: Prospect of wider deregulation looms as local authorities bid for relaxed rules The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022
More families becoming homeless or threatened with homelessness There have been significant rises in households facing homelessness due to fleeing domestic abuse or after receiving a no-fault eviction notice. The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
Affordable homes ‘depressingly unattainable’ and attempts to fix housing crisis ‘not good enough’, say MPs Fewer homes could be completed than currently forecast because of building cost inflation and shortages of materials and labour, National Audit Office warns The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
Government looking at rent rise cap for social housing tenants during cost of living crisis Social landlords ‘very concerned’ at proposals to limit annual rent hike to 3 per cent The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
Rent cap proposed by Government to protect social housing tenants as costs rise Social housing tenants in England could be protected from spiralling rents during the cost-of-living crisis with a cap from next April. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
Government propose rent cap to protect social housing tenants amid cost of living crisis The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) reports that rent increases for people living in social homes could be capped as low as 3% during the next financial year Chronicle Live · Aug 30, 2022
Funding for England’s parks down £330m a year in real terms since 2010 Deep cuts by local authorities leaving green spaces in decline, with poorest areas losing out the most The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022
Man grew cannabis inside derelict court yards away from police station The former magistrates' court has remained derelict since being shut by the Ministry of Justice in January 2017. Liverpool Echo · Aug 10, 2022
Households facing homelessness ‘at highest level since before first lockdown’ Some 74,230 households became homeless or were threatened with homelessness between January and March 2022, official figures show. The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022
Liverpool Council given £70k to support Ukrainian refugees The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is awarding funds Liverpool Echo · Jul 15, 2022
‘A zombie government’: Inside the chaos consuming Whitehall as Boris Johnson resigns The machinery of government has been brought to a screeching halt amid the chaos consuming No 10. Civil servants have been left in a state of paralysis – but what comes next remains just as uncertain The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022
New public buildings to have separate female and male toilets, government announces Goverment say disabled toilet provision will not be affected The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022
Grenfell ‘a tragedy in three acts’ as told by survivor who predicted the blaze Ed Daffarn described Grenfell as a ‘tragedy in three acts’, with the final act being half a decade of ‘betrayal’ by the housing department. The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2022
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2022 Grenfell survivor describes fire as a ‘tragedy in three acts’ Ed Daffarn said the final act is half a decade of ‘betrayal’ by the housing department
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 Jeremy Hunt condemns Government decision to allow gas drilling in rural Surrey The move is also opposed by Conservative-run Surrey County Council.
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022 Government accused by MPs of squandering billions of pounds on ‘levelling up’ The Public Affairs Committee has accused the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities of unfairly allocating funding.
Bristol Post · May 27, 2022 Bristol Reggae Orchestra awarded funding to celebrate Windrush Day 2022 The annual day to celebrate the contributions of the Windrush generation and their descendants has been held nationally since 2018
The Independent UK · May 11, 2022 Tories accused of costing English regions £1bn with ‘broken’ levelling-up pledge The Government has hit back strongly against Labour’s analysis, insisting it is not failing to live up to its promise.
The Independent UK · May 10, 2022 Rental and social housing reforms will put stop to damp and unsafe homes, says Michael Gove Renters Reform Bill and Social Housing Regulation Bill were both announced in Queen’s Speech
Liverpool Echo · Apr 26, 2022 Millions of pounds could be spent to tackle homelessness in Liverpool City Region Combined authority to accept funding when it meets this week
The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022 Safe housing ‘too often out of reach’ for private renters, MPs warn Local authorities face a ‘fragmented and disempowered’ regulatory system, made worse by ‘piecemeal’ interventions, according to a report.
Nottingham Post · Mar 30, 2022 Rogue landlords to be 'publicly named and shamed' for unsafe housing by Government Names would be posted on the official website and social media
Wales Online · Mar 29, 2022 Rogue landlords in England will be 'named and shamed' under new rules Changes aim to better hold those providing sub-standard social housing to account
Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2022 Rogue landlords to be 'publicly named and shamed' in crackdown on unsafe housing The renting reforms, to be delivered through legislation, will involve publicly shaming failing landlords on the Government's website and social media channels