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London hosts for Ukrainian refugees dwindle leaving hundreds on the waiting list

The conflict has dropped from people’s minds, one charity warns

Evening Standard

Levelling Up: Investment zones could lay ground for bonfire of red tape, say planning experts

Exclusive: Prospect of wider deregulation looms as local authorities bid for relaxed rules

The Independent UK

More families becoming homeless or threatened with homelessness

There have been significant rises in households facing homelessness due to fleeing domestic abuse or after receiving a no-fault eviction notice.

The Independent UK

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Affordable homes ‘depressingly unattainable’ and attempts to fix housing crisis ‘not good enough’, say MPs

Fewer homes could be completed than currently forecast because of building cost inflation and shortages of materials and labour, National Audit Office warns

The Independent UK

Government looking at rent rise cap for social housing tenants during cost of living crisis

Social landlords ‘very concerned’ at proposals to limit annual rent hike to 3 per cent

The Independent UK

Rent cap proposed by Government to protect social housing tenants as costs rise

Social housing tenants in England could be protected from spiralling rents during the cost-of-living crisis with a cap from next April.

The Independent UK

Government propose rent cap to protect social housing tenants amid cost of living crisis

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) reports that rent increases for people living in social homes could be capped as low as 3% during the next financial year

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Funding for England’s parks down £330m a year in real terms since 2010

Deep cuts by local authorities leaving green spaces in decline, with poorest areas losing out the most

The Guardian - UK

Man grew cannabis inside derelict court yards away from police station

The former magistrates' court has remained derelict since being shut by the Ministry of Justice in January 2017.

Liverpool Echo

Households facing homelessness ‘at highest level since before first lockdown’

Some 74,230 households became homeless or were threatened with homelessness between January and March 2022, official figures show.

The Independent UK

Liverpool Council given £70k to support Ukrainian refugees

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is awarding funds

Liverpool Echo

‘A zombie government’: Inside the chaos consuming Whitehall as Boris Johnson resigns

The machinery of government has been brought to a screeching halt amid the chaos consuming No 10. Civil servants have been left in a state of paralysis – but what comes next remains just as uncertain

The Independent UK

New public buildings to have separate female and male toilets, government announces

Goverment say disabled toilet provision will not be affected

The Independent UK

Grenfell survivor describes fire as a ‘tragedy in three acts’

Ed Daffarn said the final act is half a decade of ‘betrayal’ by the housing department

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Grenfell ‘a tragedy in three acts’ as told by survivor who predicted the blaze

Ed Daffarn described Grenfell as a ‘tragedy in three acts’, with the final act being half a decade of ‘betrayal’ by the housing department.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt condemns Government decision to allow gas drilling in rural Surrey

The move is also opposed by Conservative-run Surrey County Council.

The Independent UK

Government accused by MPs of squandering billions of pounds on ‘levelling up’

The Public Affairs Committee has accused the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities of unfairly allocating funding.

Bristol Post

Bristol Reggae Orchestra awarded funding to celebrate Windrush Day 2022

The annual day to celebrate the contributions of the Windrush generation and their descendants has been held nationally since 2018

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The Independent UK

Tories accused of costing English regions £1bn with ‘broken’ levelling-up pledge

The Government has hit back strongly against Labour’s analysis, insisting it is not failing to live up to its promise.

The Independent UK

Rental and social housing reforms will put stop to damp and unsafe homes, says Michael Gove

Renters Reform Bill and Social Housing Regulation Bill were both announced in Queen’s Speech

Liverpool Echo

Millions of pounds could be spent to tackle homelessness in Liverpool City Region

Combined authority to accept funding when it meets this week

The Independent UK

Safe housing ‘too often out of reach’ for private renters, MPs warn

Local authorities face a ‘fragmented and disempowered’ regulatory system, made worse by ‘piecemeal’ interventions, according to a report.

Nottingham Post

Rogue landlords to be 'publicly named and shamed' for unsafe housing by Government

Names would be posted on the official website and social media

Wales Online

Rogue landlords in England will be 'named and shamed' under new rules

Changes aim to better hold those providing sub-standard social housing to account

Daily Mirror

Rogue landlords to be 'publicly named and shamed' in crackdown on unsafe housing

The renting reforms, to be delivered through legislation, will involve publicly shaming failing landlords on the Government's website and social media channels

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