Councils in Scotland will be granted powers to limit rent increases on some properties under new legislation. The Housing (Scotland) Bill completed its passage through the Scottish parliament this ...

Two people have died and three members of the public are in a serious condition after an attack on a synagogue in Manchester.

Councils are expected to call for tighter controls over houses in multiple occupation (HMO) after a ‘rush' of applications for HMO licences in parts of England. District leaders said some applications ...

South Oxfordshire District Council. © Jun Huang / Shutterstock.com. Two Oxfordshire councils have been told to withdraw their joint local plan due to concerns there ...

Shadow local government secretary Sir James Cleverly. © Fred Duval / Shutterstock.com. The shadow local government secretary has accused Labour of leaving councils ...

Four in five major residential planning appeals on grey belt land have been approved since the Government’s policy came into force in December 2024, according to a new analysis. The study, carried out ...

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has exposed a major safeguarding failure in Haringey, as hundreds of police welfare reports go unread.

More should be done to devolve health, mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness has told a Labour Party conference fringe session.

Two Nottinghamshire local authorities have accused neighbouring councils of ‘prematurely’ publishing a report on local government reorganisation (LGR). A survey carried out over the summer found that ...