Our announcement of new council powers to revive empty high street shops feature prominently in The Sun (p2) and Financial Times (p2) this week. These positive stories follow DLUHC’s announcement that it will introduce High Street Rental Auctions by the …
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has launched a new High Street Accelerators pilot, providing ten high streets across England with a share of £7 million. The programme was a key commitment in the government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action …
Today, there has been coverage in the media reporting that councils across the country are facing financial difficulties. We recognise that there are pressures across the sector, and that there is a need to provide stability to council finances. We …
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has signed devolution deals with three new areas and committed over £1 billion in funding to invest in local priorities and level up. Deals signed with Hull and East Yorkshire, Lancashire and …
Some media outlets are reporting claims that we have told councils that the Everyone In scheme is ending. The work of Everyone In is ongoing. We’ve made huge progress to bring rough sleepers off the streets during the pandemic and …
The Sunday Times has today published an article titled “‘Footing the bill for the cladding crisis will cost more than my flat’”. The article uses figures on the cost of remediation from Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) and Institute …
The Times today (Tuesday 25 May) reported on inaccurate analysis by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), stating that rural areas will have a legal requirement to meet the new house building targets. They say this will put pressure …
In response to incorrect reporting on a new permitted development right (PDR) and the wider impact of the government’s recent planning reform white paper in the piece by Mike Amesbury MP in the Times Red Box today. The column implies …
Recent coverage has contained a number of misleading claims about last year’s My Town campaign. The campaign was designed to bring forward ideas from local people on how the Towns Fund could be spent. It’s incorrect to say this promotion …
The Guardian article about funding for homeless charities is both inaccurate and misleading. Since the start of the pandemic we have taken decisive action to protect rough sleepers, and the government has spent over £700 million this year on homelessness …
In August, the government published Planning for the Future: a consultation which proposed an overhaul of our country’s outdated planning system to deliver the high-quality, sustainable homes communities need. The consultation ends at 11.45pm on Thursday 29 October and we want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to have their say on …