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Progress is ‘being made’ to tackle problems in Newcastle’s council homes

Bosses say that progress is being made to tackle major problems in Newcastle’s council homes, 12 months on from a major housing shakeup. It is...
Bradford & Keighley

Bradford housing proposal is “simply not an acceptable standard of living for anyone”

A planning inspector has said proposals for a nine bed HMO in a listed Bradford building were “simply not an acceptable standard of living...
Housing

Restaurant set for ‘new lease of life’ as plans await Council decision

A once-popular Cleckheaton restaurant is set to get a new lease of life as plans await a decision from Kirklees Council. Sitting at 6-14 Central...
Housing

Property owner ‘refused’ permission to convert building, despite having already done so

A property owner has been refused permission to convert a building that once housed a drugs rehabilitation centre into flats and offices – despite...
Housing

Inspection found ‘significant improvement’ needed for Slough Borough Council housing

An inspection has found ‘serious failings’ in the way Slough allocates housing and treats its tenants. The government’s regulator of social housing inspected Slough’s council...
Housing

Kirklees paying for ‘hundreds’ facing homelessness to live in hotels and B&Bs

Kirklees is paying for hundreds of people facing homelessness to live in hotels and B&Bs for months – including one who spent nearly two...
Housing

Kirklees Council ‘spent £1.8m’ housing vulnerable children in ‘illegal’ accommodation

Kirklees Council spent £1.8m housing some of the borough’s most vulnerable children in ‘illegal’ unregulated accommodation last year. Most children in care are looked after...
Finance

House building on ‘recreation ground’ approved after delays

Building houses on a recreation ground will help ease a shortage of housing, Slough’s council leader has said as he approved its sale to...
Harrow

North London man slept rough ‘for two months’ due to “inadequate enquiries”

A North London man was forced to sleep rough for two months due to a series of failures by the local council, an investigation...
Housing

A “positive first cabinet experience” for North East Reform cllr

The North East’s new leadership put on a united front this week, a month on from the seismic shock to the political landscape delivered...
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