Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

CommonsSelectest. 27 Jun 2006Email ↗● Actively Monitored
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Sessions analysed47
Commitments124
Positions156
Recommendations177

Latest Signals

14 Jul 2026Housing Ombudsman appointment delay leaves interim arrangementsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentConcern
“[Q10] [Speaker: Chair] Rush this through? The appointment process started last June—in 2025. We then had another recruitment campaign at the start of this year, on 15 January. Just last week we received a letter from Baroness Taylor saying that the process had been withdrawn. We have seen the Government introduce the Renters’ Rights Act and Awaab’s law, asking residents, private tenants and landlords to apply to the Housing Ombudsman for redress to resolve disputes. How is that going to happen when there is no Housing Ombudsman? [Speaker: Steve Reed] Well, Richard Blakeway remains in post until the end of the month. We will make appropriate interim arrangements following his departure. I have known Richard Blakeway a long time; he was deputy mayor for housing back when I was a borough leader in London. He is very competent, but he is completing the end of his second and final term now.”
14 Jul 2026Reed says council tax reform must be more progressiveMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentPosition
14 Jul 2026Minister cites Planning and Infrastructure Act reformsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentLegislative
14 Jul 2026New towns process slowed by legal and consultation rulesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentConcern
14 Jul 2026Reed backs fiscal devolution alongside equalisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentPosition
14 Jul 2026Local government debt and exceptional support remain acuteMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentConcern
14 Jul 2026Reed defends planning reforms as barrier-bustingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentPosition
14 Jul 2026Cohesion agenda targets hostility, misinformation and safetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentConcern

Recent Sessions

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14 Jul 2026MHCLG work: housing, devolution and local finance
4 commit3 pos4 concern1 rec1 leg
07 Jul 2026Housing conditions: overheating, overcrowding and standards
9 commit7 pos5 concern3 rec
30 Jun 2026Modernising Elections: foreign money and crypto rules
1 commit1 pos1 concern9 rec1 disag
16 Jun 2026Local Audit Office chair hearing: audit backlog and reform
2 commit2 pos4 concern3 rec
09 Jun 2026MHCLG: local govt reform, homelessness and devolution
10 commit8 pos7 concern5 rec
19 May 2026Modernising elections: online disinformation and AI
6 concern9 rec1 leg

Recent Commitments

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Recent Recommendations

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Frequent Witnesses

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12× · 162 insights
National Housing Federation4× · 11 insights
MHCLG3× · 67 insights
Royal Town Planning Institute3× · 13 insights
Home Builders Federation3× · 8 insights
British Property Federation3× · 4 insights

About this committee

This Commons select committee scrutinises housing policy, local government, communities and associated public bodies. It conducts inquiries through oral evidence sessions with ministers, officials, experts and stakeholders, drawing on testimony to inform parliamentary scrutiny. The committee has recently focused on leasehold and commonhold reform, examining ground rents and right-to-manage provisions across multiple sessions with industry representatives and expert witnesses. It has also investigated housing conditions in England, hearing from the Housing Ombudsman and builders on standards and complaints. The committee examined housing affordability in collaboration with Treasury ministers including Pennycook, exploring funding and economic levers. Additionally, it has undertaken work on modernising elections and reform matters affecting local government.