Localis chief executive, Jonathan Werran, said: “The Autumn Statement is one in which the chancellor has put on his listening ears to take heed of the local government’s plea for short-term assistance, and the lifting of Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of local market rents will provide some welcome immediate relief to those […]
Government must give pubs which serve as the beating hearts of their communities greater support with tax rebates to safeguard the nation’s locals as vital social lifelines, a report from the think-tank Localis has urged today. In a report issued today entitled ‘Inn-Valuable: unlocking the socio-economic potential of our nation’s pubs’, Localis also argued that […]
A campaign seeking to build cross-party consensus on how to restore stability to a broken local government finance system will be taken to the conferences of the three main political parties this autumn. The independent think-tank Localis, alongside partners CIPFA, the Norse Group and Public Finance magazine will be running a programme of events, entitled […]
Government should give councils direct long-term funding and planning powers to build affordable homes for local people currently priced out of the housing market in tourism hotspots, a new report from Localis has argued. In a report published today entitled ‘Brightness on the edge of town: how Community Land Trusts can deliver affordable housing’, Localis […]
Government should give councils greater financial powers to marry the needs of day-to-day local services with levelling up style capital pots to ensure measured improvements in public service outcomes, a new report from Localis has argued. In a report published today entitled ‘Level Measures – a modern agenda for public service integration’, Localis makes the […]
Successful climate adaptation will require an overhaul of the planning system to embed measurable targets for consistent local action nationwide, a report published by the think-tank Localis has argued today. In a study entitled ‘Climate resilience in Local Plans’ the think-tank calls for a nationally accepted definition for ‘resilience’ as a prerequisite to enable local […]
Independent think-tank Localis has today issued a collection of essays from leading local political experts setting out a vision for reform of local government finance over the next political cycle. Entitled ‘Moving through the gears – Where will local government finance be in 2030?’ the collection includes contributions from across the local government family, including […]
New generation of Public Rental Homes (PRH) needed to match the needs and pockets of 1.2 million households on waiting lists. New Public/Private partnership model for half-market rent homes designed for local needs, built by private developers. Site-by-site appraisals rather than top-down planning targets form the bedrock of local PRH programmes. The Housing Finance Institute (HFI) and Localis today […]
Responsibility for tackling the growing prevalence of flash surface flooding should be gripped by central and local government to prevent needless damage to property and human misery, the think-tank Localis has argued. In a report published today entitled ‘Surface Tensions – working together against flash flooding’ the place experts argued the connection between increased urbanisation […]
Local government should be empowered to independently fund clean growth projects and lead the drive to hit net zero in local communities, a report from Localis today urges. ‘Mapping a route to clean local growth – clearing the path to net zero’ calls on central government to raise the floor of support to help councils […]