22 h. ago Criminal investigation launched into “serious internal housing fraud” at London borough

Criminal investigation launched into “serious internal housing fraud” at London borough  Local Government Lawyer

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23 h. ago Migrants and refugees welcome here just not near me! Green deputy leader complains about 600 asylum seekers being housed in her local area

In a recent letter to the Home Office, Rachel Millward complained about Government plans to temporarily use a military site in East Sussex as asylum accommodation.

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3 d. ago Protesters demonstrate against 'underhand' plan to house 600 migrant single men on old army base just a mile from town centre

Crowborough army training camp in East Sussex has been lined up to house up to 600 male asylum seekers as part of the Government's bid to reduce the use of asylum hotels.

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4 d. ago West Lothian housing officers work to cut number of trashed council homes

Housing officer Jennifer Benson told councillors that “ negative tenancy ends” often result in homes needing major repairs before they can be re-let.

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6 d. ago Housebuilder's plan for first time buyers and their pets at Winchburgh site

At Bellway’s Winchburgh Grange development in West Lothian the sales team have seen a surge in first time owners opting for a home with a garden.

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7 d. ago Housebuilder help therapeutic gardens flourish in West Lothian donation

Lovell donated the cash to Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH).

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8 d. ago Migrants in tents, a council nearing bankruptcy and tensions on the streets: Life in Britain's asylum hotspot where a father was stabbed to death

Figures released earlier this year showed Hillingdon housed the most asylum seekers per head of any UK local authority - 97 per 10,000 people.

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8 d. ago West Lothian housing officers welcome increased funding for 'buy

The Scottish Government has pledged to deliver up to £4.9 billion of investment across Scotland in the coming four years with homes delivered through a mixture of public and privately targeted funding.

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1 week ago Reform chief's outrage after schools compare the party to Nazis in lessons on extremism... and tell pupils to rely on 'trusted sites like the BBC and Guardian' instead of the Mail

Richard Tice, Reform's deputy leader, complained after staff at the Orion group, which runs eight academy schools, used a picture of him to illustrate 'extremism'.

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1 week ago Who decides how we adapt to climate change? | Leah Aronowsky

The question is not whether we will reshape our institutions to manage climate impacts, but howFor decades, “stopping climate change” has been the singular goal of climate politics. Across the political spectrum, from grassroots climate campaigners to elite UN negotiators, reducing carbon emissions to avoid future catastrophe has been the organizing logic of climate policies.Yet climate change has arrived and its material impacts are already being felt. This means that climate politics can no longer focus only on preventing future catastrophes. It must now also encompass struggles over how society manages climate impacts already reshaping economic and social life. Insurance markets, housing, water and land use policies, national labor markets, and local economies – all will need to be radically remade as we adapt to a changed and increasingly volatile climate.Leah Aronowsky is a historian of science and assistant professor at the Columbia Climate School Continue reading...

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1 week ago Around 100 firefighters tackle blaze at house in Notting Hill

Around 100 firefighters tackle blaze at house in Notting Hill  This Is Local London

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1 week ago Residents protest outside London council office over 'damp, mould and spiralling rents'

Harrow residents demand the local authority do more to tackle the borough’s ‘housing crisis’

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1 week ago Sutton Council earns top rating for social housing performance

Sutton Council earns top rating for social housing performance  This Is Local London

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1 week ago No 10 refuses to say if Rachel Reeves broke Ministerial Code over rental licence

Sir Keir Starmer is seeking to draw a line under the row surrounding the Chancellor’s breach of local housing rules.

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2 w. ago Plans have progressed for potential affordable housing scheme in East Kilbride

The council have approved plans to enter talks with Persimmon Homes for the development.

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2 w. ago Asylum seekers will be housed by 90 per cent of councils by the end of the year, Home Office documents reveal

This summer it was revealed that 82 per cent of local authorities were housing migrants, but that number is now set to rise to 92 per cent by the end of 2025.

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2 w. ago SNP council blasted Nationalist Government over Glasgow housing emergency

EXCLUSIVE: Glasgow's council has blamed the Home Office for the city homelessness crisis, but letters released under FOI show the local SNP administration was angry with the Scottish Government over housing cuts.

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3 w. ago Plans for huge West Lothian housing development pulled before council meeting

Developers at the Heartlands site which covers for former Polkemmet Colliery pulled proposals for almost 2,000 new homes just a day before they were supposed to go to councillors.

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3 w. ago Albanese arrives in US for Trump meeting as Republican congressman says Aukus ‘keeps Xi up at night’

The prime minister says it is ‘wonderful to be here’ ahead of long-awaited meeting with the president in the Oval Office at the White HouseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has arrived in the US for a long-awaited meeting with President Donald Trump, where they are expected to discuss the Aukus pact – an agreement a respected Republican has called a “crucial deterrent” in the Indo-Pacific that “keeps [the Chinese president, Xi Jinping] up at night”.Albanese arrived in Washington DC late on Sunday night local time (Monday afternoon AEDT) ahead of his meeting with Trump at the White House on Monday morning local time (Tuesday morning AEDT). The two men will meet in the Oval Office, followed by a scheduled lunch afterward, according to the White House. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Welsh council was investigated by watchdog over housing repairs, says local authority official

Cardiff Council also published a report recently showing that it had seen an increase in demand for certain housing repairs across the city

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