Housing minister announced £1m skills boost for planning professionals
Today, Rachel Maclean announced a £1m funding boost to help councils recruit more skilled planning professionals in a bid to create better neighbourhoods.
Councils failing to enforce minimum energy efficiency standards for rented properties
Data obtained from Freedom of Information Requests (FOI) has exposed 24 councils in England and Wales have left students living in dangerous conditions as they failed to ensure basic energy efficiency standards in homes.