councils

With the general election less than a day away, about 200 postal ballots still not delivered by Royal Mail have…

BBC People who have signed up for a postal vote and have yet to receive their packs are being urged…

The Short Term Accommodation Association has accused councils of cracking down on short-term rental stock rather than concentrating on bringing…

Just a third of complaints raised by renters about potentially hazardous properties led to an inspection, highlighting that some rogue…

Multiple councils have hit out at housing platforms Airbnb and Booking.com for failing to crack down on illegal social housing…

Less than half the fines levied against rogue landlords have actually been collected by local authorities, a report from the…

Of all the policies imposed on Britain by Conservative governments, few have reshaped the country’s fortunes as enduringly as right…

Councils are increasingly ­rejecting requests to assess children for ­special needs such as autism amid the financial crisis in the…

There was a familiar feel to last month’s Commons debate on special needs funding: MPs berating the government over its…

Councils are the next Post Office scandal, as they are guilty of severe maladministration, excessive enforcement and unfair licensing conditions…