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Councils owning 1,000+ homes to begin paying fees for regulation as Regulator of Social Housing confirms start date for new fee regime
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Councils pay out more than £2m in compensation for pavement trips
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Councils placed 706 children in unregulated homes in 2022-23, report finds
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Councils projected to face “£3bn funding black hole” for temporary accommodation by 2029/30, LGA warns
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Councils push to submit local plans for examination in light of proposed planning policy reforms
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Councils raise concern over Government plans to determine annual cap on refugees and to end 50 asylum hotel contracts
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Councils row over local plan designating land near border for major housing development
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Councils secure continuation of injunction over fuel terminal protests until May 2023
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Councils secure final injunctive relief over unauthorised development
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Councils secure four-year extension to oil protests injunction
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Councils selected as “early adopters” of high street rental auction powers
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Councils set to further tighten eligibility criteria for social care as part of focus on meeting statutory duties, Directors of Adult Social Services warn
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Councils set to retain 100% of Right to Buy income for two years
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Councils set up standalone legal departments following termination of shared legal service
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