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The extra funding will be given to neighbourhood planning groups in urban and deprived communities with the aim of helping them plan their local area.

Private renters in England in receipt of benefits are still struggling to secure accommodation because of their ‘DSS’ status, it has emerged.

Nationwide’s House Price Index for July has revealed that house prices climbed by 1.7% in July, bouncing back after a 1.5% drop in June.

Clarion has revealed it plans to spend an extra £100m over the next five years on fire safety work – on top of the £50m it has already spent.

A total of 101 staff were placed on furlough using the government’s job retention scheme but Catalyst said it could not in good faith benefit from the scheme which was designed to prevent redundancies.

Housing services and construction firm Mears is set to consult with its 5,000-strong workforce amid a 7.7% slide in revenues.