The Department for Communities and Local Government has announced that since the launch of the Help to Buy scheme, over 150,000 people have been supported in becoming home owners.

MPs have rejected proposed changes to Sunday trading laws that would allow shops to open for longer than six hours.

A consultation on the re-inspection of children’s services rated inadequate has just closed, and the LGA has warned that Ofsted is ‘falling significantly short’ of helping providers to improve.

Over 100 council leaders in England have backed the government’s plans to devolve powers regarding Sunday trading hours, enabling councillors to decide the opening hours of their area.

According to a study by the TaxPayers’ Alliance, local councillors have received £699 million in allowances over the past three years.

According to figures published by the Department for Communities and Local Government, the number of planning permissions reached an eight-year high of 253,000 in 2015.

The government needs to better support the UK’s fastest growing and strongest performing cities, according to a new report from Centre for Cities.

The Houses of Parliament are a ‘fire risk’ and could face a destructive loss of power without a full refurbishment, according to a BBC report.

The Department for Education (DfE) has revealed plans for a new national school funding formula to amend the uneven distribution of funding.
In revealing the new formula, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has said that the current system is ‘outdated, inefficient and unfair’ and that schools need funding that ‘genuinely matches their need’.

A new report by the London Housing Commission has called upon the government to introduce ‘radical’ new powers regarding housing, borrowing and property taxes, including a ’city deal’ for housing in London