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house building

June 22, 2020

100,000 social homes a year needed as part of COVID-19 recovery, say councils

Delivering 100,000 new high-quality social homes each year would bring significant benefits to the national economy, says the Local Government Association.
February 21, 2020

More than a million homes with planning permission not yet built

Councils are calling on the Government to give them powers to take action over unbuilt land which has planning permission.
March 16, 2019

Councils to use borrowing powers to accelerate homebuilding programmes

New powers to borrow and invest in housing look set to be used by the majority of councils but further reforms are needed to spark a genuine renaissance of social housing, a survey by the Local Government Association reveals.
February 16, 2019

Building social housing over 20 years 'could have saved renters £1.8 billion'

Building government-funded social rent homes would have cut billions from the housing benefit bill, provided higher disposable income for tenants and generated significant economic returns, new analysis reveals.
January 14, 2019

England’s housing squeeze leaves 1.7 million families sharing in private rented sector

The number of families sharing a privately rented home in England has trebled since 1991.
September 13, 2018

UK near bottom of OECD rankings for national investment

Analysis published by the TUC reveals that the UK ranks close to the bottom of OECD countries for economic investment.
August 26, 2018

Over 123,000 children have spent school holidays in temporary accomodation

The Local Government Association has warned that the numbers of homeless children housed by councils in temporary accommodation has increased by 76 per cent in the last seven years.
May 29, 2018

Conservative councillors urge Government to invest more in low-cost rented homes

Over 70 per cent of Conservative council leaders who responded to a new poll warn that current Government investment will not deliver enough low-cost rented homes in their area.
April 18, 2018

Up to a third of millennials face renting from cradle to grave

Policy makers need to radically reform the private rental sector to make it fit for raising children and retirement because a generation of young people face the prospect of never owning their own home, according to a new report published by the Resolution Foundation.
March 23, 2018

Responses to new statistics on homelessness in England

The Chartered Institute of Housing says government investment in building new homes has plummeted while spending on housing benefit has soared.