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  • Ymgynghoriad ar gyflwyno ffioedd yswiriant a ganiateir ar gyfer landlordiaid, rhydd-ddeiliaid ac asiantiaid rheoli eiddo

    Rydym yn ceisio barn ar gynigion i atal rhydd-ddeiliaid, asiantiaid rheoli eiddo a landlordiaid rhag codi taliadau amwys a gormodol ar lesddeiliaid sy'n gysylltiedig ag yswiriant adeiladau, yn aml ar ffurf comisiynau. Yn hytrach, dim ond ffi a ganiateir ar gyfer trafod yswiriant, un deg a thryloyw, y byddent yn gallu ei chodi ar lesddeiliaid. Bydd is-ddeddfwriaeth yn amlinellu'r hyn a ganiateir. More
    Closed 24 February 2025
  • Consultation on introducing permitted insurance fees for landlords, freeholders and property managing agents

    We are seeking views on proposals to prevent landlords, freeholders and property managing agents from imposing on leaseholders opaque and excessive charges related to building insurance, often in the form of commissions. Instead, they would only be able to charge a fair and transparent permitted insurance fee to leaseholders. Secondary legislation will set out what is permitted. More
    Closed 24 February 2025
  • Planning Reform Working Paper: Streamlining Infrastructure Planning

    This paper proposes a number of measures that could be taken to streamline the consenting process for national infrastructure and to enable faster decision-making, whilst ensuring the process is fair and certain. Sustained economic growth is central to this Government’s Plan for Change and is the only way to increase prosperity across the country and improve living standards. Upgrading the country’s major economic infrastructure – including our electricity networks and clean energy... More
    Closed 26 February 2025
  • Strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England

    This consultation seeks views on introducing measures to strengthen the standards and conduct regime in England and ensure consistency of approach amongst councils investigating serious breaches of their member codes of conduct, including the introduction of the power of suspension. Who we would like to hear from Responses are invited from local authority elected members and officers from all types and tiers of authorities, and local authority sector representative organisations. We... More
    Closed 26 February 2025
  • Consultation on Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings Regime

    Government is committed to reforming the Energy Performance of Buildings regime to provide a system which: Provides homeowners and tenants with accurate information about the energy performance of their homes to allow them to make informed investment and purchase decisions. Provides accurate information to determine eligibility for schemes and measure progress against government targets. Provides an information tool to support a range of actions including reducing carbon... More
    Closed 26 February 2025
  • Planning Reform Working Paper: Brownfield Passport

    The government is committed to getting Britain building again. This paper forms part of a series of working papers on different aspects of planning reform, designed to inform further policy development in collaboration with the wider sector. It proposes options for a form of brownfield passport, which would be more specific about the development that should be regarded as acceptable, with the default answer to suitable proposals being a straightforward “yes”. Enquiries For... More
    Closed 28 February 2025
  • Funding Arrangements for the Homelessness Prevention Grant for 2026/27 onwards

    Topic of this consultation: This consultation seeks views on the approach to the funding arrangements for the Homelessness Prevention Grant for 2026/27 onwards. Scope of this consultation: This consultation seeks views on the approach to the Homelessness Prevention Grant provided to all local housing authorities in England, with the aim of determining a new formula to reflect relative demand and cost pressures. This applies to 2026/27 onwards, with allocations calculated and... More
    Closed 11 March 2025
  • Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3 - Expression of Interest

    The Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3 (LAHF R3) will provide over £450 million in capital grants in 2024/25 and 2025/26 to support local authorities to obtain better quality temporary accommodation and provide safe and suitable housing for those on afghan resettlement schemes who are unable to secure their own housing.  In anticipation of opportunities to reallocate funding from the existing budget, we are contacting all local authorities to invite expressions of interest to... More
    Closed 11 April 2025
  • Cumbria Devolution Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on a proposal to form a Mayoral Combined Authority for the local government areas in Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness . In December 2024, the government published the English Devolution White Paper . This sets out plans to move power out of Westminster and back to local communities, ensuring that every part of England is covered by devolution. The local authority leaders from councils have since written to government expressing their... More
    Closed 13 April 2025
  • Cheshire and Warrington Devolution Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on a proposal to form a Mayoral Combined Authority for the local government areas in Cheshire East, Cheshire West, Chester and Warrington. In December 2024, the government published the English Devolution White Paper . This sets out plans to move power out of Westminster and back to local communities, ensuring that every part of England is covered by devolution. The local authority leaders from councils have since written to government expressing... More
    Closed 13 April 2025
  • Greater Essex Devolution Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on a proposal to form a Mayoral Combined County Authority for the local government areas in Essex, Southend on Sea and Thurrock. In December 2024, the government published the English Devolution White Paper . This sets out plans to move power out of Westminster and back to local communities, ensuring that every part of England is covered by devolution. The local authority leaders from councils have since written to government expressing their... More
    Closed 13 April 2025
  • Hampshire and the Solent Devolution Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on a proposal to form a Mayoral Combined County Authority for the local government areas of Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and Isle of Wight. In December 2024, the government published the English Devolution White Paper . This sets out plans to move power out of Westminster and back to local communities, ensuring that every part of England is covered by devolution. The local authority leaders from councils have since written to government... More
    Closed 13 April 2025
  • Norfolk and Suffolk Devolution Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on a proposal to form a Mayoral Combined County Authority for the local government areas of Norfolk and Suffolk. In December 2024, the government published the English Devolution White Paper . This sets out plans to move power out of Westminster and back to local communities, ensuring that every part of England is covered by devolution. The local authority leaders from councils have since written to government expressing their interest in... More
    Closed 13 April 2025
  • Sussex and Brighton Devolution Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on a proposal to form a Mayoral Combined County Authority for the local government areas in East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton . In December 2024, the government published the English Devolution White Paper . This sets out plans to move power out of Westminster and back to local communities, ensuring that every part of England is covered by devolution. The local authority leaders from councils have since written to government expressing... More
    Closed 13 April 2025
  • Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act – Consultation

    Topic of this consultation: This consultation seeks views on the implementation of measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. It focuses on the detail of a licensing regime and National Supported Housing Standards and includes content on Housing Benefit. Scope of this consultation: The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act, which secured Royal Assent on 29 June 2023, gives the Secretary of State powers to introduce a licensing regime for... More
    Closes 15 May 2025
  • Construction Products Reform Green Paper

    The tragedy at Grenfell Tower and the two subsequent independent reviews, conducted by Dame Judith Hackitt and Paul Morrell and Anneliese Day, exposed significant failures in the construction products regulatory system, revealing institutional failures that allowed profit to come before safety. Despite the significant reforms initiated in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the government is clear that critical gaps persist in the construction products regulatory framework. This... More
    Closes 21 May 2025
  • Local authority funding reform - Resetting the business rates retention system

    This technical consultation seeks views on the approach to delivering a business rates reset, updating government’s assessment of how much business rates are available through updating business rates baselines. The consultation can be found at: Local authority funding reform – Resetting the business rates retention system - GOV.UK It follows on from information set out in the December 2024 consultation on Local authority funding reform: objectives and principles ... More
    Closes 2 June 2025
  • 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 applications for postal and proxy voting (also known as ‘absent voting’) arrangements for Senedd, Scottish Parliamentary, and local elections in Scotland and Wales to be made... More
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