Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
16/05/2016 - 11:56
Following weeks of resistance in the House of Lords, the new Housing and Planning Bill has received Royal Assent.
13/05/2016 - 10:01
New research by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has found that housing allowances are not keeping up with rents in the private sector.
12/05/2016 - 15:26
A judgement has ruled that builders developing sites of less than 10 homes will no longer have to make an affordable homes contribution.
10/05/2016 - 09:57
The Land Registry has launched a consultation on the proposed draft Local Land Charges Rules 2017.
09/05/2016 - 11:30
Lutterworth council has rejected a controversial plan to build 250 homes on valuable farming, despite not having a five-year supply of housing land.
06/05/2016 - 11:12
Limiting the use of lifetime tenancies will help to reduce inequality by better supporting minority groups, according to a recent impact report from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
05/05/2016 - 11:47
According to housing charity Shelter, the government’s Right to Buy extension is likely to cost the average council in England £26 million per year to fund.
03/05/2016 - 10:36
According to data from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), the number of empty homes is now at a record low.
03/05/2016 - 10:35
The Local Government Association (LGA) has said that housing developers should be legally required to install anti-flood measures when constructing new homes.
03/05/2016 - 10:34
A new partnership between Kier Living, Cheyne Capital and The Housing Growth Partnership has been launched to pool £1 billion in order to construct 10,000 new homes, in partnership with local authorities and housing associations.
29/04/2016 - 10:16
A report conducted by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned that the government’s plan to extend its Right to Buy policy lacks clarity.
29/04/2016 - 10:15
A study published by the Children’s Society has warned that moves to restrict support given to migrant families could result in more children becoming homeless, putting them at further rise of exploitation and abuse.
25/04/2016 - 10:27
Homelessness charity Crisis has published a review of homelessness legislation, calling for councils to be forced to act sooner to prevent people from resorting to living on the streets.
21/04/2016 - 11:15
According to a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), planning delays are ‘one of the biggest barriers to growth’ in the construction sector.
19/04/2016 - 11:15
Housing organisation Tpas and SHOUT have called on the government to change its plans to charge households in council homes earning £30,000 per year in unaffordable market rents.
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