Consultations

Consultation: Changing the way government allocates Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding to local authorities in England

This government recognises how important home adaptations are in enabling disabled people to live as independently as possible in a safe and suitable environment. We have concluded a review of the way we allocate Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding to local authorities in England to ensure...

Closes today

Social Housing Tenant Service Charges

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (‘the Act’) introduces a range of measures to improve home ownership for millions of leaseholders in England and Wales, including increasing the transparency of fixed and variable service charges. On 4 July 2025, the government published a...

Closes 24 September 2025

Cryfhau amddiffyniadau i lesddeiliaid dros ffioedd, taliadau a gwasanaethau: ymgynghoriad

Cwmpas yr ymgynghoriad hwn Pwnc yr ymgynghoriad hwn Mae Deddf Diwygio Cyfraith Lesddaliad a Rhydd-ddaliad 2024 ("Deddf 2024") yn cyflwyno cyfres o ddiwygiadau i wella perchentyaeth i filiynau o lesddeiliaid yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Mae'n cynnwys mesurau i wella...

Closes 26 September 2025

Private Parking Code of Practice Consultation

Welcome The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is setting out its proposals for raising standards across the private parking industry before preparing a new Government Code of Practice and a compliance framework for parking operators

Closes 26 September 2025

Strengthening leaseholder protections over fees, charges and services: consultation

Scope of this consultation Topic of this consultation The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (“the 2024 Act”) introduces a range of reforms to improve home ownership for millions of leaseholders in England and Wales. It includes measures to improve the...

Closes 26 September 2025

Consultation on streamlining infrastructure planning

This consultation seeks views on changes to guidance, services operated by the public sector, and secondary legislation under the Planning Act 2008 to streamline the infrastructure planning process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. This consultation seeks views on the...

Closes 27 October 2025

Low-interest Loans - Registered Provider Survey

The Spending Review sets out that there will be £2.5 billion in low-interest loans to support new social and affordable housing development, to complement commercial lending. Loans will be provided at interest rates materially lower than the rates available on the market. Our plan for a...

Voter registration- Theory of Change pre-workshop survey

We are holding 2 online Theory of Change workshops on the 4 th and 16 th of September. For context, a Theory of Change is a logic model used to help understand how a new policy, programme or process will translate planned activities to desired outcomes. Within the workshops we will discuss ideas...

LRO to allow applications for absent voting for devolved elections in Scotland and Wales to be made online

Topic of this consultation: This consultation paper is issued on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and sets out the proposal to pass legislation to insert regulation making powers making it possible for...

Modernising and improving the administration of council tax

Topic of the consultation: This consultation seeks views on modernising the administration of council tax, including improving how council tax is billed and how payments are collected and enforced. Scope of the consultation: This...

Closed 12 September 2025

Improving the Energy Efficiency of Socially Rented Homes in England

This consultation seeks views on the implementation of new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for the social rented sector at Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C or equivalent by 2030. It covers the following areas: Setting a Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard ...

Closed 12 September 2025

A Reformed Decent Homes Standard for Social and Privately Rented Homes Consultation

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is seeking feedback on the reforms to the Decent Homes Standard (DHS) proposed in this consultation. Notably, the reformed DHS will now apply to both social and privately rented homes in England. This consultation invites views on potential...

Closed 12 September 2025

Building Control Independent Panel call for evidence

This call for evidence is being issued following the publication of the Building Control Independent Panel's Terms of Reference and 'problem statement' at Building Control Independent Panel (BCIP) – Terms of Reference - GOV.UK , and Problem statement for the Building Control Independent Panel -...

Closed 29 August 2025

Consultation on how to implement Social Rent convergence

Topic of this consultation: This consultation seeks views on how to implement Social Rent convergence, as part of the government’s 10 year rent settlement for social housing. This follows the broader consultation on future social housing rent policy that the government carried out...

Closed 27 August 2025