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Government champions innovation in bid to build well-designed homes
Ministers call on industry to embrace the latest innovations to make sure we are building the good quality homes that our country needs.
Ministry of Housing,
Communities &
Local Government
Historic statue of suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett unveiled in Parliament Square
A statue of Millicent Fawcett has been unveiled in a ceremony attended by the Prime Minister, the Communities Secretary, and the Mayor of London.
Government to professionalise the estate agent market
New measures will be introduced to professionalise the estate agent market, driving up standards and bringing an end to ‘rogue managing agents’.
Government consults on proposals to toughen rules on building safety
Consultation will look at restricting or banning the use of ‘desktop studies’ as a way of assessing the fire performance of external cladding systems.
Building Safety Programme
A co-ordinated national response to the fire at Grenfell Tower.
Grenfell Tower
Information relating to the fire at Grenfell Tower.
Latest
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Building safety: independent expert advisory panel
- updated
- Collection
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Building safety: Independent Expert Advisory Panel’s statement on BS8414 test
- published
- Policy paper
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European Structural and Investment Funds full application
- updated
- Guidance
What we do
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's (formerly the Department for Communities and Local Government) job is to create great places to live and work, and to give more power to local people to shape what happens in their area.
MHCLG is a ministerial department, supported by 12 agencies and public bodies.
Documents
Our announcements
Our consultations
Our publications
Our statistics
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Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2018 to 2019 (revised)
- National Statistics
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Right to Buy sales in England: October to December 2017
- Official Statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Melanie Dawes CB
Permanent Secretary
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Jo Farrar
Director General, Local Government and Public Services
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Helen MacNamara
Director General, Housing
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Simon Ridley
Director General, Decentralisation and Growth
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Rachel McLean
Director General, Chief Financial Officer
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Lise-Anne Boissiere
Director, Strategy, Communications and Private Office
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Christine Hewitt
Director, People, Capability and Change
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Nick Markham
Lead Non-Executive Director
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Daniel Morley
Non-Executive Director
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Mary Ney
Non-Executive Director
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Pam Chesters CBE
Non-Executive Director
Special representatives
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The Rt Hon Sir Eric Pickles
United Kingdom Special Envoy for post-Holocaust issues
Contact MHCLG
Office address and general enquiries
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Contact form http://forms.communiti...
General enquiries: please use this number if you are a member of the public 030 3444 0000
Media enquiries
Email newsdesk@communities.gsi.gov.uk
Please use this number if you're a journalist wishing to speak to Press Office 0303 444 1209
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Corporate information
Jobs and contracts
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