Local Government Association Archives - Page 7 of 8

LGA responds to Prime Minister’s housing announcement

|Date: 27 June, 2019

LGA responds to Prime Minister’s housing announcement

Responding to the Prime Minister’s call for new design laws to ensure high-quality homes and a pledge for ...

Responding to the Prime Minister’s call for new design laws to ensure high-quality homes and a pledge for more social housing, the LGA’s Housing spokesman, Cllr Martin Tett, said: “There is a critical ...

27 June, 2019
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LGA responds to PAC report on government targets, planning and house market

|Date: 26 June, 2019

LGA responds to PAC report on government targets, planning and house market

Responding to a report by the Public Accounts Committee warning that the Government housebuilding target ...

Responding to a report by the Public Accounts Committee warning that the Government housebuilding target is in “jeopardy”, LGA Housing spokesman Cllr Martin Tett said: “The last time the country built ...

26 June, 2019
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Residents encouraged to have their say to improve building safety

|Date: 6 June, 2019

Residents encouraged to have their say to improve building safety

Government is inviting views on a new building safety regime, as it seeks to bring forward new legislatio ...

Government is inviting views on a new building safety regime, as it seeks to bring forward new legislation to keep residents safe. The Grenfell Tower fire on 14th June 2017 resulted in the greatest lo ...

6 June, 2019
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LGA responds to the Affordable Housing Commission’s latest report

|Date: 6 June, 2019

LGA responds to the Affordable Housing Commission’s latest report

Why is housing unaffordable? The Affordable Housing Commission’s latest report says 4.8 million people fa ...

Why is housing unaffordable? The Affordable Housing Commission’s latest report says 4.8 million people face housing affordability problems. In the report’s Introduction, it says: ‘The evidence and arg ...

6 June, 2019
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Government to fund and speed up vital cladding replacement

|Date: 9 May, 2019

Government to fund and speed up vital cladding replacement

Around £200m will be made available to remove and replace unsafe cladding from around 170 privately owned ...

Around £200m will be made available to remove and replace unsafe cladding from around 170 privately owned high-rise buildings. The Government has stepped in to speed up vital cladding replacement by f ...

9 May, 2019
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‘Local Authority Spending on Homelessness’ report highlights the significant barriers facing councils

|Date: 24 April, 2019

‘Local Authority Spending on Homelessness’ report highlights the significant barriers facing councils

Nine years of government cuts have left local services for single homeless people with a shocking £1bn a ...

Nine years of government cuts have left local services for single homeless people with a shocking £1bn a year funding gap, according to major new research commissioned by St Mungo’s and Homeless Link. ...

24 April, 2019
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Supplementary Guidance | Engaging and empowering tenants in council-owned housing

|Date: 16 April, 2019

Supplementary Guidance | Engaging and empowering tenants in council-owned housing

Engaging and empowering tenants in council-owned housing highlights the crucial role of local leadership ...

Engaging and empowering tenants in council-owned housing highlights the crucial role of local leadership in developing a culture of tenant involvement. The report explores what ‘good’ involvement look ...

16 April, 2019
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LGA responds to Hamptons International Housing report

|Date: 8 April, 2019

LGA responds to Hamptons International Housing report

LGA says government needs to use the Spending Review to support a more affordable housebuilding offer and ...

LGA says government needs to use the Spending Review to support a more affordable housebuilding offer and give councils the funding and powers to resume their historic role as major housebuilders. Cll ...

8 April, 2019
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Sector welcomes Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme but calls for new longer-term funding deal

|Date: 14 March, 2019

Sector welcomes Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme but calls for new longer-term funding deal

The £3bn Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme is welcome, however there are calls for a new longer-term ‘inf ...

The £3bn Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme is welcome, however there are calls for a new longer-term ‘infrastructure style’ funding model to be introduced for affordable housing to address the housing ...

14 March, 2019
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Tougher sprinkler rules needed, councils and fire authorities urge

|Date: 12 March, 2019

Tougher sprinkler rules needed, councils and fire authorities urge

Tougher sprinkler rules must be introduced to ensure fire safety in high-rise buildings and care homes, t ...

Tougher sprinkler rules must be introduced to ensure fire safety in high-rise buildings and care homes, the Local Government Association urges at its annual fire conference today. The LGA is calling f ...

12 March, 2019
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