Housing
Housing news from UK Parliament.
Local government and the path to net zero: new inquiry
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has launched a new inquiry to examine the UK's strategy for meeting the 2050 'net zero' target at a local level.
16 March 2021
Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill completes passage through Parliament
Members discuss definition of leases and Electronic Communications Code
05 March 2021
New inquiry: Long-term funding of adult social care
Committee launches a new inquiry to investigate how covid-19 has impacted the adult social care sector and its long-term funding needs following the pandemic
04 March 2021
Government’s cladding remediation proposals examined
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee gains the perspectives of a range of stakeholders, including homeowners, building managers, housebuilders and local authorities
26 February 2021
Government support for rough sleepers and private renters scrutinised
Louise Casey give evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
15 January 2021
Evidence session with housing charities and people who have experienced homelessness
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee continues its inquiry into the covid-19 pandemic on homelessness and the private rented sector.
16 December 2020
Evidence session on the Covid-19 pandemic, homelessness and rough sleeping
Questions will focus on how effective Government support has been in helping homeless people and those in the private rented sector
11 December 2020
Building Safety Bill aims welcome but more detail needed
Government must end financial nightmare of historic remediation costs for leaseholders.
24 November 2020
Impact of Covid-19 on tenants, landlords, rough sleepers relaunched
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has issued a further call for evidence
16 October 2020
This Week in the Commons, 21–25 September 2020
Highlights from the Commons this week include the Prime Minister's update on the government's response to Covid-19 and the debate on the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill.
25 September 2020
Evidence session with leaseholders and freeholders on draft Building Safety Bill
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee continues pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Building Safety Bill on Monday 28 September.
25 September 2020
Pre-legislative scrutiny of draft Building Safety Bill focuses on building control and building materials
Committee to take evidence from Building Research Establishment (BRE) Group, Construction Products Association and British Standards Institution
18 September 2020
Age UK, mental health and homelessness charities give evidence on coronavirus
Public Services Committee hears evidence on Wednesday 8 July 2020 at 3pm
06 July 2020
Evidence session on Government support for private renters
Committee to evidence from Shelter, Generation Rent and the National Residential Landlords Association
26 June 2020
Lords questions to government on Tuesday 16 June
Watch live online from 11am
15 June 2020