A new study has claimed that the densification of large estates in London could help deliver thousands of new homes every year to the capital.
Centre for London research has argued that building more houses on estates could add between 4,000 and 8,000 homes across London every year, which equates to a 20 per cent increase on the capital’s annual additional housing target.

Tees Valley has received the transfer of £15 million of government money through the region’s ground-breaking devolution deal.

North Lincolnshire Council is set to sign up to the Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority (GLCA).

A new poll has shown that 75 per cent of the public believe that councils should have a statutory duty to protect public parks.
The poll, orchestrated by campaign group We Own It, also highlighted how 70 per cent of the public believe that privatising parks is unacceptable.
This follows recent research by the Heritage Lottery Fund which warned that nine per cent of parks managers are considering selling off whole parks or parts of parks in the next three years.

Whitehall has begun to build the machinery of Brexit but the government doesn’t yet know what to do with it, a new briefing paper has contested.
The Institute for Government (IfG) has assessed the progress the government has made towards planning for Brexit, claiming that the government will need an extra 500 new staff, costing up to
£65 million a year, just to plan its departure approach.

A new report has warned that Lancashire County Council will run out of money within three years.
A review into the authority's finances predicts its reserves will be gone by April 2019 with a deficit of almost £400 million by 2021, with councillors warning that, even with planned cuts, it was not ‘currently financially viable’.
Earlier this month the authority confirmed it was going ahead with the closure of 28 libraries and 31 children's centres as part of £200 million of cuts it needs to make by 2020. The council has also increased council tax by four per cent.

The three ‘flood risk’ symbols proposed by the insurance industry for estate agents to detail on their properties have proved controversial.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) suggested traffic light symbols in red, amber and green, to warn buyers about the flood dangers, in an attempt to prompt buyers to investigate flood risks properly.
The group claim that house-hunters are more likely to ask about parking provision than flooding.

After five years as the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, the force has announced that Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe is to retire.
Having been appointed to the role in September 2011, Hogan-Howe oversaw the policing of the London riots and the Olympic Games, and stated that it was a ‘great privilege’ to serve in the role.
He said: “I have loved my time in the role and I have loved being a police officer. It's the most rewarding of jobs to protect good people and lock up the bad guys.”
He will remain in post until February to allow for his successor to be appointed.

Fife Council has called for clarity from the Scottish government over fracking, amid fears that developers mat begins o target its land.
Earlier this year the council passed a motion opposing all fracking and unconventional gas extraction in the region, with the council urging Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse to say when Holyrood will report on its review into the processes.
A moratorium on all forms of underground gas drilling is due to be published this Autumn, with a public consultation expected to follow.

Childcare costs could ‘sky-rocket’ as nurseries await less funding for a free government childcare scheme, a charity has warned.