Local Government Association Archives - Page 6 of 8

LGA – Boom in barns converted into homes fuels rural fears

|Date: 26 September, 2019

LGA – Boom in barns converted into homes fuels rural fears

Rural towns and villages are missing out on vital infrastructure and local services such as roads, school ...

Rural towns and villages are missing out on vital infrastructure and local services such as roads, schools and GP surgeries, due to an increase of almost 230% in barns and farm buildings being convert ...

26 September, 2019
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LGA sets out Queen’s Speech seven-point plan to boost public services

|Date: 25 September, 2019

LGA sets out Queen’s Speech seven-point plan to boost public services

The Queen’s Speech needs to reignite the devolution process to ensure all parts of England reap the benef ...

The Queen’s Speech needs to reignite the devolution process to ensure all parts of England reap the benefits of having greater powers and funding to improve services such as housing, transport, housin ...

25 September, 2019
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Poor housing set to contribute to almost one million more older people suffering falls-related injuries

|Date: 13 September, 2019

Poor housing set to contribute to almost one million more older people suffering falls-related injuries

New report authored by former Treasury economist calls for 30,000 additional homes for later living every ...

New report authored by former Treasury economist calls for 30,000 additional homes for later living every year to boost mental and physical health of older people. The NHS could be overwhelmed by near ...

13 September, 2019
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Taxation transparency is good for communities

|Date: 3 September, 2019

Taxation transparency is good for communities

The Government has brought in new rules requiring all local authorities in England to publish full detail ...

The Government has brought in new rules requiring all local authorities in England to publish full details of how much money they receive from developers to fund local infrastructure. This welcomed mo ...

3 September, 2019
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Right to Buy rules undermining council efforts to boost housebuilding

|Date: 23 August, 2019

Right to Buy rules undermining council efforts to boost housebuilding

Housebuilding efforts by councils — who built more homes last year than they have for a quarter of a cent ...

Housebuilding efforts by councils — who built more homes last year than they have for a quarter of a century — risk being undermined without reform to the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme in next month’s Spe ...

23 August, 2019
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Tackling the crisis of family homelessness in England

|Date: 21 August, 2019

Tackling the crisis of family homelessness in England

Children’s Commissioner releases report on the plight of homeless children, entitled Bleak Houses, which ...

Children’s Commissioner releases report on the plight of homeless children, entitled Bleak Houses, which addresses the need to tackle the crisis of family homelessness in England. The report highlight ...

21 August, 2019
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More than 300 children face becoming homeless this summer

|Date: 22 July, 2019

More than 300 children face becoming homeless this summer

More than 300 children face becoming homeless during the school holidays this summer as a result of the h ...

More than 300 children face becoming homeless during the school holidays this summer as a result of the housing crisis, the equivalent to a primary school’s worth of children, council leaders warn. Th ...

22 July, 2019
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LGA responds to Written Ministerial Statement on building safety

|Date: 19 July, 2019

LGA responds to Written Ministerial Statement on building safety

LGA responds to the Written Ministerial Statement on building safety from the Secretary of State for Hous ...

LGA responds to the Written Ministerial Statement on building safety from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. Local Government Association’s Building Safety Spokesper ...

19 July, 2019
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Government must embrace MMC or risk missing housing target

|Date: 4 July, 2019

Government must embrace MMC or risk missing housing target

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is urging government to embrace modern methods of ...

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is urging government to embrace modern methods of construction, warning that an over-reliance on traditional building methods will see the UK fa ...

4 July, 2019
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LGA responds to government planning proposals

|Date: 1 July, 2019

LGA responds to government planning proposals

The Local Government Association has responded to proposals by the Government to speed up the planning sy ...

The Local Government Association has responded to proposals by the Government to speed up the planning system as part of an Accelerated Planning Green Paper. The Local Government Association’s Housing ...

1 July, 2019
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