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A new national housing agency – Homes England – has been launched.
Independent inspection to better understand whether the council is complying with its ‘best value’ duty.
Report commends cathedrals for their continued importance as places of worship, wider community work and commitment to promoting local economic growth.
The Communities Secretary is putting an end to the ‘staircase tax’ which has unfairly affected businesses.
New measures to crack down on bad practices, stamp out overcrowding and improve standards for those renting in the private sector.
Local Government Minister Marcus Jones encourages households to recycle.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid announces a new champion for the Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford corridor.
New measures announced to cut out unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system, including a ban on leaseholds for almost all new build houses.
The government has set out funding plans for councils in England so they can continue to deliver the services their residents need.
The priorities of the Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission include equipping people with the right skills, and providing high quality housing.
Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry calls on communities to support local cultural institutions over the festive break.
A new £25 million fund has been launched to help local authorities to deliver the high quality, well designed homes that this country needs.
Sajid Javid sets out details of a new Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel that will help develop a national strategy.
Government will look at bold options to improve consumer redress across the housing sector, Sajid Javid announces.
New figures show the number of new homes in England has risen by 15% over the past year.
Communities Secretary confirms two new commissioners have been appointed.
On 11 November 2018, 100 years since Armistice, bells will ring out in unison from churches and cathedrals in villages, towns and cities across the country.
Councils across England are set to receive a further £18 million to help alleviate pressures on local services resulting from recent migration.
Sajid Javid has issued directions to Hackney and Waltham Forest to stop publishing their newspapers so frequently, or risk court action.
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