“Boroughs welcome this new national strategy from the government. We are particularly pleased that the strategy takes a cross-departmental approach, acknowledges the urgent need to get homeless ...

London Councils has announced the launch of its 2026-2030 Pan-London Grants Programme which will invest £25 million into voluntary organisations supporting Londoners facing homelessness and domestic ...

London Councils, with support from the GLA, is working with 26 boroughs to explore the benefits of climate budgeting - a structured approach to identifying funding needed for climate projects in line ...

Boroughs Can Help Ensure New Overnight Levy Is 'success For Londoners and Tourist Industry' Responding to the government's announcement on the introduction of overnight accommodation levies, Cllr ...

London is strongly pro-housing growth. Boroughs have long sought to turbocharge housebuilding in the capital to encourage economic growth and address London’s worsening homelessness emergency. In many ...

Responding to the government’s statement on the Fair Funding Review 2.0, Cllr Claire Holland, Chair of London Councils, said: “Given the scale of the financial challenge facing London boroughs, these ...

Boroughs call for new laws to tackle sale of unsafe e-bikes, batteries and conversion kits Warning over growing fire risk and collisions from illegally modified bikes Councils and TfL launch new rider ...

Responding to research on fast-rising levels of special educational needs and disability (SEND), London Councils has warned of “enormous challenges” threatening to “break boroughs’ budgets”. A recent ...

Regenerating council estates to boost social housing provision must be a “core” part of efforts to tackle London’s housing crisis, boroughs have declared. A Decade of Renewal: the Contribution of ...

London Councils has called on e-bike operators to honour procurement contracts agreed with boroughs across London The call comes as some operators continue to flout local agreements, leaving e-bikes ...

London Net Zero Neighbourhood Programme would deliver 20,000 home retrofits over five years, with residents across all tenures and property types benefiting. Led by boroughs, this city-wide programme ...