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Host ’embarrassed’ as UK refugee scheme rejects teenage Ukrainian musician

A UK music teacher who has made arrangements to host an “extremely talented” young Ukrainian musician said she is “embarrassed” after being told she is ineligible for the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Deanne Campbell, 52, from Stocklinch in Somerset ...

26 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Buy-to-let landlords facing cladding bills ‘makes no sense’, ministers warned

Landlords have warned the Government that getting buy-to-let landlords to pay for cladding removal “makes no sense”. Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), has urged ministers to rectify the ...

31 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Government kick-starts local development funding to replace EU investment

The Government has approved councils’ plans to invest a new £2.6 billion development fund which replaces EU investment the UK no longer receives after Brexit. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has been ...

05 Dec 2022 at 17:41

Tory MP ‘not confident’ Government on track to end rough sleeping by 2024

A Conservative MP and leading campaigner on homelessness has warned the Government is not on track to end rough sleeping by 2024. Bob Blackman, chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ending Homelessness, cited recent ...

13 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Government’s ‘faulty’ guidance allowed Grenfell Tower tragedy, Michael Gove says

“Faulty and ambiguous” Government guidance allowed the Grenfell Tower tragedy to occur, the Housing Secretary has acknowledged as he placed a new deadline on unsafe blocks. The fire at the residential tower block in North ...

29 Jan 2023 at 02:25

Public reminded to check they have valid form of ID to vote in local elections

Ministers have reminded voters in England to check they have an accepted form of photographic identification if they plan to vote in person during next month’s local elections. A much-criticised electoral rule change ...

20 Apr 2023 at 11:36

Chief executive of Liverpool council stands down

The chief executive of a council which Government-appointed commissioners have been partially overseeing has announced he is standing down. Commissioners were appointed to oversee parts of Liverpool City Council ...

18 Jul 2022 at 15:25

Post-Covid recovery in housebuilding stalls, figures suggest

A recovery in housebuilding following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic looks to have stalled, Government figures suggest. Some 234,397 new homes were supplied in England in 2022/23, broadly unchanged on 234,...

29 Nov 2023 at 14:48

Government rough sleeping funding ‘nowhere near enough’, charities say

Government funding to help rough sleepers is “nowhere near enough” to make up for rising living costs and soaring rents, homeless charities have said. An additional £34.6 million pledged will not offset the ...

04 Sept 2023 at 16:29

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New record high of 11,542 people recorded as homeless in Ireland

The increase in Ireland’s homelessness figures to a new record high of 11,542 people has been described as “deplorable”. It is the fifth consecutive month that the Government’s official homeless figures ...

06 Jan 2023 at 20:33

Gove stokes environmental anger by approving first new coal mine in 30 years

Levelling-Up Secretary Michael Gove has provoked anger from environmental campaigners by approving a controversial new coal mine in Cumbria. He granted planning permission for what would be the first ...

07 Dec 2022 at 22:54

Warning of service cuts despite 5% increase in average council tax bills

Annual council tax bills in England will rise by an average of 5.1% in April, as England’s local authorities warn of cuts to key services due to unprecedented financial pressures. Government figures ...

23 Mar 2023 at 13:58

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