Councils
Should we end Thatcher’s Right to Buy? How scrapping scheme could help solve UK’s housing crisis

Should we end Thatcher’s Right to Buy? How scrapping scheme could help solve UK’s housing crisis
More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords

More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay

Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Homelessness at heart of councils’ £4bn funding black hole, MPs warn: ‘It’s an out-of-control crisis’

Homelessness at heart of councils’ £4bn funding black hole, MPs warn: ‘It’s an out-of-control crisis’
End to household support fund will mean ‘more people will go cold, hungry and lose their homes’

End to household support fund will mean ‘more people will go cold, hungry and lose their homes’
‘I was fined £100 for dropping crisps’: How a private firm is making millions from littering fines

‘I was fined £100 for dropping crisps’: How a private firm is making millions from littering fines
‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’

‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’
Councils plead with Jeremy Hunt for urgent cash boost to keep families off the streets

Councils plead with Jeremy Hunt for urgent cash boost to keep families off the streets
Devon County Council pauses ‘dangerous’ homelessness prevention funding cuts

Devon County Council pauses ‘dangerous’ homelessness prevention funding cuts
How councils cutting homelessness funding could be damaging their communities in the long run

How councils cutting homelessness funding could be damaging their communities in the long run
Man dies following fire in tiny London flat housing nearly 20, despite residents’ complaints of overcrowding

Man dies following fire in tiny London flat housing nearly 20, despite residents’ complaints of overcrowding
The government promised to help with the cost of living. So how far is the household support fund going?

The government promised to help with the cost of living. So how far is the household support fund going?
How one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK is tackling the cost of living crisis

How one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK is tackling the cost of living crisis
‘This is austerity 2.0’: Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending

‘This is austerity 2.0’: Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
Ministers pledge £500m for councils to make up for lost income in lockdown

Ministers pledge £500m for councils to make up for lost income in lockdown
Councils are not using their powers to deal with problem landlords

Councils are not using their powers to deal with problem landlords
Local councils are borrowing billions to gamble on the property market
