Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities20 May 2025Could swift bricks help bird populations grow?The government is due to consider proposals for swift bricks in all new-build homes as numbers plummet.20 May 2025England19 May 2025Call for councillors to keep planning powersThe government wants to "modernise" the system and delegate more decisions to council officers.19 May 2025Oxfordshire18 May 2025Delays 'risk derailing station improvement work'Council leader Simon Tagg says he feels "frustrated" that progress has not been made on the scheme.18 May 2025Stoke & Staffordshire14 May 2025Government 'cannot mark own homework on Grenfell'The housing select committee wants oversight on the delivery of Grenfell Inquiry recommendations.14 May 2025London9 May 2025'My £20k bill for holiday lets deemed second homes'Judith Robbins, 75, fears she will go out of business after the reclassification of the lettings.9 May 2025England8 May 2025Government steps in to help run in-debt councilCommissioners will step in to oversee Spelthorne Borough Council over fears about its finances.8 May 2025Surrey6 May 2025I fled my abusive ex - the council took six months to make my home safeJane says she barricaded herself into her house each night as she waited to get extra security.6 May 2025Lincolnshire1 May 2025Bankrupt council expects government debt reliefWoking Borough Council says the government has agreed to provide financial support.1 May 2025Surrey24 Apr 2025Workers strike over proposed office closures A government department is planning to close its offices in Exeter and Truro.24 Apr 2025England...